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The Ferguson Group is fully committed to achieving high standards of occupational health, safety and welfare for all its employees, contractors and members of the public who may be affected by the Group’s undertaking. In addition the Ferguson Group also commits to high standards of environmental protection. This policy statement and supporting management system has the approval of the Group Managing Director and the Board, who will ensure that appropriate resources are made available to facilitate a culture of continual improvement in health, safety and environmental performance. All significant workplace hazards will be identified and evaluated to ensure that appropriate risk control measures are in place, and that risk is reduced to tolerable levels; information on significant risk will be communicated to all those who may be affected. Further, the Group will investigate all accidents and near miss incidents so that lessons can be learned and measures can be taken to prevent recurrence. Whilst overall responsibility for health, safety and environment rests with the Group Managing Director, it is the duty of all employees to accept responsibility for carrying out this policy and reporting to management any known shortcomings with the health, safety and environment arrangements.
The Group and all its employees will comply with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation and will adopt industry ‘best practice’ where reasonably practicable. Additionally, the Group will seek to meet and, where feasible, exceed the expectations and requirements of our clients and stakeholders with regard to health, safety and environment.
Health, safety and environmental objectives will be set and all employees are encouraged to actively participate in achieving these, and to take ownership of health and safety matters within their own work environments in line with the Group’s Corporate Responsibilities document.
Additionally the Ferguson Group will, so far as is reasonably practicable:
· consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety;
· provide and maintain safe plant and equipment;
· ensure safe handling and use of substances;
· provide information, instruction and supervision for employees;
· ensure all employees are competent to do their tasks, and to give them adequate training;
· seek to prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health;
· prevent pollution and pursue a policy of continual improvement;
· minimise waste and our environmental impacts;
· maintain safe and healthy working conditions;
· make this policy and supporting management system available to interested parties; and
· review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals.
To view our further Standards and Practices, please click the links below.
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