CompEx Health and Safety Policy – CCL2008 REV3 09/2024

Introduction

1. CompEx is committed to high standards of health and safety management. It is our policy to maintain high standards and to encourage everyone to contribute to their own welfare and that of their colleagues and others affected by our activities.
Health and Safety Policy Objectives
2. Effective health and safety management improves safety performance and reduces work-related injuries and mental and physical ill health. Therefore, so as far as is reasonably practicable, our aim is to avoid accidents, injuries and ill health to our people, and to prevent damage to property and to conserve the environment.

Duties under this Policy
3. Centres will ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare of its personnel whilst at work and all persons likely to be affected by its operations, and in particular provide:

• a safe and healthy working environment and safe systems of work;
• safe equipment;
• adequate information, instruction, training and supervision;
• safe storage for all inherently dangerous materials and substances;
• facilities for the treatment of any injuries that occur at work;
• effective procedures for the evacuation of buildings or other areas in the event of fire, explosion or any other emergency;
• a system to record all accidents and dangerous occurrences;
• a suitable and sufficient risk assessment framework aligned to local requirements;
• a system to monitor accidents and ill health in order to reduce the frequency and likelihood of these incidents occurring;
• assurance that adequate facilities exist for effective consultation between management and employees on matters of health and safety;
• the allocation of duties for safety matters and the particular arrangements that shall be used to implement the policy; and
• an annual review of the policy’s performance to ensure it is kept up-to-date, and reviewed when changes to legislation occur, or when an accident investigation identifies that a change in policy is required.

This Policy was reviewed and adopted by the CompEx Board of Directors at the Board meeting held on the date shown below and is due to be reviewed annually.