Health And Safety Policy Statement

STATEMENT OF INTENT

The objective of this Health & Safety Policy is to provide the framework around which a safe and healthy working environment can be maintained.

It is the policy of DC EVENT SERVICES LTD to place great importance on the health and safety of its employees and others, and it considers this to be a managerial function equal to that of any other responsibility.

DC EVENT SERVICES LTD recognises and accepts its responsibility as an employer for providing a safe and healthy working environment on premises and property under its control in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

It is the policy of DC EVENT SERVICES LTD to liaise and co-operate with its employees to ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment.

DC EVENT SERVICES LTD recognises and accepts its obligations to ensure that other parties are not adversely affected by the activities of DC EVENT SERVICES LTD.

DC EVENT SERVICES LTD will take steps, so far as is reasonably practicable, to meet all it’s health and safety responsibilities, in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, by carrying out an assessment of all known risks and thus providing: –

  • DC EVENT SERVICES LTD has a comprehensive Canine Welfare Policy, which has been designed to ensure the safety of our canine partners.  This policy must be adhered to at all times by all handlers, kennel staff and any other persons either directly or indirectly responsible for any canine whether at work or in their own time.                                                               
  • safe arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transporting of equipment and materials;
  • provision of suitable and sufficient information, instruction, training, and supervision to enable its employees to identify hazards and avoid risks, therefore contributing to their own health and safety at work; and
  • a safe and healthy working environment, and safe access to, and egress from it.
  • Make suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of employees and of persons not in the employment of the Groups/Organisation arising out of or in connection with the company’s activities.
  • Make specific assessment of risks in respect of new or expectant mothers and young people under the age of eighteen;
  • Provide information to other employers of any risks to which those employer’s workers on the company’s premises may be exposed.

A safety policy is unlikely to be successful unless it actively involves the people who work within that company. DC EVENT SERVICES LTD will, therefore, ensure effective consultation and communication throughout all levels of management and all employees. The Company Safety Policy will be reviewed as appropriate and revisions will be brought to the attention of each employee.

It is equally the duty of each employee to work in accordance with the objectives of the Company Health and Safety Policy. Each employee must accept and carry out their responsibilities to: –

  • act with due care to prevent injury to themselves and others;
  • report accidents, damage to equipment and potential hazards, to their employer; and
  • follow the agreed safe working procedures, including the correct use of safety and protective equipment.
  • Health and Safety law applies not only to employees in the workplace, it also applies to organisations and people who occupy or use community buildings to which members of the public have access.

It is the responsibility of each employee requested to operate equipment or work to safe systems that they are unfamiliar with, to inform their employer immediately so that the correct information, training and supervision can be provided. It is essential that the principles set out in this safety policy be faithfully applied if accidents and the resultant suffering and loss are to be avoided.

The Managing Director will give full backing to this policy and will support all those who endeavour to carry it out.