If you have premises where an asbestos survey has been carried out by an external competent person, and identified locations of asbestos which are in good condition so you decide to manage it and check on its condition periodically. What is an appropriate period and do you have to have been on any specific training to be suitable to be the person who monitors the condition (ie check for damage, frayed, scratched, sealant peeling off, coming away from its base etc). I have read INDG223 and seems to indicate “you should walk around your building” so it can be anyone. Is there any other guidance / information that may confirm who is appropriate to carry out only the review of condition, that anyone knows about that may help me. Thanks for any help

We check any ACM's that are encapsulated and unlikely to be disturbed annually. I have 'in house' training from my line manager (Group, Fire, Health & Safety Manager). I audit over 200 premises each wih a survey and register.

I have been wondering about an asbestos course, the p405 course noted above, does that go into good detail on things other than direct initial inspection. I was thinking about things like encapsulation methods (is there more than just paint type product) and their strength's and weaknesses if there is. Does the surface have to be perfect in order to just go for encapsulation or would minor scratches etc be acceptable. I have been looking on the Internet but mostly sales company's, which are biased (I think).

The prescriptive timescales referred to in HSG264 Asbestos: the survey guide are 3, 6, 9 & 12 months. Have a read of this document. A premises manager or appointed responsible person is going to have a better intimate knowledge of said building/ premises, aren't they? The quality of the original survey is key though. A good quality survey should allow the building user to understand its contents and keep the asbestos management plan up to date.