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Midland Quarry Products Safety & Health Management System

Policy Statement

As Managing Director I have overall responsibility for health & safety and will manage this aspect of the business as follows:

• MQP is committed to the highest reasonably practicable standards of safety, health and welfare for all its employees and others affected by its business, including stakeholders, visitors and the public.
• Safety and Health is a management responsibility having equal priority to any other objective of the business.
• All employees have a duty to actively co-operate in creating a safe and healthy workplace free of unsafe acts and unsafe behaviour.
• As a minimum, MQP will comply with all relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice including Quarry regs, Health & Safety at Work Act and best practice etc.
• Company standards will be set and procedures developed to ensure implementation across all sites, this will include worker participation, mobile plant, safe systems of work, equal opportunities etc.
• Appropriate training will be given to ensure competence and development of staff. This will include the implementation of National Vocational Standards (NVQs) where applicable.
• Safety, Health and Environmental committees will be set up at all sites to facilitate employee participation in S.H.E. matters.
• Regular Safety and Health inspections and audits will be undertaken as well as ensuring emergency arrangements are effective.
• Regular health surveillance will be carried out and staff made aware of COSHH, Noise and other occupational health issues. On a regular basis staff will receive health screening.
• All efforts will be made to minimise / eliminate incidents and near hits across all sites.
• Policy and procedures will be reviewed regularly and revised as necessary.

This policy will be implemented through the management structure and business processes within the company, through MQP's S.H.E. Manager.

Contact Details

If you wish to contact our SHE Manager on any issues raised in the SHE section please phone 07968 544064 (mobile) or 01530 230530 (office) and ask for the SHE Manager.

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