Health and Safety
Policy Statement
Dorset Flat Roofs recognises its duty of care with respect to health and safety and consequently will undertake its activities in such a way as to prevent injury and ill health and to comply with relevant legal requirements.
Dorset Flat Roofs will identify Health and Safety Objectives, set targets, and monitor these in order to achieve continual improvement in our Health and Safety management and performance.
In order to establish and maintain effective systems and controls, this Policy requires the commitment of employees at all levels within Dorset Flat Roofs.
Every employee of Dorset Flat Roofs has a legal duty to act with due regard for the health and safety of others who may be affected by his or her acts or omissions. Furthermore, every employee must co-operate with Dorset Flat Roofs to ensure that statutory duties are complied with in accordance with the Policy.
Arrangements will be made to consult with employees on matters affecting their health and safety and to provide employees with the means to become actively involved with the management of health and safety.
Incorporated within this Policy is a recognised responsibility for third parties, including contractors and visitors, where the nature of Dorset Flat Roofs’ undertakings could have an impact upon them. Contractors are expected to conform to their own health and safety policy, ensuring in addition that the standards of the Dorset Flat Roofs Policy are maintained.
The Policy will be reviewed and, if necessary, revised in accordance with legislative or organisational change.
Organisational Responsibilities
Managing Partner
Ben Diack as Partner of Dorset Flat Roofs has overall responsibility for health and safety, and in particular for:
• Ensuring that adequate resources are available to implement the Health and Safety Policy.
• Making health and safety integral to all relevant business processes, planning and decision making.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the Health and Safety Policy.
• Reviewing the Health and Safety Policy annually.
• Ensuring that health and safety responsibilities are clearly communicated to employees.
• Monitoring the accident investigation and reporting procedure and liaising with external bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive, Fire Authorities and Insurers as necessary.
• Obtaining Employers Liability insurance.
Site Manager
The responsibilities of the Site Manager include:
• Understanding “The Health & Safety Policy & Procedures” and ensuring it is brought to the notice of all contractors and site personnel. Carrying out all work in accordance with its requirements.
• Knowing the requirements of the Construction Regulations and ensuring that they are observed and followed on site.
• Communicating with Principal Contractors to ensure that all relevant health and safety information is shared and understood.
• Organising sites so that work is carried out to the required standard with the minimum of risk to site personnel, contractors, the public, equipment or materials.
• Planning and maintaining a tidy site.
• Ensuring that registers, records and reports are up to date, adequately and accurately completed and are stored in a safe place.
• Referring regularly to the prepared written assessments/procedures as required.
• Ensuring the allocation of adequate resources to cover working methods
• Ensuring the establishment of adequate welfare facilities.
• Ensuring all new personnel on site are inducted.
• Delivering tool box training as required.
• Ensuring that all hazardous materials are properly marked, stored and used as outlined in the COSHH Assessments.
• Carrying out work as planned and taking account of any changing or unforeseen conditions as work proceeds.
• Ensuring that any electricity supply is installed and maintained in a safe and proper manner.
• Ensuring that all contractors are aware of their responsibilities for safe working and that they are not required or permitted to take any unnecessary risks.
• Ensuring that all plant and equipment is tested at the statutory intervals and if brought on to site by contractors ensuring that the necessary certification is provided.
• Checking that all machinery and equipment on site is maintained in good condition and that all temporary electrical equipment is not more than 110Volts.
• Ensuring that adequate supplies of protective clothing and equipment are maintained on site and available for use. Recording issue of PPE to site personnel.
• Setting a personal example by wearing appropriate PPE on site.
• Ensuring that there is a trained first aider on site and that all site personnel are aware of who the first aider is and where the first aid equipment is kept.
• Ensuring that any accident on site is reported in accordance with the Health & Safety Policy
• Ensuring that adequate fire precautions are implemented on site and that any flammable liquids are stored and used safely.
Site Personnel and Contractors
Site Personnel and contractors have responsibilities in respect of health and safety. In particular they will:
• Co-operate at all times with management in the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Conduct their work in line with the Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Take reasonable care of their own safety and for the safety of others who may be affected by their actions within the workplace.
• Not operate any machinery, equipment or vehicle unless they have been adequately trained and authorised to do so.
• Not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for the purpose of health and safety at work.
• Report all health and safety concerns, such as unsafe equipment and unsafe procedures to their Manager or the Site Manager.
• Maintain good housekeeping standards.
• Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment as and when required.
• Attend all health and safety training, as instructed.
• Immediately report to their Manager all injuries, accidents and ill health caused by or affecting the work activity, and any near miss incident or dangerous occurrence and assist in the investigation of accidents that occur, where requested.
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