Health
and Safety Policy
Company Safety Policy - Statement
April 2007
It is the policy of Hedley 2000 Ltd to develop and maintain a health and
safety culture throughout the Company. This policy and culture is committed
to the prevention of injuries and ill health of all our employees, sub-contractors
and others who may be affected by our work activities, it is also in place
to prevent any damage or loss to property, plant and equipment. This can
be achieved and maintained by involving all employees in systematically
identifying workplace hazards, making adequate assessments and taking appropriate
steps to control associated risks.
People are our key resource and we believe that excellent health and safety
standards will contribute towards their ongoing development and lead to
excellent business performance. Accordingly the company supports quality
initiatives aimed at continuous improvement of our management systems in
which everyone regards health and safety objectives as an integral part
of our overall business goals.
The Company recognises its legal responsibility for health and safety standards.
Accordingly the Chairman has overall responsibility for policy formulation,
development, implementation and monitoring. The Company considers that
health and safety legislation provides only the minimum standard and will
seek to continually improve upon these legal requirements.
We will establish and maintain an organisational structure with clearly
defined responsibilities for individuals in the effective control of health
and safety and will actively promote employee participation in the establishment
and observance of measures and procedures to improve their health and safety
at work.
We will ensure that all employees are informed about the policy and arrangements
for carrying it out. We will consult with them on its implementation, further
development and their own individual health and safety responsibilities.
All employees will be provided with appropriate training so that they can
fulfil the health and safety responsibilities allocated to them. The principal
operational responsibility for health and safety and for implementing this
policy ultimately lies with all levels of management. A competent safety
adviser with a specific health and safety role will be appointed to provide
independent and authoritative advice to management.
We will continually monitor and measure health and safety performance to
ensure that standards are being met and management controls are working.
An annual review of the Company’s policy and performance will be
carried out and a report issued. Changes to the policy will be implemented
as a result of deficiencies highlighted by the review, by new legislation
or by business developments.
The success of this policy is at the forefront of the Companies business
goals.
ALAN TUOHY - CHAIRMAN
HEDLEY 2000 LTD |
