General Health & Safety Policy

The Policy is to apply to all Proprietors, Directors, Managers and Employees of the Company, plus anyone who is sub-contracted or a visitor to the company. All enquiries relating to the document should be addressed to the Managing Director.

In the Policy the term 'safety' is defined to mean:
ï‚· The prevention of all accidents and dangerous occurrences
ï‚· The promotion of occupational health and hygiene
ï‚· The control of all situations likely to cause damage to property and equipment

The business will ensure a safe working environment together with safe working practises by providing:
Safe plant and systems of work
ï‚· Minimum risk to health in handling, transportation and disposal of materials which are subject to the provisions of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994.
ï‚· Adequate information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure the safety and health of employees.
ï‚· A safe and healthy environment, including safe access to, and egress from, the workplace, the observance of the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 and the Control Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
ï‚· Any necessary protective clothing (e.g. goggles, ear defenders, gloves, footwear, high visibility clothing, waterproof clothing, etc).
ï‚· The encouragement of discussion in all Health and Safety matters between employer and employees, all relevant third parties and the appointed safety consultant/advisor, in pursuance of the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.
ï‚· First aid equipment and trained First Aiders as may be necessary with regard to the number of persons employed by the company and for any relevant sites
ï‚· Effective fire prevention and fire control procedures.
ï‚· All amenities required by the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 2007 and accepted codes of practice such as mess rooms, toilets, washing facilities, drying rooms, etc taking into account the maximum number of employees likely to be employed on the site.

The Managing Director/Proprietor has appointed a competent Health and Safety person to be responsible for health, safety and welfare matters on behalf of the Directors and company board. The implementation of the Health and Safety Policy throughout the business will be the responsibility of the directors. To ensure that all employees can discharge their responsibilities, suitable information, training and supervision will be provided.

The appointed external Health and Safety Consultant / Advisor will provide information on all matters relating to health, safety and welfare and will assist in the monitoring, auditing or compliance and reporting the relative information to the Directors, Health and Safety Manager and other interested parties.

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