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MSC (Scotland) Ltd. HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT
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It is the policy of MSC (Scotland) Ltd. to safeguard the health, safety and
welfare of all our employees and professional associates, and MSC (Scotland)
Ltd's, staff and agents, and other members of the public whilst at work. We also
fully accept our responsibility for other persons who may be affected by our
work activities. We accept the aims and provisions of the Health and Safety at
Work Act 1974, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999,
and we will take steps to ensure that our statutory duties are met at all times.
It is our duty to ensure that all processes and systems of work are designed
to take account of health and safety and are properly supervised at all times.
We will assess the risks to the health and safety of our employees and to
anyone else who may be affected by our work activities. We will also make
arrangements to effectively plan, organise, control, monitor and review the
preventative and protective measures identified as being necessary by these risk
assessments as well as ensure that;
- Adequate facilities and arrangements will be maintained to enable employees
to raise issues of health and safety.
- Competent people will be appointed to assist us in meeting our statutory
duties including, where appropriate, specialists from out with the organisation.
- We will provide information, instruction, training, and supervision to
employees and others as is necessary to implement and maintain high standards of
health and safety.
- We have established arrangements for ensuring safety and absence of risks to
health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles
and substances, so far as is reasonably practicable.
- We will provide and maintain a working environment for employees and the
public that is safe, without risks to health and adequate as regards facilities
and arrangements for their welfare, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Every employee must co-operate with us to enable all statutory duties to be
complied with. The successful implementation of this policy requires total
commitment from all levels of employee. Each individual has a legal obligation
to take reasonable care for their own health and safety, and for the safety of
other people who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
This policy will be regularly monitored to ensure that the objectives are
achieved. It will be reviewed, and if necessary, revised in the light of
legislative or organisational changes.
Sign: Dougie Shaw - General Manager
Date: 18th August 2009
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