Health & Safety

Alcohol and Drugs

Under no circumstances should you work under the influence of alcohol, intoxicants, drugs or other illegal substances. If you attempt to work in such condition, this is a serious breach of our safe working procedures. We do not allow alcohol for personal consumption on our premises.

Please refrain from consuming alcohol during working hours, including meal breaks etc.

Health and Safety at Work

We each have a duty of care for our own health and safety and that of others. This applies
whether they are employees, customers, visitors etc. You must cooperate with us and adhere to our rules and procedures to protect health and safety. We attach great importance to providing employees with a healthy and safe working environment. We accept our legal responsibilities to provide a safe place and systems of work. We provide suitable equipment for employees to do their jobs safely. During induction you will be informed of our health and safety policies and any specific rules relating to your job. You must not interfere with any measures we have introduced
for safety and/or protection of employees’ health.

We treat breaches of safety rules or procedures as infringements of our disciplinary provisions.

We deal with such breaches under our disciplinary procedure. We regard serious breaches as gross misconduct. We may summarily dismiss you if we believe your behaviour constitutes gross misconduct.

If you have an accident at work, however minor, you must record it in our accident book. If you are working off site, please document it at the site where you are working and notify us
subsequently.

You MUST provide:-
details of the nature of the accident or injury;
any first aid or other treatment received;
the names of any witnesses with contact details if possible;
the date, time and place the accident occurred.

Smoking is not permitted anywhere on our premises.This restriction includes the use of electronic “cigarettes”.

Protective Clothing and Equipment

Where we issue protective clothing or equipment, this is for your protection. You must wear/use it at all appropriate times. If you attend work without it, we may send you home to collect it.

If you don’t wear protective clothing or use safety equipment, this may result in disciplinary
action. Remember, you have a personal responsibility for your own health and safety and that of others. Please make sure you exercise this responsibly. This applies not only in how you use protective clothing/equipment but also to its care and maintenance.

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