Award Season - Asbestos Removal Site Audits & Training

Special Award to top ARCA Gold Award Winners

Jackson Environmental are delighted to announce we have been awarded the Diamond Award for a “Decade of Excellence” by the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA).

The new accolade has been put in place by ARCA to celebrate and honour companies that have consistently maintained the Gold Site Audit Award for 10 consecutive years. Jackson Environmental Ltd are one of only three companies to have achieved this accolade.

Juliette Church, Site Audit Manager for ARCA commented:

“Achieving the standards to receive the Gold Site Audit Award is hard enough but continuously achieving them over a 5 and then 10-year period is something that deserves special recognition”

ARCA Gold Training Award 2022/ 2023

Jackson Environmental have also been awarded the ARCA Gold Training Award for consecutive years.

This award acknowledges the companies who have trained over eight operatives and/or supervisors with ARCA during the twelve-month period and the candidates who achieved an average score of 92.5% or above.

All of our Jackson Environmental site team annually undertake the esteemed training provided by ARCA. To achieve such a high average score across the board is a testament to their knowledge and understanding of the roles they fulfill with such credit.

Training Manager of ARCA commented:

“We are still seeing challenging times in the industry, so it’s great to see so many of our members gain the ARCA Gold Training Award this year”

“We are proud to have had another successful year delivering centre-based training courses and remote courses, all of which are well supported by members. Also, I am proud to have received such positive feedback on the content and delivery of our courses.”

by C. Jackson and Sons

Jackson Environmental Issued New Licence to Remove Asbestos

Jackson Environmental Issued New Licence to Remove Asbestos

We are pleased to announce Jackson Environmental have been granted another 3-year licence to work with asbestos by The Health & Safety Executive (HSE). This continues our run of consecutive maximum term licenses since 1991.

Asbestos Removal – A “permissioning regime”

Regulation 8 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 requires an employer to hold a licence, granted by HSE, in order to undertake “licensable work with asbestos”

Asbestos Licensing is a “permissioning regime”. One of only a very few that operate in the UK. Permissioning regimes such as asbestos licensing are only considered where the work activities involve significant hazard, risk or public concern. Asbestos is classified as a category 1 carcinogen, with asbestos related disease causing around 5000 deaths every year in the UK. Work with asbestos requires a high degree of regulatory control and the purpose of licensing is to achieve this.

High Standards

Such a fantastic record demonstrates the consistently high standards set by our workforce and is a testament to their experience, hard work and commitment.

Jackson Environmental continue to deliver an exceptional service at the forefront of the asbestos removal industry. We are licensed to undertake the full range of asbestos removal and remediation works. Visit our Our Services page to find out more.

by C. Jackson and Sons

Working Safely During Covid-19

Jackson Environmental continue to support our clients, present and new, throughout the Covid-19 epidemic.

As licensed asbestos removal company we are well versed in decontamination, the correct use of PPE, and good practice.

Whilst the Covid-19 epidemic does pose us new challenges. We are keenly following guidance issued by the Government and industry bodies to ensure we are able to provide safest working practices.

Our detailed Covid-19 procedures and risk assessments take into account:

Travel to work
Site Access and Egress Points
Handwashing
Toilet Facilities
Canteens, Kitchens & Rest Areas
Use of Changing facilities, shorts and drying rooms
Work planning to avoid close working
Situations Social Distancing cannot be applied
Cleaning

We have invested heavily in training, awareness and resources to ensure our work has minimal impact on the people and environments in which we work.

by C. Jackson and Sons

New HSE Licence to Remove Asbestos

Jackson Environmental are pleased to announce we have once again been granted a 3 year licence to remove asbestos by HSE (Health and Safety Executive). This continues our record of achieving the maximum renewal term since our first licence in 1991.

Asbestos Licensing is a ‘permissioning regime’ and is in addition to the general framework of health and safety law. Within a licensing regime, exemplary standards of health and safety management are expected. This means we must not only be able to carry out, and proactively manage, asbestos work safely but must also be able to demonstrate that to HSE.