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Crown paints Limited
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT (HSE) POLICY STATEMENT
UK & IRELAND
We:
• are committed to achieving the highest standards of health and safety at
work and to minimising any impact our operations and products may have
on the quality of the environment.
• will seek continually to improve health, safety and environmental
performance by setting corporate objectives and monitoring their
achievement and will develop performance evaluation procedures and
associated indicators.
• recognise that we have a responsibility to our employees, the community
and all others involved with our activities and products which is equal to the
commercial, operational and financial aspects of our business.
• will ensure that all activities of our business are carried out in a way that will
minimise the risk to the health and safety of employees, other persons
working for or on behalf of the organisation, members of the public and users
of our products.
• attach great importance to compliance with appropriate legislative
requirements relating to health, safety and environmental aspects and
assessments, and the conditions of licences, permits or authorisations issued
by regulatory bodies. Compliance is regarded as a minimum requirement.
Measures beyond this will be taken where necessary to observe all
requirements of corporate and company standards.
• will take health, safety and environmental issues into account
during planning, design, introduction and operation of new and existing
processes, plant and equipment and during development of products taking
specific account of:
- risks to the health and safety of persons working for or on behalf of the
organisation and the general public
- reduction of consumption of resources including energy
- prevention of pollution and the elimination or reduction of polluting releases
to the workplace and external environment.
- minimisation, re-use, recovery and recycling of waste as opposed to
disposal where feasible.
• will consider the environmental effects of raw materials and their sourcing
through the continued operation of our purchasing policy and research and
development activities.
• will encourage sound health, safety and environmental practices by suppliers
of products or services, sub- contractors and customers.
• will provide such information as is necessary to customers to ensure so far
as is reasonably practicable that our products can be used, transported,
stored and disposed of safely, and without risk to health or the environment.
• will investigate and take corrective action to prevent recurrence of accidents
and other incidents presenting a risk to persons working for or on behalf of
the organisation and/or the environment, will maintain records of such
incidents and provide reports to the statutory authorities as necessary.
• will maintain emergency procedures to deal with fire, spillages, injury and
other foreseeable incidents.
• will provide information, training and instruction to all employees, as well as
to other persons working for or on behalf of the organisation as appropriate,
about the potential risks to themselves, and any significant environmental
impacts, actual or potential of their activities and the benefits of improved
personal and company performance.
• will provide and maintain an action programme and the resources and
facilities to implement this policy and to achieve the corporate objectives set
for the business.
• will communicate our aims and objectives to persons working for or on
behalf of the organisation, will encourage employee involvement and
consultation to gain commitment to the policy and its implementation, and
will issue this policy statement to each employee and other persons working
for or on behalf of the organisation.
• will make this policy document and our corporate objectives freely available
to our customers, suppliers, members of the public or other interested
parties on request.
• will periodically review the policy, progress towards corporate objectives and
the health, safety and environmental performance of the business.
• will audit compliance with the policy and operation of our HSE management
system.
• The overall responsibility for Health, Safety and the Environment is vested in
the Country Co-ordinator. All directors, managers and supervisors are
responsible for ensuring that safe methods of work and environmental
conditions exist in their areas of responsibility and that all legislation and the
conditions of licences, permits or authorisations issued by regulatory bodies
is enforced.
Each individual is expected:
• to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of other
persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• to co-operate, so far as is necessary, to enable compliance with any
Statutory Duty or company requirement.
• not to interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health
and safety or environmental protection and to adhere to HSE procedures.
• to actively participate in maintaining the safety of their working environment
through their line management structure.
Breaches of health, safety and environmental procedures may lead to disciplinary action.
The management system and detailed arrangements for implementing this Policy are recorded in Divisional and local site Health, Safety and Environmental manuals issued to the Company Intranet.
G W Branton (Country Co-ordinator)
Date: 3rd November 2006
Crown paints Ltd., PO Box 37, Crown House, Hollins Road, Darwen,
Lancashire BB3 OBG
Telephone +44 (0)1254 704951 Facsimile +44 (0)1254 701027