Asbestos Air Monitoring
Accurate Asbestos Air Quality Monitoring
Protecting people and the environment from asbestos exposure starts with accurate monitoring. Our expert team provides comprehensive asbestos air testing to identify risks, ensure safe working conditions, and maintain full compliance with regulations. Whether during refurbishment, demolition, or ongoing management, we deliver fast, reliable results you can act on with confidence.
Working With You to Manage Asbestos Safely
We make asbestos safety simple. No jargon, just straightforward advice from experienced asbestos surveyors, providing asbestos surveys, monitoring and consultancy services across North Wales and the North West.
Why Choose JB Monitor
Organisations across North Wales and the North West trust JB Monitor for professional asbestos surveying and monitoring services. We work with commercial organisations, public sector bodies and property managers who require reliable surveys, monitoring and compliance advice.
UKAS accredited asbestos surveying and analysis
Experienced and qualified asbestos surveyors
Trusted by councils, utilities and contractors
Clear, practical reporting
Responsive and professional service
Asbestos Fibers
- Asbestos minerals incorporated in building materials break down to very fine fibres when disturbed
- These fibres can linger in the air for a considerable time. The fibres are so small that they penetrate very deep into the respiratory system; hence, they are referred to as respirable fibres.
- Whilst other materials may generate respirable size fibres to some extent, this phenomenon is a particular characteristic of the asbestos minerals.
- The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 define a control limit and an air clearance limit for asbestos (respirable) fibres in air. These are regulatory fibre concentrations that must not be exceeded in specified situations.
- Airborne respirable fibre concentrations are determined by collecting airborne dust on cellulose nitrate filters and counting the fibres under phase contrast microscopy.
Reassurrance Testing
- Reassurance asbestos air testing provides information on respirable fibre concentrations in air, and helps to define whether a work area is suitable for occupation.
- Reassurance air sampling may follow some very minor work on an asbestos-containing material. Or it may be appropriate when damaged asbestos is found.
Background Air Testing
- Background testing provides baseline information on respirable fibres in a building prior to asbestos work taking place.
Personal Exposure Monitoring
- In some instances employers are required to keep records of those who work with asbestos-containing materials.
- Part of this record keeping can involve periodically measuring exposure levels of individual workers to respirable fibers.