Health & Safety Enviromental Policy Statement

Fairfield C & G Ltd recognises the importance of providing safe and environmentally healthy working conditions and practices and fully accepts its legal responsibilities both as an employer and as a contractor in meeting duties imposed upon it by the Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act, 1974.  

The maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment is a prime objective.  FAIRFIELD C & G LTD seeks to ensure that the conditions in which employees and others work are as safe and healthy as it is possible to make them and that members of the Public are not harmed by, or through, any of the activities the Company may engage in.

Managers, supervisors and appointed contractors have overall responsibility for health and safety at work and for the implementation of this Policy.  They will be expected to set a good example at all times.

The responsibility for safety lies with everyone – IT CANNOT BE DELEGATED.  Only by constant care and vigilance on the part of every employee – including Contractors’ personnel – can we ensure the health and safety of those for whom we are responsible.

FAIRFIELD C & G LTD is committed to a continuing policy of providing and ensuring a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable.  In achieving this, it intends to:

1. Ensure that health, safety and welfare is an integral part of management responsibility on all sites.
2. Provide equipment and materials that are safe and free from risks to health and to institute safe arrangements, procedures and systems of work.
3. Provide adequate information, instructions and training for employees and contractors staff, together with proper supervision in order to ensure the effective implementation of any health and safety policies and procedures laid down by the Company.
4. Encourage awareness and an on-going interest in health and safety matters.
5. Provide all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and any other relevant safety devices and ensure that they are used in the correct manner.
6. To ensure that contractors and sub-contractors are made aware of, and abide by, the Health and Safety Policy of FAIRFIELD C & G LTD.
7. Ensure that all accidents resulting in personal injury and other dangerous occurrences are properly investigated with a view to making recommendations to prevent a recurrence.

Every employee has a legal responsibility to take reasonable care of his or her health and safety and to ensure that their acts or omissions do not endanger the well being of their colleagues and others.

More specifically, all employees must:

1. Conform to Company rules and procedures regarding safe working and also follow the environmental policies and procedures of client companies and/or Main Contractors, where applicable.
2. Take steps to establish safe operating procedures and follow instructions that apply in the workplace and use the correct methods of work as laid down.
3. Report any unsafe conditions and all injuries to the Project Supervisor and assist in the investigations of any accidents, if required.
4. Wear and make full use of all protective clothing and equipment as issued.

The co-operation and commitment of everyone is essential in order to establish and maintain effective standards of health and safety.

FAIRFIELD C & G LTD, in carrying out all of its operations, recognises the importance of maintaining the safety and well-being of the environment.  It is recognised that the effective management of the environment makes good business sense and will, therefore, be a fundamental and integral part of the Company’s business strategy.

Project Supervisor and other site managers must be aware of how the Company’s activities impact upon the environment and must seek to minimise any adverse effects, so far as is reasonably practicable, by utilising the best available techniques and working practices.  In particular, FAIRFIELD C & G LTD must:

• Comply with any legal responsibilities placed upon it and conserve the use of resources, such as certified timber and wood products, particularly those that are scarce or non-renewable.
• Be sensitive and respond to the environmental concerns of the communities where we operate.  Where appropriate, adopt environmental objectives to continually improve performance and monitor progress in the achievement of those objectives.
• Require suppliers and contractors to have a proper regard for FAIRFIELD C & G LTD Environmental Policy and for the goods and services they also provide.
• Communicate this policy to staff, suppliers and customers and seek their help, if necessary, to implement it.

Specifically, FAIRFIELD C & G LTD will protect local environments as follows:

1. Instructions, as laid down in Tree protection orders and other requirements of clients and Main contractors, are to be followed precisely, unless specific dispensation is received from the local authority or other authorised representatives.
2. Noise to be contained within EC standards.
3. The strict conformance with working times as laid down by the local authorities/client. Working outside of these times is allowed only by strict dispensation from the local authority/client.
4. Any work on highways to be carried out outside of peak hours only and all interested parties are to be notified of such work, e.g. police, local authority and residents.
5. Jet and wheel washers may be used on all vehicles for journeys off-site where the risk of carrying large quantities of mud, etc, on to the highway.
6. All damage to the locality, such as pavements, kerbstones, walls, etc., is to be repaired within 24 hours, where possible.
7. The prevention or suppression of dust and fumes must be implemented, by using devices such as towed water bowsers and dustsheets, etc.
8. Pollution must be controlled at all times for the protection of the local environment, this includes both water and drainage pollution.
9. Waste must be properly controlled as follows:
   (a) Contaminated materials to be disposed of as per government and local regulations or as laid down by the Client.
   (b) Combustible waste is not to be incinerated on site.
   (c) Waste materials are to be sent for re-cycling wherever and whenever practicable.
   (d) Water disposal is only allowed as per the local water authority’s regulations.
   (e) Oils and solvents are to be disposed of in the facilities provided by the local authority or the relevant company.
10. Refurbishment of the locality, nature and wildlife habitats must be refurbished through tree- and hedge-planting barriers, etc.
11. Liaison must take place the local authority concerning the use, or removal, of environmentally threatening materials, such as asbestos, etc., as may be necessary.