Southern Screed Ltd Main responsibilities are to:
- Initiate the company policy for the prevention of injury, ill-health and damage.
- Arrange for competent assistance to assist in complying with and implementing health and safety arrangements.
- Ensure that at all levels staff receive adequate and appropriate training, information, instruction and supervision.
- Ensure that employees are consulted on matters affecting their health and safety.
- Ensure that risk and COSSH assessments are undertaken and that action is taken to remove or control the risks identified.
- Ensure that plant and equipment is properly maintained and meets health and safety standards.
- Insist that safe working practices are regularly observed.
- Ensure that accidents and incidents are investigated and action is taken to prevent recurrence.
- Ensure that injuries, accidents and dangerous occurrences are recorded and reported in accordance with Statutory requirements.
- Reprimand any member of staff failing to discharge satisfactorily their responsibilities.
- Arrange for adequate resources and facilities to meet the requirements of this policy.
- Regularly monitor and review this policy to ensure that it is effective, continues to be relevant and takes into account changes in activities or circumstances.
- Set a personal example.
All Staff
Need to know their health and safety duties. These are:
- Follow company safety rules and any other information, instruction and training.
- Ensure that their acts or omissions do not endanger themselves or others.
- Not to misuse or interfere with any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
- It is the responsibility of each individual to help to prevent accidents.
- Report all accidents and near misses.
- Draw management attention to safety problems and defects.
- Make full use of precautions given to them documented within Risk Assessments.
- Wear personal protective equipment if necessary even for brief periods.