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Start Software is an award-winning developer and leading publisher of asbestos software, systems for the legal services industry and more.

Want to know more about asbestos software Alpha Tracker? Alpha Tracker is the most used asbestos software in the UK, Australia & New Zealand with more than 60m items of asbestos data stored.

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Experimental AI tools published for asbestos consultancies - try them now! Free to use, please experiment and give us feedback

We’ve published a set of experimental AI tools designed for asbestos consultancies to explore and test.

There are six tools altogether (although one only applies if you're Norwegian!)

These tools are currently being evaluated and refined. Once they have been thoroughly tested, the most successful features will be integrated into our asbestos software, Alpha Tracker, as part of our 2026 development roadmap.

Although the tools are being developed alongside Alpha Tracker, consultancies using other asbestos software are very welcome to try them and share feedback.

There are currently six tools available, including one developed specifically for the Norwegian asbestos industry.

The tools were previewed at the FAMANZ ASBESTOS 2026 conference in Sydney, and they are now available for anyone to try.

Photo Analyst

Analyses a photo of suspect materials and provides an AI-powered assessment of whether asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) may be present.

https://asbestos-photo-analyst.start-software.ai/

Building Analyst

Evaluates whole-structure photos to identify areas that may contain asbestos-containing materials.

https://asbestos-building-analyst.start-software.ai/

Asbestos Report QC

Checks asbestos survey reports for potential errors, omissions, and inconsistencies.

https://asbestos-report-qc.start-software.ai/

AI Asbestos Scanner (Norway)

Developed for the Norwegian asbestos industry and aimed primarily at contractors working in Norway.

Don’t worry if you don’t speak Norwegian! The tool includes an English/Norwegian toggle.

https://ia-asbestscanner.app/

Asbestos Prompt Engineer

Helps you build reliable AI prompts for asbestos-related tasks when using tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude.

https://asbestos-prompt-engineer.start-software.ai/

Asbestos Report Extractor

Extracts key information from asbestos reports and allows the data to be downloaded into Excel and other formats.

https://asbestos-report-extractor.start-software.ai/

You can access the full set of tools here:

UK:
https://alpha-tracker.co.uk/ai-tools

Australia and New Zealand:
https://alpha-tracker.com.au/ai-tools

Please do try them and send us your feedback.

These tools are still experimental, and your feedback will help shape how AI is integrated into asbestos software Alpha Tracker in the future.

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