Health and Safety Policy Statement
The Directors of Brebur Limited are committed to the prevention of injury and ill health and providing a safe working environment for their employees to ensure; so far as is reasonably practicable, their health, safety and welfare is maintained at work. These responsibilities are also extended to any other persons who may be affected by the Company’s operations.
Health and safety is an integral part of our business and has equal status to other aspects of business performance. Compliance with legislation is the minimum acceptable standard and we are committed to achieving the highest levels of Health and Safety performance through continual improvement. In order to meet our objective, the Directors shall, so far as is reasonably practicable:
- Provide and maintain plant and systems of work which are safe and without risks to health.
- Make arrangements for ensuring the safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances.
- Provide information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure the health and safety at work of employees.
- Maintain in a condition that is safe and without risks to health any place of work under our control.
- Provide means of access to and egress from any place of work under our control which is safe and without risks to health.
- Provide and maintain for our employees a working environment that is safe, without risks to health and is adequate as regards facilities and arrangements for their welfare at work.
- Ensure that this policy is documented, implemented, maintained, communicated and understood at all levels throughout our organisation.
- Encourage all employees and contractors to take ownership of Health and safety and empower them in decision making.
- To employ external professional advisors where necessary, who will review and help improve Health and Safety processes and performance.
The day-to-day management of Health and Safety is a responsibility of Managers at all levels but overall responsibility rests with the Directors.
The Directors accept that Health and Safety are management responsibilities and will provide adequate money, materials, equipment, time and resources to meet the obligations of the company.
In order to make this policy successful, we depend on the co-operation of all employees and contractors, all of whom will be made aware of their Health and Safety obligations, which is a condition of their employment
It is the duty of all employees to comply with the safety policy at all times and to act responsibly and do everything that they can to prevent injury to themselves, other employees and the public at large.
The Directors of the Company will review this policy periodically and annually as a minimum to ensure its continued suitability and effectiveness. Specific Health and Safety objectives that will facilitate improvements will be identified with timescales and responsibilities assigned to the objectives so the implementation of the objectives can be monitored.
The Directors will also make available this policy/statement in prominent positions in the offices and workplace, for inspection by all employees, and upon request any other interested parties.
Brebur Limited has made a commitment to continual improvement of Health and Safety. These commitments are defined in our Health and Safety Management System, which is designed to meet recognised best practice and support continual improvement in performance.
Please also be aware that Health and Safety Management forms part of our Integrated Management System, which also covers Quality Management and Environmental Management.
