Safety
Health and safety is a cornerstone of our company and safety and quality of service go hand in hand. We have an enviable track record in safety with awards from some of the world's largest landmark projects and blue chip clients. For example, we were acknowledged for three years running to have no reportable accidents or incidents whilst deploying one of our largest ever teams to decorate Terminal 5 at Heathrow during its construction.
Our safety regime and the measures we take right across the company are independently checked and accredited, both under the UK Contractors Group's “BuildingConfidence” scheme and the specialist “Link-Up” programme adopted for the rail industry.
Every project is considered and planned in detail before it even starts. This allows the appropriate method statements, risk assessments and COSHH (hazardous substances) assessments to be put in place. Only then is the workforce inducted so that the project is carried out to the highest safety standards achievable.
All our senior managers are required to pass safety training courses organised by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Our Safety and Quality Manager, Rod McInnerny, undertakes safety audits, random site safety inspections and logs our AFRs (accident frequency rates) across the group. We manage a master training matrix for every senior operative and a training matrix for every project.
We operate a 100% CSCS card policy across our entire workforce. As a minimum standard, our Working at Height policy ensures that all relevant staff are suitably trained in IPAF and PASMA safety courses. In addition we ensure that safety harness training is given and all harnesses are logged and checked at regular intervals.
Scafftags are used for all mobile wheeled access equipment and all of our power tools and spray equipment is logged and PAT tested.
We take part in the Government-backed CITB “ConstructionSkills” initiative and continually improve our workforce by implementing approved training and development plans on an annual basis.
Health and safety issues are of paramount importance on all our projects and we continually record, monitor and improve conditions as a result of our diligence in this vital area of management.
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