Health And Safety Procedures
Health And Safety Procedures
Building Distribution Saint Gobain Building Health and Safety – Safecontractor
Working in the building and construction is seen as high risk and Saint-Gobain Building Distribution, which employs 12,000 people in over 950 sites, has made health and safety their priority, with a strong focus on continuous improvement of all aspects of its performance in this crucial area.
The company is also very vigilant when it comes to their obligations statutes because of recent legislation such as Health and Safety (Offences) Act (2009) and Corporate Homicide Act (2008).
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Kevin Crawley, Director of the Health and Safety Building Distribution UK and Ireland Saint Gobain said: "We have a strong focus on continuous improvement in line with our overall strategy to ensure a safe working environment for our employees and everyone involved in our business. We are proud to demonstrate best practices while setting industry standards health and safety.
"Its important to keep abreast of the latest laws of health and safety and to ensure that we have a system which, as SAFEcontractor to implement, especially as industries that work can be dangerous if proper procedures are not followed. It is also important to note that the offenses sentence new guidelines on health and safety show much more severe penalties for companies convicted of a serious breach of care.
"Now, we have introduced the system SAFEcontractor, we can ensure consistency of all our sites in our approach to the assessment of skills and resources of all contractors to work safely. Approach Systemic Holistic health means that issues of security and management is more efficient and reduces the risks of unsafe practices at work.
A SAFEcontractor simplified the process of appointing sub-contractors and has alleviated the pressure on national resources. It has enabled our team to focus primarily on maintaining ownership of our many sites, which in itself is an enormous task.
"We evaluated other well known accreditation of third party systems before choosing SAFEcontractor.
The decision was motivated by the fact has the most SAFEcontractor synergy with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which means that we can be sure they meet the highest standards in safety and health practice. "
Darran Hughes, Director of Business Unit SAFEcontractor said: "The large organizations in the construction industry additional construction must be vigilant when it comes to managing health issues and safety. The industry is often characterized by large hazardous waste sites employ hundreds of entrepreneurs and handling heavy machinery in dangerous conditions less than ideal. Saint-Gobain Building Distribution includes only because it must be robust measures in place to ensure that their duty of care in line with stricter health and safety. "
Today we see the first test following Corporate Homicide Act (2008) and fines are rarely less than £ 500 000 * dollars for companies especially those operating in environments of construction and the building to be vigilant when it comes to their health and security policies. "
In SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a process of research, which examines the health and safety and their history of safe practice. Companies that meet the high standards included in a database that is accessible to registered users via a website: www.safecontractor.com .
SAFEcontractor now has more than 16,500 members of the contractor more than 120 works that have been audited by auditors professional society. There are currently more than 140 customers to use the services of these contractors, including some of the largest in the United Kingdom, organizations first order. To view the most recent client list, visit: www.safecontractor.com .
* According to the Sentencing Guidelines Council
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