GENERAL POLICY FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY
It is Company policy to conduct business activities in a manner that ensures, as far is reasonably practicable, a healthy and safe environment for its employees and members of the public where they come into contact with the company, its products and services.
It is the duty of the management to do everything possible in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of all equipment and facilities to prevent risks to health and personal injury. Equally, all employees have a duty to exercise personal responsibility and take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and any other persons who may be affected by their actions or omissions at work.
- Objectives:
a) To set and maintain high standards of health and safety as they relate to employees, contractors and their employees, customers and the general public.
b) To maintain these standards by conforming to all statutory requirements and ensuring safe places of work and safe systems of work.
c) To ensure that all employees receive the appropriate instruction and training to perform their work safely and efficiently.
d) To ensure that all employees: – are properly informed of their responsibilities for health and safety matters and discharge them effectively participate in the prevention of accidents and in the protection of health. Report any incident that has resulted or may have resulted in injury to a person or damage property.
e) To ensure that all contractors working on Company premises are informed of Company health and safety standards, and that procedures for monitoring compliance exists without detracting from the contractor’s legal responsibilities.
f) To ensure that the joint consultation with employees on health and safety matters is maintained on a regular basis.
- Responsibilities
- Managing Director/ General Manager: The Managing Director has overall responsibility for implementation of this policy.
- Department Managers/Supervisors: The Managing Director may delegate his authority to departmental managers/supervisors as appropriate. It is the responsibility of all departmental managers and supervisors to ensure tha working conditions and practices within their area of control are, as far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risk to health.
- The General Manager has responsibility for the management of safety inspections, safety training, and ensuring that all legal requirements are met. Any accident or incident must be reported to the Managing Director.
- The General Manager is responsible for the maintenance of fire precautions, equipment, the organisation of fire drills, and evacuations. The evacuation procedure is displayed on the company notice boards.
- A designated First Aider shall provide emergency first aid treatment following an accident until the arrival of the professional Emergency Services. The names of the designated First Aiders are displayed on the company notice boards.
- All employees have a statutory duty to take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. They are required to co-operate with their managers/supervisors so far as it is necessary to enable the latter to fulfil their own statutory duty.
- It is also required that all employees perform their work diligently and well and that they comply with the issued rules and instructions, and report to the appropriate manager/supervisor any occurrence or defect which appears to present a risk to health and safety.