The company will make proper provision for the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees and others who may be affected by the Company’s activities. In addition the Company will strive to care for the environment through a commitment to good environmental practice. Continuous improvement will be achieved by setting objectives and goals, by monitoring performance and auditing against these and legislative standards.
All new activities and tasks will be assessed to ensure adequate provisions are in place to protect employee safety, health and the environment, so far is reasonably practicable. All existing activities and tasks will be subject to an ongoing process of risk assessment with the objective of eliminating risk wherever it is reasonably practicable to do so.
All levels of management are responsible for ensuring this Policy is enacted, receiving equal priority with all other aspects of company management. Deployment and implementation will be via line management who will involve all employees in achieving the company objective. To supplement this a system of consultation with employees will be maintained to stimulate continuous improvement and promote good health, safety, welfare and environmental conditions.
All employees are expected to accept their responsibility to work safely, by adhering to safety rules and work procedures, using any Personal Protective Equipment provided, and generally contributing to the maintenance of safe and health conditions. All employees are expected to be environmentally responsible.
The Company will provide appropriate health, safety and environmental training to employees so that they are able to meet all objectives. The Company will also ensure that adequate provision is made to supply management with competent advice on health, safety and environmental issues.