We will carry out our business such that people are not harmed.
In pursuit of the safety aspects of this policy we will manage safety systematically and in doing so shall:
- Comply with the law.
- Set safety related targets; measure, appraise and report performance against those targets.
- Establish criteria for assessing safety risk tolerability.
- Identify safety hazards and unwanted events with the potential to injure or kill people, damage assets, interrupt operations and ultimately threaten our reputation over the life cycle of each operation.
- Assess safety risks and establish controls to manage these such that residual risks always meet tolerability criteria.
- Establish and apply safety standards for application across the Company.
- Monitor safety performance and correct unwanted trends.
- Analyse accidents and incidents to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Develop procedures to support safe working.
- Respond effectively to accidents and emergencies.
- Specify within contracts the safety requirements and standards that shall be met by contractors and their sub-contractors.
- Be able to demonstrate that within operations safety risks are known and being responsibly managed
- Carry out periodic audits and assessments of safety risks as part of the continuous improvement process.