to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our work
activities for all employees and others that may be effected by them;
to consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety;
to provide and maintain safe plant and equipment;
to ensure safe handling and use of substances;
to provide information, instruction and supervision for employees;
to assist all employees in identifying and preventing discriminatory and personal
harassment in the workplace;
to provide procedures for handling and resolving complaints
to promote the well-being of everyone in the workplace
to ensure all employees are competent to do their tasks, and to give them adequate training;
to prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health;
to maintain safe and healthy working conditions; and to review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals
Training of employees starts from the first day that they start working for Busclean, irrespective of their previous experience. All employees must receive induction in accordance with the Company procedure and may only work on their own once this has been completed.
The induction procedure incorporates:
Employee and Employer responsibilities
Health and Safety commitments
Notice Board Information
PPE
Personal safety
Equipment
Manual Handling
Risk assessments
Method statements
information about the driving hazards
information about how drugs and alcohol affect driving
information about the effect of medications on driving
information about fatigue and driving
information about the use and effectiveness of safety features
