The company aims to develop and maintain a culture that is suportive of health and safety through a programme of training, assessment of risk and consultation with its employees. In particular, the company accepts responsibilty for:

• Providing safe working conditions at all of its sites by the systematic identification of significant hazards arising from its activities and the introduction of risk control measures, to reduce the risks to the health and safety of its emplyees and others to a level which is as low as is reasonably practicable.
• Providing the organisation and resources including the provision of training, for the continuous improvement of health and safety standards and the improved control of risks.
• Communicatin information about known hazards and the necessary information regarding risk control measures, to all of its eimployees and other persons who may be exposed to such risks.
• To consult with employees by way of safety committees and safety representatives about any issue which impacts upon the health and safety of emplyees and others.
• To actively pursue the objective of zero lost-time accidents on all sites and to apply the principles of "best practice" to all aspects of risk control measures.
• To ensure that the minimum standard to be achieved on each site is statutory compliance with the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974 and its subsequent legislation.

Implementation of this policy is the responsibility of the line managers, as set out in the organisation section of this policy. The policy, organisation and arrangements for implementation will be formally reviewed on a regular basis, at least annually, and shall be updated as necessary to reflect changes in the business, the risk control measures and legislation.

Health and Safety performance on the site shall be reviewed at least every year at a review meeting to be attended by representatives from all business units, the Managing Director and the company Health & Safety Advisor.

All employees are reminded that it is a condition of employment that they have due regard for their own responsibilities and accountability for health and safety issues, and are aware of their legal obligation to co-operate with the company management in the implementation of this policy.

The company directors have overall responsibility for health and safety standards within the company. The implementation of the health and safety policy shall be given equal priority to other business objectives.