Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

The surveys provided for in articles R. 1334-20 to R. 1334-22 as well as the periodic assessment of the state of preservation provided for in article R. 1334-27 and the visual examination provided for in article R. 1334-29-3 are carried out by persons who meet the conditions laid down in article L. 271-6 of the Code de la Construction et de l’Habitation. When the result of the assessment of the…

Analyses of materials and products likely to contain asbestos are carried out by an accredited body meeting the requirements defined by an order of the Minister for Health. This order specifies in particular the skills of the people responsible for carrying out the analyses and the methods that must be used to verify the presence of asbestos in the material or product. Accredited bodies are deemed to have fulfilled the…

Air dust measurements include air sampling and the analysis and counting of asbestos fibres. They are carried out in accordance with procedures defined by order of the ministers responsible for construction, health and labour. These measurements are carried out by accredited organisations, which submit an annual activity report to the Minister for Health. An order by the ministers responsible for health and labour defines the terms and conditions of accreditation…