Do not play down the hazards posed by asbestos. Guarantee safety for all.

To prevent health hazards, good management of asbestos is necessary. The federal legislation on the protection of workers requires every employer to draw up a visual asbestos inventory of its buildings. This allows employers to inform employees and external parties of the presence of asbestos materials in their buildings.

Advanced expertise in the field of asbestos

Because asbestos materials are often well hidden, identifying asbestos applications is not always easy. It requires real expertise. As an ISO-certified consultancy and engineering firm, we offer you an integrated approach and thorough asbestos expertise to make sure that you can sleep soundly. Our visual and destructive asbestos inventory reports comply with current legislation (for environmental permit applications or to comply with the Codex on Well-being at Work). Our analyses are carried out by accredited laboratories.

• Generally, in Brussels and  Wallonia, the legislation requires you to make a visual asbestos inventory.
• In Flanders, inventories have been an integral part of the demolition inventory since the entry into force of Tracimat in 2017, where asbestos must be listed in the Tracimat system in the same way as other hazardous waste.

Visual asbestos inventory

• Our expert comes to you
• An inspection of asbestos materials is carried out in accessible areas
• Samples are taken, room by room, while guaranteeing that the asbestos is contained
• You receive a detailed inspection report that includes
  • A photo report
  • The location of the materials examined, shown on a plan
  • A preliminary quantity survey for the completion of your project
  • The results of the analyses carried out by the accredited laboratory
  • A risk management plan with recommendations

Destructive asbestos inventory

Once you have your visual inventory, don’t forget to update it at least annually. Do you want to eradicate the asbestos? In that case, we can also offer you the destructive inventory, which must be made by a party independent of the company responsible for asbestos removal or encapsulation work. In Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders, an asbestos inventory is compulsory during renovation or demolition work. (Royal Decree of 10 April 2008 – Brussels Capital Region and Walloon Government Decree of 17 July 2003)

In Brussels, a destructive asbestos inventory is compulsory for all demolition or conversion sites of more than 500 m2 of gross floor area in buildings constructed before 1 October 1998.

Management of your project from A to Z

Once the inventories have been drawn up, we manage all the asbestos treatment process stages for you: from the development of a management plan to the coordination of the work.

• Remediation management plan
• Specifications and certificates
• Delegation of the works to the client
• Worksite monitoring

If necessary, we can also assist in managing accidents and emergencies.

Demolition inventory

In Flanders or Brussels, if the materials are going to Flanders, the Materials Decree requires the planning permission holder to have an inventory of demolition materials and waste drawn up before the dismantling of buildings begins. This requirement applies to buildings wholly or partly used for purposes other than housing and with a volume of more than 1,000 m³. An important distinction is made here between non-hazardous and hazardous waste, such as asbestos.

In practice, the asbestos inventory is an essential part of the demolition inventory. We assist you in:

• Drafting of demolition inventories
• Drafting of demolition specifications
• Guidance
• Monitoring of works

Often, the fact that there is no asbestos inventory is only discovered when demolition is being planned. This is why the asbestos inventory and the demolition inventory are often drawn up at the same time. 

Tracimat

Tracimat, the demolition management organisation, has been operational since 2017. Tracimat seeks to trace the origin of the demolition waste to the treatment facilities during the selective demolition procedure. Prior to the works, the process starts with the elaboration of a demolition monitoring plan by a neutral expert (independent of the demolisher). As a recognised expert, we conduct the inspection and draw up this monitoring plan.

This demolition inventory has not yet become compulsory in the Walloon Region, except for worksites under public contract.