Jigsaw Group recognises its duty to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and other relevant legislation. It is the objective of the Group to ensure that asbestos is managed safely by employees at all levels of the organisation and that they understand their duty, within each role, to appropriately contribute to the effective management of asbestos.
To comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and other relevant legislation relating to asbestos, the Group will:
- Appoint a competent qualified Duty Holder to coordinate the management of asbestos
- Take reasonable steps to find materials that are likely to contain asbestos
- Presume materials contain asbestos, unless there is strong evidence to support, they do not
- Assess the risk of likelihood of anyone being exposed to asbestos from these materials
- Make a written record of the location and condition of the asbestos containing materials ACMs and presumed ACMs and keep it up to date
- Repair or remove any material that contains or is presumed to contain asbestos, if necessary, because of the likelihood of disturbance or its location or condition
- Maintain, review and monitor the Jigsaw Homes Group Asbestos Management Plan to ensure;
- Information on the location and condition of ACMs is given to people who may disturb them
- Any material known or presumed to contain asbestos is kept in a good state of repair
- The condition of ACMs and presumed ACMs is continually monitored
Asbestos work undertaken by contractors will be regularly inspected and audited. The results from these audits will be documented in a quarterly report to the Group Joint Health and Safety Committee.
Jigsaw Homes Group will carry out an internal audit of asbestos management at least once every three years. This audit will specifically test compliance with the regulation, legislation or guidance and identify any non‐compliance issues for correction.
