HEALTH & SAFETY | EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES | ENVIRONMENTAL

1. General Statement

1.1 The Health & Safety of all our employees is of paramount importance to TSL Contractors            
Ltd, as is the safety of our clients, customers, contractors and visitors and members of the
public with whom the operations of the company may come in contact.

1.2 This Policy Statement will be reviewed by senior management at least once every year,
and at any point during the period if there have been any changes in Health, Safety and
Environmental legislation, or if the Directors and Management feel that the Company’s
responsibilities and objectives should be changed or redefined.

1.3 The senior person responsible for Health and Safety within TSL Contractors Ltd is Mr Andy Knight, the Managing Director.

1.4 The Health and Safety advisor of TSL Contractors Ltd is Miss Sarah Carty, Health and Safety, Quality Assurance and Training Manager.

2. Legal Obligations

2.1 TSL Contractors Ltd recognise the legal obligations placed on it by the Health and Safety
at Work Act 1974 and other Statutory Legislation, as may be applicable to our undertaking.

2.2 Our Health and Safety documentation and records are kept at our Head Office premises     
and are freely accessible to all employees, sub- contractors, visitors, members of the public
and other person(s) who maybe affected by our operations.

2.3 Employees are encouraged to ask questions on any Health and Safety related matter,
raising these initially with Health and Safety manager. It is a positive duty of all employees
to voice any concerns or anxieties that they may have about the Company’s Health and
Safety practices.

3. Company Responsibilities

3.1 TSL Contractors Ltd will ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the Health and Safety
and Welfare at work of all employees and adhere to the Health and Safety at Work Act
1974.

In particular TSL Contractors Ltd will ensure the following:

- The safe use of plant and systems of work.

- The safe use, handling, transport and storage of substances and articles.

- The provision of information, instruction, training and supervision.

- A safe place of work, including access and egress.

- A safe working environment with adequate welfare facilities.

3.2 TSL Contractors Ltd will show commitment to additional requirements set out in the Management of health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 by:

- Carrying out suitable and sufficient written risk assessments.

- Putting in place and recording effective arrangements for the planning, organization,
control, monitoring and review of health and safety measures in the workplace.

- Employ competent persons to help comply with health and safety duties.

- Develop suitable emergency procedures and to ensure that all employee are made
aware of these procedures and how they should be applied.

- Providing health and safety information to employees and others who are sharing the
same workplace such as sub–contractors.

- Providing health and safety information for any young persons parents working with
TSL Contractors ltd on working experience.  

- To cooperate in health and safety matters with other employees who share a workplace

- To provide employees with adequate and relevant health and safety training.

- To provide any temporary workers with adequate health and safety information.

- To protect new and expectant mothers and young persons from particular risks.

- Under certain circumstances, as outlined in Regulation 6, provide health surveillance for
employees.

3.3 TSL Contractors Ltd will also ensure to safeguard those not in their employment but who
are affected by the undertaking of the company. This includes members of the public,
clients, sub contractors, visitors, students and intruders.

3.4 The company will ensure that adequate financial resources are identified and made
available with regards to health and safety and to invest in the training of its employees.

3.5 This policy document explains in broad terms what must be done by everyone within TSL
Contractors Ltd to achieve the objectives. Its aim is to provide a sound basis for the co-
operation between management and employees, and is intended to encourage
continuous improvements of our Health, Safety and Environmental performances.

4. Employees Duties

The TSL Contractors employee’s duties are:

- To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others affected
by their acts or omissions.

- To cooperate with the employer and others to enable them to fulfill their legal
obligations.

- To Use any equipment or substance in accordance with any training or instruction
given by TSL Contractors Ltd.

- To report to TSL Contractors Ltd any serious or imminent danger.

- To report any shortcomings in the employer’s protective health and safety
arrangements.

5 Organisation

5.1 The principal hazards of the company are physical hazards, excavations, working at
heights and the maintenance and use of work equipment. Suitable and sufficient
training will be given to employees to reduce the risk of these hazards and health and
safety audits will be carried out across the company to aid the reduction of hazards.

5.2 TSL Contractors Ltd have set specific performance targets for the immediate and long
term future which must be addressed by all employees of:

- An increase in the reporting of the minor accidents and ‘near miss’ incidents occurring
within the company.

- An increase in the carried out externally or in house of the employees in health and
safety related topics e.g Manual Handling and working at heights.