Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Policy
University Paton Instruments recognises the importance of protecting the Health and Safety of our employees, clients, visitors and sub-contractors whilst caring for the environment and supporting our local environment and community.
Our Goal
- To acknowledge safety and continually work towards “zero harm” to our people, the environment & communities
associated with projects and activities under University Paton Instruments management and control.
Our Commitments
Health & Safety:
- Compliance with our policy
- Implement designs for safety principles
- Healthy and safe workplace environment
- Eliminate or minimise injury and illness
- Establish health & safety programs, as appropriate, for each project
- Develop our health and safety program based on our health and safety management system
- Comply with applicable health and safety legislation
Environment:
- Operate our facilities in a safe and environmentally sensitive manner
- Plan and design safe, clean, facilities for our clients to minimise waste emissions and discharges
- Strive to continuously improve our environmental performance based on goals and compliance with all applicable legislations
Sustainable Development:
- Minimise ecological carbon footprint from project design and construction, through to all operations
- Thorough planning, design and construction of our projects to ensure we develop sustainable principles
Community:
- Individually and as a company, we support our local communities and professional societies
- Respect the sensitivities and cultural heritage of our community within the influence of our projects
Implementation:
- Give our employees the training, opportunity and encouragement to participate in HSEC matters pertaining to our projects
- Establish objectives and targets for the implementation of this policy
- Sustain continual improvement by reviewing our HSEC performance annually
Responsibility and Accountability:
- The responsibility for leading the implementation of this policy resides with the senior leaders of our business
- Every project leader is responsible for the implementation of this policy on their projects
- All employees have the responsibility to work safely using the training, technical resources and safety equipment provided and to care for the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others