Health & Safety Policy
The following policy applies to ATM's Head Office and Field based staff during the normal execution of their duties. Where ATM provides on-site staff or where ATM's Field Engineers are working on Customer premises, other Health and Safety policies may supplement or replace this policy. In any case ATM reviews and changes this policy where necessary to reflect the services provided to ATM's Customers.
1. Policy
It is the policy of the management of ATM Limited to do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.
The promotion of health and safety measures is regarded as a mutually beneficial objective for management and employees at all levels. The avoidance of hazards arising from the Company's operational activities, services or products is of paramount importance.
The Managing Director is responsible for all applicable health and safety matters, which includes ensuring that the provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and all associated regulations and legislation are met and that the Company's organisation, arrangements and procedures are implemented. In the case of the self employed and/or temporary workers, operating under a contract for services, the health and safety responsibilities are shared between the worker and client employer. ATM Limited will pass on all relevant information on any qualifications and skills the temporary worker needs in order to carry out the work safely.
It is the duty of all management and supervisory staff to maintain a safe and healthy place of work and to ensure that everything reasonably practicable is done to prevent personal injury or damage to property in the process of its activities.
The Company will provide appropriate instruction, training, supervision and information to enable all employees to perform their work safely and efficiently. Training will be provided to employees to ensure that they are aware of their duties and responsibilities and that health and safety is a prime consideration in all aspects of their work and the work of contractors, customers and visitors on Company premises.
ATM Limited will emphasise in all health and safety matters the high degree of individual personal responsibility that must be accepted by each employee.
All employees and temporary workers have a duty to co-operate with management by:
- Working safely and efficiently, taking all reasonable steps to safeguard his/her safety and that of any other person who may be affected by his/her actions
- Using protective equipment provided and meeting statutory obligations
- Reporting accidents/incidents that have or could have caused injury or damage
- Adhering to ATM Limited' health and safety policy and procedures for securing a safe place of work
- Assisting in the investigation of accidents with the objective of introducing measures for preventing recurrence
- Identifying potential hazards and reporting them for corrective action
- Neglect of health and safety requirements will be regarded as a serious disciplinary matter.
The Company endorses the need for joint consultation to maintain the communication necessary to achieve good health and safety standards.
2. Organisation & Arrangements
The Managing Director, is responsible for the overall implementation of the Health & Safety Policy and shall arrange for funds and appropriate facilities to be available to meet the requirements of this Policy.
The Logistics Director, has the day to day duty of ensuring compliance of this Policy and Health & Safety Procedures.
The elected employee representative on health & safety matters is Julie Birch.
Audits of Health & Safety procedures and inspections of the workplaces will be carried out at least annually by management and relevant staff.
Any health and safety items logged during the course of audit inspections will be referred to the Directors for allocating action.
Staff views and questions relating to health and safety matters are actively encouraged and should be raised with their Line Manager, Employee Representative or Directors as appropriate.
3. Policy Communication and Review
A copy of this policy and all subsequent revisions will be brought to the notice of each employee.
All new employees will receive a copy and a verbal statement on Health & Safety as part of their induction training.
The Company policy for Health & Safety will be appraised periodically (at least annually) to determine the need for alteration and revision.
Expert advice will be obtained when required from appropriate sources/organisations.
4. Associated Documents
- Emergency Procedures
- General Health & Safety Procedures
- Specific Health & Safety Procedures/Working Practices
- Annual Health & Safety Audit Checklist / Fire Checklist
- Risk Assessment Forms
- Display Screen Equipment Assessment Form
- Manual Handling Assessment Forms
- Health & Safety Audit and Review Log
- Employees Checklist (Health & Safety Induction)
- Contract of Employment/Company Rules
- Employer's Liability Insurance Certificate
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (1995) (RIDDOR) reporting forms.
- Accident Book and Reports
- Fire Certificate/Emergency Equipment Servicing
- Maintenance Logs/Certificates
- Portable Appliance Testing Register
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) Assessment Details/Register
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) Safety Data Sheets