HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

The Company will comply with its legal duties in order to provide a safe and healthy working environment and for others affected by the Company’s activities. It will take positive action to ensure that other contractor’s employees, occupiers of premises, and members of the public do not have their health and safety adversely affected by the work operations of the Company. The only acceptable standard of health and safety, will be full and proper compliance with the requirements of the legislation. Where it is possible and practical to do so, the Company will exceed the minimum requirements of the legislation.

In particular the Company’s statement of general policy is:

• To consult,  on health and safety matters to ensure this policy and arrangements for health and safety are kept up to date
• To fully and affectively control health and safety risks arising from our work activities in co-operation with other contractors, clients, designers and where necessary the CDM co-ordinator
• To provide and ensure that all plant and equipment owned, used or hired by the Company is safe to use and properly maintained, inspected and tested
• To ensure that all equipment, materials and substances used by the Company are used, handled and stored safely
• To ensure that the Company provides adequate training, information and instruction to competently carry out their work activities
• To ensure that accident and ill health prevention is provided the highest priority, commensurate with the business objectives, within all Company operations
• To ensure that all working places are maintained in a safe and healthy condition
• To provide adequate resources, including sufficient finance, and access to competent health and safety advice, to achieve the aims of this policy
• To review and revise this policy at regular intervals and also where necessary due to changes in the companies activities.