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Asbestos products have been categorised into seven groups, ranging from A to G. Materials
classified as A present the lowest risk. They are typically well-bonded materials with the
lowest asbestos content. G-rated materials pose the highest risk and are asbestos-containing
materials, where asbestos fibre release can occur easily.
Figure 7 - Pie chart showing the proportion of asbestos materials identified between May
2022 and April 2024, classified by the Asbestos Information CIC’s A to G ranking.
In broad terms, around 33% of these items
would be classified as licensable for asbestos
removal purposes, equating to 800,000
items. If the dataset represents 20% of the
total number of expected survey reports in
the two years, this would suggest that up to
4 million items of licensed asbestos were
identified in the two-year data period.
It is important to note that this data can only
be applied to UKAS-accredited organisations,
as they are identifiable. Accreditation for
undertaking surveys is not mandatory,
and tracking organisations offering non-
accredited surveys is impossible. By
mandating accreditation for those conducting
asbestos surveys, we can not only improve
quality but enable the identification of these
organisations in future data-driven exercises.
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