Wyn Construction Ltd is committed to the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of its employees whilst they are at work. This protection also extends to invited visitors and contractors whilst on Company premises. We recognise that effective management systems and procedures have an important role in the prevention of accidents/injuries and incidents of ill health.
The objectives of this policy are: –
- The progressive elimination, reduction or control of health and safety risks based on their assessment following the identification of hazards.
- Acceptance by all personnel of health and safety as a major responsibility.
- The fulfilment of legal requirements and standards.
The Company will ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to:
- Safeguard the health, safety and welfare of all employees
- To protect non-employees, property and the environment from any hazard created by the Company’s operations.
To meet these responsibilities we will assess health & safety risk within its operations and develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of suitable working standards to minimise such risk, as far as it is reasonably practicable.
All management and employees are required to be involved in achieving these objectives.
Management Responsibilities
Management is committed to and responsible for the achievement of the following objectives:
- Accept ultimate responsibility for the health, safety and welfare standards within the Company. Standards prescribed by legislation will form the minimum basis for operating.
- Provide and maintain safe plant & equipment.
- Regularly reviewing and revise where necessary, the Company’s health & safety policy at regular intervals.
- Providing adequate resources to ensure that standards are implemented effectively and that competent advice on health & safety matters is available.
- Consult with employees on matters affecting their Health & Safety.
- Aim to prevent accidents and cases of work related ill health.
- To maintain safe and healthy working conditions.
- Ensure that all employees are aware of the health & safety risks connected with their duties and have received adequate training to enable them to perform and agree standards or work procedures.
- Monitor the effectiveness of standards and work procedures, and regularly reassess the health and safety risks.
Employee Responsibilities
All employees must accept responsibility to:-
- Take reasonable care of their own and colleagues’ health & safety and that of other people who may be affected by their actions at work.
- Co-operate fully with management in ensuring that all health and safety standards and working procedures adopted by the Company are adhered to.
- Report immediately to management any working situation which they consider to be a danger to the health, safety or welfare of themselves or others.
