Statement of Intent
I and my colleagues in Q Sustain Ltd are committed to provide and maintain a safe and healthy working environment, and systems of work for our employees.
We will strive to protect the health, safety and welfare of our employees and others affected by the activities of Q Sustain Ltd and accept our responsibility to do so in line with legislation.
I am absolutely committed to continue driving improvements in health and safety performance in our company and encourage our supply chain and sub-consultants to do so in their organisations.
Azhar Quaiyoom
Managing Director
01-Oct-2024
Responsibilities for Health and Safety
The below section states the roles and responsibilities of the staff involved in delivering health and safety within the business.
- Overall and Final Responsibility for Health and Safety – Azhar Quaiyoom (Managing Director)
- Day-to-Day Responsibility for Ensuring this Policy is put into Practise – Lovely Chavan (Health and Safety Manger)
- To Ensure Health and Safety Standards are Maintained/Improved, the Following People have Responsibility in the Following Areas:
- All employees should:
- Co-operate on health and safety matters with upper management
- Be responsible for personal health and safety; and
- Report all health and safety issues to an suitable person (as detailed above)
Arrangement for Health and Safety
Below are details of the arrangements Q Sustain has in place for achieving our health and safety aims.
Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS)
Prior to any site visit (or wherever relevant) Q Sustain will provide to the client and appointed employee a completed set of RAMS for review. These documents ensure all parties understand the relevant risks that could occur during the operation and how these have been reduced and can be mitigated on site.
Our risk assessment process determines the overall risk score through combining the risk and the probability. Following this, mitigations and actions can be applied to reduce the overall risk to a safer level.
Our method statements describe the purpose and context, materials and tools required, the responsibilities and finally the method to be used. This combination of information leaves nothing unexplained, to ensure work is carried out correctly and minimise risky situations.
Our example RAMS can be seen in Appendix A.
Training
It is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Managing Director to ensure that all staff are suitably competent on matters surrounding Health and Safety so that as a minimum they are able to complete the three tasks laid out in item 4, within the ‘Responsibilities for Health and Safety’ section above. Training will be organised by the Health and Safety Manager to enhance the competency of Q Sustain employees, should there be any shortcomings within the company Health and Safety skillset.
Consultation
Should complex issues arise within the area of Health and Safety that are beyond the competency of the existing employees, the Health and Safety manager will seek out expertise to advise on the matter.
Evacuation
In the event of an evacuation being required from the Q Sustain head office, the Manchester Technology Centre, this emergency situation will be managed by the Bruntwood team (as seen above).
Please contact us to view our RAMS Templates
