1. The company fully embraces its statutory duty to ensure the welfare of its employees, both physical and mental, so far as it is reasonably practicable.

2. All employee medical data is considered as sensitive and handled in confidence on a strict ‘need to know’ basis. The only standard type of health data that the company retains on its general personnel records are as follows: details of the number of days absent attributable to sickness, maternity or industrial injury, and any further details that may be required to comply with disability legislation.

3. The company operates a policy of zero tolerance towards any form of physical or mental violence between co-workers. This includes abuse, intimidation, obscene gestures and bullying.

4. We encourage all staff to maximise their fitness, avoid common health risks and get back to work as quickly as possible after any period of sickness absence.

5. You should wear any protective clothing supplied in connection with your job during all times that you are subject to the risks for which it was provided.

6. The needs of the disabled (or the temporarily injured) to carry out their duties effectively will be considered, appropriate adjustments will be made for them and the effectiveness of those adjustments will be regularly reviewed.

7. The aims and objectives of the company’s Environmental Policy as they affect employees will be followed.

L.A.J. Litchfield
Managing Director