Health & Safety Policy Statement
The director of Diamond Motion Ltd accepts the legal responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, associated legislation and Codes of Practice, and gives his full commitment to doing everything reasonably practicable to protect the safety health and welfare of employees and any other person whose health and safety may be affected by the Company and its employees.
It is the intention that all the company’s affairs and business will be conducted and carried out in a manner that will not cause avoidable risks to the Health and safety of employees, members of the public or any other person. The Company recognises that people are a vital resource, and priority will be given to the effective prevention of risks. In doing so, the support of employees is needed in avoiding accidents and ill health and the associated cost and disruption.
All employees are reminded of their personal legal responsibilities and requirement to do everything reasonably possible to prevent injury to themselves and to do everything reasonably possible to prevent injury to themselves and to others. Adequate financial, human and other resources will be made available to ensure the effective implementation of this policy and the proper monitoring procedures will be established to monitor health and safety performance and ensure good communication and co-ordination.
It is the policy of the Company as far as reasonably practicable to:
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Provide and maintain machinery, equipment and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health
- Ensure safety and the absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and the transport of articles and substances.
- Provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure the health and safety at work of employees
- Maintain all places of work under the Company’s control, including means of access and egress, in a condition that is safe and without risk to health.
- Provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to health, and to health, and to provide appropriate facilities for welfare.
- Identity and assess all risks, and the necessary actions for their elimination or adequate control.
- Establish, maintain and develop arrangements for the effective consultation on health and safety.
- Comply with the statutory requirements as a minimum standard for health, safety and welfare of employees at work, and all others toward whom the Company has statutory obligations.
- Ensure that effective arrangements exist to deal with any reasonably foreseeable large-scale emergency, which can be controlled or mitigated by the company.
- Ensure that the responsibilities of management are clearly assigned at all levels and that their roles are clearly defined.
- Recognise the link between efficiency and the safety and health, and to minimise the costs, losses and disruption, which arises from accidents, ill health and dangerous occurrences.
- Ensure that employees are aware that they are required to work safely and to co-operate in all matters, which affect their health and safety.
This policy statement will be revised as often as required , taking in to consideration Company reorganisation, management change, new work methods, identification of new risks and hazards.