HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

GENERAL STATEMENT

The health, safety and welfare of employees is of fundamental importance to the Company and its Directors and is essential to the efficient operation of its undertaking.

The responsibility for safety at work rests upon all areas of management. The Company will ensure that this Policy is followed throughout the organisation. The Company will take all reasonably practicable precautions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees by providing:

• A safe working environment by the design, construction, operation and maintenance of all plant, equipment and facilities
  
• Safe systems of work
  
• Adequate instruction, information, training and supervision
  
• Control of all situations likely to cause damage to property and equipment
  
• Effective facilities for the treatment of injuries which occur at work
  
• Adequate means and facilities for consultation between management and employees

The Company expects employees to conform to this Policy and to comply with the relevant sections of the “Health and Safety at Work Act 1974” and to exercise all reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts and omissions.

Acorn Building Services appreciates the responsibilities it has to its employees and others who may be involved with the operations of the Company and gives its full support to this Policy and to the Company Safety Representative whose function is to monitor, operate and enforce it.

The purpose of this Policy is, through proper implementation by all employees, to prevent injury, ill health and dangerous occurrences at work through the elimination of foreseeable risks and the establishment of safe systems of work and compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and all other relevant and subordinate legislation.

The allocation of duties for Health and Safety matters and the particular arrangements made to implement the Policy are set out within this document.

The Policy will be kept up-to-date on a regular basis, particularly as the business changes in nature and size.

Tony Roberts
MANAGING DIRECTOR