Vision
'In all matters of health and safety to aspire to match best practices and wherever appropriate to exceed them'.
Best practice is defined as:
'To view regulatory compliance as a minimum standard and to seek a continuous improvement in performance'
Objectives
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Continually improve the health and safety of premises, plant and people
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Implement and maintain safety management systems
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Improve audit scores and feedback internally and externally from all stakeholders
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For incident performance, where measured, to be consistently better than the industry average and to improve year on year
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Receive no prosecutions or enforcement notices from authorities
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Increase pro-active thinking among staff so we are less dependent upon a reactive response to issues
Strategies
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Clarify lines of accountability for health and safety within the business
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Assess our health and safety culture/behaviour and method of measuring changes
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Assess the requirement for training and ensure its effective delivery
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To encourage suggestions from staff
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Carry out an annual review of stakeholder views of how we are doing e.g. HSE, Local Authority, Contractors etc
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Work and exchange information with other relevant organisations and industry bodies
