S&S CONSTRUCTION (N.W.) LTD

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

STATEMENT OF INTENT

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 impose statutory duties on employers and corporate bodies. We at S&S Construction (N.W) Ltd recognise and accept these obligations.

It is our intention when conducting our activities to ensure that we:

Protect the health, safety and welfare of our employees and others who may be affected by our activities.

Meet our responsibilities as an employer to do all that is reasonably practicable to prevent accidents, injuries and damage to health.

Protect the environment at all times by carrying out our activities in line with current environmental legislation.

Adopt ‘Best Practical Means’ with regard to prevention of pollution when carrying out our activities in order to ensure a continual improvement of our activities.

Freely make this statement available to any persons or parties that declare an interest in our activities.

Objectives

Our objectives are to:

Provide and maintain safe places of work, with safe access and egress, which are without risks to health, safety and the environment.

Appoint one or more competent persons to assist us in undertaking the measures needed to comply with HS & E law.

Ensure risk assessments are carried out and periodically reviewed.

Ensure safe systems of work are provided and maintained and that these systems are without risk to health or the environment.

Ensure arrangements for use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances for use at work are safe and without risk to health or the environment.

Provide our employees with such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to secure their safety and health at work and the safety of others who may be affected by their actions.
Provide and maintain all plant, machinery and equipment in a condition that is safe and without risk to health.

Make adequate provisions available with regard to welfare facilities and arrangements for our employees.

Consult with our employees on matters of HS & E and provide them with comprehensible and relevant information on risks and the preventive and protective measures that control those risks.

Have effective arrangements in place for planning, organising, controlling, monitoring and reviewing preventive and protective measures.

Review and Revision

It is our intention that this Policy and associated documents are reviewed in order to ensure that the contents remain accurate and valid. The Managing Director and General Manager will identify and monitor the review of such documents periodically.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities have been identified for all personnel and can be found in the Health, Safety and Environmental File.

Ultimate responsibility for Health, Safety and the Environment lies with the Managing Director. He is responsible to ensure that this policy and objectives are implemented.

Signed:   N J Smith

Position: Managing Director

Date: Aug 2009

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