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It is
the policy of Anglewest Ltd that all
reasonably practicable steps will be taken to provide safe and healthy
working conditions, and that the health, safety and welfare of employees,
contractors, suppliers and members of the general public are to
be protected at all times.
See
our Environmental Policy here
Management, supervisory staff and any other employee who authorises work to be carried out at any time, are responsible for ensuring that adequate health, safety and welfare facilities are made available and implemented.
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and all relevant Regulations are to be complied with at all times and all employees should contribute towards making work areas as safe as possible by continually appraising working practices and ensuring that the safest possible methods are adopted.
All employees and contractors are expected to provide and maintain safe work places and working environments, safe systems and methods of work, without risks to themselves or others and to promote high standards of health, safety and welfare.
The company's Safety Manager will monitor the operation of the Policy.
Instruction and information
on health, safety and welfare matters are contained in the company's
Health & Safety manual. Each department and site officer must
retain a copy of the manual for the information of those who work
on company premises and sites.
The Directors
of Anglewest Ltd have approved this
policy. The Directors have been appointed to have responsibility
for health, safety and welfare and reference should be made to them
in the event of any difficulty arising in the implementation of
this Policy. It is the duty of everyone to adhere strictly to the
Policy at all times.
Policy Document
Our policy document is reviewed annually and can be found here:
(875KB PDF)
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Responsibility/Qualifications for Health & Safety Our Contracts Director holds a NEBOSH qualification in Health & Safety.
Site Inspections
We inspect the sites and our equipment. Each site is inspected once a month, as a minimum.
Representation in the Workplace Each
group of our workforce is represented at our quarterly Health &
Safety meetings, with the largest group (site scaffolders) being
represented by a different employee at each meeting.
Reportable 3 day + |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Major Injuries |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Fatalities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HSE Improvement Notice |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Prohibition Notices |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Convictions for Offences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Fines |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Non Reportable - 1st aid |
0 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
17 |
| Near Miss Reports |
0 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Accident Frequency Rate - AFR |
0.00 |
0.84 |
0.00 |
1.27 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Environmental Policy
Anglewest
Ltd, in carrying out their operations,
recognise the importance of maintaining its operations to ensure
the safety of the environment. The company recognises that effective
management of our environment makes good business sense and will
be a fundamental and integral part of our business strategy.
To ensure we achieve these standards procedures will be implemented to include the following:
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It is the policy of Anglewest
Ltd that its operations shall be conducted in such a way as
to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the sustainability
of the environment and with particular regard to land, air and
water pollution that could be affected by its operations. This
policy will be actively pursued by the Managing Director, the
Board of Directors, Senior Management and Safety Advisors. The
Managing Director is accountable for the overall implementation
of the policy. |
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Anglewest requires that a high standard
of environmental awareness shall be achieved and consistently
maintained at all sites, works, yards and offices. |
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Anglewest acknowledges that environmental
and operational efficiency are complementary and that the proper
use of working practices and pollution and waste prevention
techniques are an important aspect of management responsibility.
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| 4 |
An environmentally aware workplace shall
be established and maintained at all operating locations and
plant and machinery shall be designed and constructed and new
processes developed in accordance with this environmental policy.
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The requirements of the Environmental Protection
Act 1990 and all legislation relevant thereto, shall be regarded
as the minimum standard of environmental compliance to be achieved.
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Training in matters relevant to the environment
shall be delivered to management, supervisory staff and operatives
as required. |
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All employees, regardless of status, found
to be deliberately and consistently negligent in the performance
of the company on environmental matters, shall be subject to
summary dismissal. |
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Anglewest shall promote improvement in environmental
matters via informative handouts and promotional posters, and
shall develop and implement environmental improvement schemes
as necessary. |
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An adequate advisory service in matters
of the environment is provided and maintained. |
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Audits and inspections shall be undertaken
at all Premises and relevant sites by members of Management
on a regular basis. The findings of all such audits shall be
passed to the relevant local management for action and information.
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Adequate planning and consideration of environmental
matters shall be applied to all work prior to commencement.
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The subject of environmental matters shall
be included in the agenda of all relevant management review
meetings. |
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Anglewest shall ensure that any sub-contractors
engaged to undertake work shall conduct themselves in a responsible
manner at all times and will comply with all statutory and local
requirements regarding the environment. |
| 14 |
Upon commencement of employment, all employees
shall be inducted to the Company in environmental matters. |
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All employees shall be encouraged to submit
suggestions and ideas for improving environmental issues within
all company operations. |
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Statistical analysis of all environmental
performances shall be collated and analysed and will be communicated
throughout the company. |
| 17 |
Anglewest shall establish and maintain procedures
to identify the environmental aspects of its activities, products
and services so as to determine the potential impact of Company
operations upon the environment. |
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Anglewest shall at all time endeavour to
control and minimised waste disposal and to preserve natural
resources by minimizing its use of energy services that utilize
fossil fuels and other naturally occurring fuels. |
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It is the policy of Anglewest to continually
strive to improve its environmental performance and awareness
of all its employees. |
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Anglewest will seek to use the most environmentally
efficient modes of transport and will reduce unnecessary travel,
so far as is reasonably practicable. |
This policy will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Policy
and Impact Control
Scaffolding |
Noise
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Operatives
given Toolbox Talk on methods of working. |
Paint Spraying Equipment
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Waste
Spray |
Spray
booth used with proper extractor fan. Use of equipment to
minimise over-spray. |
Cutting timber and
metal tube |
Dust
and swarf |
Sawdust
extractor to minimise waste overspill. Proper lubricant used
to minimise metal grindings. |
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Scrap
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Recycling
skips used where possible. |
The Environment and Materials
All materials used are made from sustainable resources. Our suppliers confirm that our materials do not contain the following chemical substances:
Asbestos
CFC's
Halon
PCB's
They also contain less than 0.5% acrylamide.
Our materials do
not contain any item on the European Red List.
Recycling
Steel waste is recycled. Scaffold boards are
cut down for re-use & when scrapped, they are re-cycled. |
