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HEALTH & SAFETY

The Building Safety Group
make regular inspections of our sites to ensure that they
 are safe and provide the Company with up to date
information regarding recommendations and legislation.

The Company endeavours to implement all applicable sections of the Health & Safety Act 1974 and its many revisions including CDM (Construction Design Management) Regulations.
All staff are issued with a copy of the the Company Health & Safety Policy and Company Rules based on current legislation. All sites and equipment comply with the safety regulations.

The health and welfare of the workforce is also of paramount importance to the Company.  To this end PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is given to all site workers. Employees are also made aware of regulations concerning hazardous substances and the necessary precautions involved for a safe working environment COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) through the provision of Data Sheets.

Risk assessments and method statements have now become routine and no employee should undertake a hazardous task without this documentation being in place and relevant to the particular work being undertaken.
Employees working on sites on an individual basis are provided with First Aid Kits and are issued with protective and safety equipment as required.  Many employees are qualified first aiders.

All of our basic work force have attended one day courses on First Aid. The foremen have all attended four day courses on First Aid. This ensures that there is adequate First Aid cover on all sites.

All our regular staff have successfully achieved CDM Site Safety Status.  The majority of our employees have achieved CSCS Registration (Construction Skills Certifying Scheme).  Our aim is that all site workers have full registration at their own level.

Attendance on other courses such as erecting scaffolds, safe use of grinding wheels and courses of this nature are provided for employees as and when they are required. 

Foremen are also given regular training on site management matters so that they are up to date with new techniques, procedures and policies as they are introduced into the system.