Health And Safety Responsibilities

1. Overall and final responsibility for health and safety in the company is that of Mr. Eddy MacDonald, Managing Director. In the absence of Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Cliff Westcombe, Company Administrator will act as his deputy to ensure that the terms of this policy are adhered to.
   
   
2. The senior employee on each site will be responsible for ensuring that the terms of this policy are adhered to on that site.
   
   
3. The "Competent Persons" responsible for assisting in complying with health and safety legislation (as required under regulation 6 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992) will be the firm of ALL-SAFE Safety & Environmental Management. In this context ALL-SAFE will conduct any safety training deemed necessary, carry out safety inspections, investigate and report on any accidents and monitor the safety performance of CLANCO FLOORS & CEILINGS.
   
   
4. The general responsibilities of management are to:
   
   
   • Provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions and to treat current legislation as the minimum requirement.
     
     
   • Ensure that all employees receive adequate safety training as part of the standard induction procedure together with any appropriate special training.
     
     
   • Produce all relevant information on safe operating procedures.
     
     
   • Supply all necessary safety devices, personal protective clothing/equipment and provide an efficient servicing scheme to ensure that the efficiency of these items is maintained.
     
     
     • Promote regular safety inspections.
     • Set an example in safe behaviour.
   
   
5. The General Responsibilities Of Employees Are To:
   
   
   • Work safely at all times and to adhere to established safe operating procedures.
     
     
   • Co-operate with the Company in meeting statutory requirements.
     
     
   • Liaise with management on all aspects of health, safety and welfare at work.
     
     
   • Wear protective equipment where provided and utilise all safety devices fitted to the plant to minimise the risk of injury. Interference with or misuse of such safety devices is a breach of health and safety legislation and as such, a breach of the terms of employment.
     
     
   • Report all accidents involving injury to persons, damage to plant or near misses - to management as soon as possible so that effective action may be taken to prevent recurrence.
     
     
   • Adhere to Company procedures for securing a safe workplace.
     
     
   • Co-operate in the investigation of accidents in order to prevent recurrence.

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