Health & Safety
Health, Safety and Environment Policy Statement
Optima Services UK Ltd (OS Ltd) considers successful health, safety and environmental management to be of prime importance to its business. As a responsible construction company, we are committed to continual improvement in health, safety and environmental standards in all aspects of our building and construction work.It is the policy of OS Ltd to:
Pursue high standards of health, safety and environmental management as an integral part of efficient management of the business and ensure that decisions take account of and integrate health, safety and environmental requirements;
Comply with all legislative requirements pertaining to health, safety and the environment as the minimum standard;
Develop systems and procedures that deliver the high standards of integration sought, and in particular provide for:
Well maintained plant and systems of work that are safe and without risk to health or the environment;
Suitable arrangements for the selection, use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;
Adequate information, instruction, training and supervision to enable work to be carried out safely, and without risk to the environment, by persons with the necessary competence;
Safe premises and work places, including access to and egress from them;
Safe and healthy working environments with adequate welfare facilities;
Designs which recognise, include and apply safe practice and which consider environmental impact, †during preparation, construction and subsequent operational use and maintenance after completion of the project;
Prevention of polluting emissions to air, land or water;
Management of the use of natural resources;
Control of noise, dust, smell, vibration, traffic movement or other nuisance or environmental effects which may cause offence to the local community or environment;
Waste minimisation;
Management of waste disposal including recycling where appropriate;
Communications, health surveillance and advisory facilities as required.
Develop and review clear safety, health and environmental performance indicators including:
accident and incident performance;
annual safety, health and environmental objectives;
training achievement;
audits.
Review and, if necessary, revise this policy on an annual basis.
The OS Ltd Board of Directors has the overall responsibility for this policy.
OS Ltd will produce and update detailed organisation and arrangements, and all necessary resources will be made available, for the implementation of this policy.
It is the responsibility of management and employees to implement this policy together with their collective and individual responsibilities.
