The safety, health and welfare at work of all employees and others who may be affected by our activities, is our most important priority.
Each Group entity has policies and procedures in place which are consistent with the purpose and intent of the Group health and safety policy.
These policies and procedures are prepared taking into account the risks, scale and nature of the business entity to which they apply and are available and communicated to relevant parties as appropriate.
The Group endeavours to manage and conduct work activities in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of all employees and relevant persons who come in contact with the activities of the Group, including:
- Design, provision and maintenance of a safe place of work, safe access and egress, safe plant and equipment, and safe systems of work.
- Preparing and revising systems of work as appropriate to minimise the risk of/prevent incidents involving physical or psychological injury, illness, occupational diseases and environmental impacts.
- Preparing and revising systems of work as appropriate to minimise risk arising from the use of articles or substances.
- Preparing and revising, as appropriate, adequate plans and procedures to be followed and measures to be taken in the case of an emergency or serious and imminent danger.
- Promoting a culture to ensure that all employees and contractor staff are treated with respect and dignity by seeking to prevent any improper conduct or behavior, while working for/with the Group.
- Report accidents and dangerous occurrences as prescribed to the relevant authority.
- Complying with applicable local law, as it applies to each Group entity, based on location of operations and business activity.
- Periodically reviewing the Group's operational systems and practices to ensure they continue to comply with local law and best practice, remain up to date, and take into account any other relevant factors.
- Identifying and managing risks, through continual risk assessment, across all aspects of our business.
- Committing to pursue best practice in occupational health and safety through continuous improvement and training.
- Establishing measurable objectives, and indicators.
- Encouraging proactive and effective employee participation and consultation.
- Ensuring the Group meets or exceeds customer expectations
All employees, contractors and visitors must take reasonable care to prevent injury and/or ill-health to themselves and others while in contact with the Group and must likewise comply with Group policies and procedures and applicable local law, as regards occupational health and safety.