Briden Homes Limited’s objective is to achieve excellence in health, safety and welfare, not only in respect to it’s employees, but also in relation to all suppliers, sub-contractors, client staff, the general public and any others who are involved or affected by our activities.

Briden Homes Limited is committed to:
• Establish an maintain places of work that are safe and without risk to health, and to provide proper facilities for welfare and first aid
• Plan, organise and continuously review working practices so as to safeguard everyone that could be affected by our designs and operations
• Identify and provide training, supervision and information to help people to be fully aware of their responsibilities
• Provide and maintain facilities and safety equipment appropriate to employees’ activities
• Establish effective communication which encourages people to contribute to health & safety
• Measure and report our performance, benchmarked against the best in class, and actively seek improvement
• Work with our supply chain partners to allow them to demonstrate an equal commitment to health & safety

Responsibilities:
Ultimate responsibility for the proper management of health and safety rests with the Managing Director. It is the Managing Director’s overall responsibility to ensure that the policy is effectively monitored and audited for compliance with the safety management system. The day to day responsibility to comply with the policy falls on the individual site / project managers.

Each individual in Management / Supervisory positions is responsible for regularly reviewing standards and practices, assessing hazards and risks, and providing places of work that are inherently safe. Sufficient resources are to be allocated to discharge this responsibility. Managers / Supervisors are to display a clear and visible commitment to health & safety.

All employees have a responsibility to themselves, their colleagues, Briden Homes Ltd. and the general public to work safely. They have a duty to co-operate with Briden Homes Ltd. In fulfilling its legal duties, and must maintain their place of work and their equipment in a safe condition; and must not misuse anything provided in the interest of health & safety

Communication:
This policy will be brought to the attention and understanding of all employees, displayed on safety notice boards, and made available to other interested parties. People are to be encouraged to highlight areas of concern and proactively participate in delivering health & safety excellence.