How We Ensure Health & Safety

INTRODUCTION
The Group has instigated Safety, Health and Environmental programmes, which follow the classic key elements for successful SHE management. This can be illustrated by the following diagram.

POLICY
The Group has set out effective Health and Safety, and Environmental policies, which set clear directions for the organisation to follow. The policies contribute to all aspects of business performance, as part of a demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement. Responsibilities to people and the environment are met in ways which fulfill the spirit and letter of the law. Stakeholders expectations in the groups activities, (whether they are employees, customers, shareholders or society at large), are satisfied.

The policies promote cost effective approaches to preserving and developing physical and human resources, which reduce financial losses and liabilities.

ORGANISING
An effective management structure and arrangements are in place for delivering the policies. All staff are motivated and empowered to work safely, to protect their long-term health, and protect the environment in which we all live.

The arrangements are underpinned by effective staff involvement and participation, and sustained by effective communication and the promotion of competence, which allows all employees and their representatives to make a responsible and informed contribution to the Safety, Health and Environmental effort.

PLANNING
There is a planned and systematic approach to implementing the Safety, Health and Environmental policies, through an effective management system. The aim is to minimise risks and poor practice. Risk assessment methods are used to decide on priorities, and to set objectives for eliminating hazards and risks. Where risks cannot be eliminated, they are minimised and controlled through the use of physical controls, systems of work and personal protective equipment.

Specific actions to promote a positive Health and Safety culture are identified. Safe systems of work include best practice for achieving high environmental standards.

GROUP COMPLIANCE MANAGER INSPECTS ON SITE

HEALTH & SAFETY INSPECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT REGULARLY

MEASURING PERFORMANCE
Performance is measured against agreed standards to reveal when and where improvement is needed.
Active self-monitoring reveals bow effectively the management systems are functioning. This looks at both hardware (premises, plant and substances), and software (people, procedures and systems), including individual performance and behaviour.
Reactive monitoring discovers why controls fail, by investigating accidents, incidents and ill health.

The objectives are to determine the immediate causes of sub-standard performance, and to identify the underlying causes and its implications on the management systems.

AUDITING AND REVIEWING PERFORMANCE
The organisation learns from all relevant experience, and applies the lessons learnt. There is a systematic review of performance based on data from monitoring, and audits of the whole SHE management systems. These form the basis of self regulation, and of compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, and other relevant statutory provisions.

There is a strong commitment to continuous improvement involving the constant development of policies, systems and techniques of risk control.