At Southchurch Building Contracts we have a stated Health and
Safety policy:

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC., ACT 1974 POLICY STATEMENT
THE OBJECTIVE:

To prevent insofar as it is reasonably practicable during the course of the work of duties being undertaken, any accidental occurrence which may directly or indirectly result in:-
a.Injury to any person.
b.Damage to, or loss of any plant, equipment, property, materials or products.
c.Delays in any processes or operation.
d.Events which may be otherwise detrimental to efficiency and/or prestige.

SCOPE:
The policy is applicable to all Southchurch Building Contracts employees. This policy will also apply to all persons having responsibilities, which relate to and necessitate their presence and the execution of their duties within the areas of Southchurch Building Contracts works/premises. These persons include the following:-
Employees of; Sub-Contractors, Consulting Practices, The Client etc., and Self Employed persons.

RESPONSIBILTY:
The application and promotion of the Policy is the responsibility of Partners of this firm. Whilst duties and tasks may be delegated, the overall responsibility remains that of The Partners.PERSONNEL OBLIGATIONS:
All employees, regardless of their status, are expected to abide by the principles of this Policy as and where applicable. We also expect the co-operation of all those mentioned within the Scope section of this policy to work in such a way that accidents to themselves and others will be prevented.

APPLICATION:
The following principles shall be applied to all operations undertaken by the Firm and shall be the basis of any specific instructions, methods or systems which may be necessary in order to achieve the Policy objective. To ensure that this Policy can be successfully implemented, it will provide such reasonable funds as may be necessary.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:
Suitable and adequate measures shall be taken to safeguard any person, plant, equipment, property, material or product likely to be exposed to any known or suspected hazards associated with or arising out of the processes, tasks or operations being undertaken. The company will take account at tendering stage, those factors will help to eliminate injury, damage and waste.

TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION:
Employees shall be made aware of the known or suspected hazards associated with or arising out of the work or duties assigned to them and where necessary shall be suitably trained or instructed to enable them to carry out their tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
Training will be carried out by the Firm’s Safety Officer/Consultant with regards to safety matters. The practicalities and Method of Work training will be carried out by the Safety Officer/Consultant. 

Employees will be trained in the safe use of plant/equipment which they will be using for their work by the appropriate CITB Plant Operators course where required. Where CITB certification is not required, employees will be instructed on how to use plant/equipment safely, directly by the manufacturer supplier/hirer, or by the Firms’s Departmental Managers/Site Agents/Foremen/Supervisors who themselves would have been instructed on how to use the plant/equipment properly and safely. To ensure all the Company’s employees are kept up-to-date information and changes in Law etc.The requirements of any Statutory Legislation or Code of Practice applicable to the processes or operations being undertaken and/or the premises which they are undertaken shall be observed.

PLANNING AND CONTROL:
All activities shall be conducted in a responsible manner and so planned and controlled that the possibility of unplanned events occurring is reduced to the practicable minimum. It is recognised that accident prevention is a joint responsibility of all those mentioned in the Scope section of this Policy and that to understand their joint responsibilities, joint consultation will be necessary.

HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Adequate provision shall be made for the Welfare needs of employees whilst carrying out their tasks and duties and any hazard to health associated with the work shall be the subject of strict precautionary measures.

This policy shall be reviewed by the Partners as often as may be necessary.
For and on behalf of
Southchurch Building Contracts
Tony Finch
Partner in charge of SafetyDate: 30th April 2011