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Health and Safety Policy

AIMS

We recognize that our employees are a crucially important resource. Their safety and health receives the same degree of attention as our mainstream activities, which encompass quality, efficiency, and environmental and financial awareness. We also recognize our responsibilities for the health and safety of others who may be our activities, and operate to CSA Z1000. Our aim is to achieve a working environment which is free of work related accidents and ill health and to this end we will pursue continuing improvements from year to year.

UNDERTAKING

We hereby undertake to discharge our statutory duties by:

  • Identifying hazards in the workplace, assessing the risks related to them and implementing appropriate preventive and protective measures. Johandaan Enterprise has provided information on residual risks to all members of staff through our Safety Manual.
  • Endeavoring to prevent injury to all persons affected by the Practice’s operations and damages to property.
  • Insisting that staff observe safe working practices in particular with any relevant safety legislation.
  • Instigating proper reporting investigation and costing of injury damage and loss to achieving a reduction in accident causes and trends.
  • Providing and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions within offices and on visits to construction sites, taking account of statutory requirements.
  • Ensuring that a record is maintained of any incidents that occur in our office premises or during a visit to a building site.
  • A first aid kit and instructions are kept in an accessible place on the premises.
  • Furnishing the resources needs to meet these objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Practice has responsibility for:

  • Providing and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions within the office taking account of statutory requirements.
  • Maintaining a keen interest in health, safety and welfare matters relating to the company’s various activities by consulting and involving staff wherever appropriate.
  • Ensuring that each new employee is provided with an induction on health and safety and is issued with the Safety Policy and manual. Staff is required to read the policy and sign confirmation of receipt.

    • The Staff have a responsibility and legal duty to co-operate with the policy.

  • Complying with the health and safety policy, following recommended safety advice and guidelines.
  • Promptly reporting incidents/hazards immediately as they are spotted.
  • Assisting as necessary in the investigation of accidents.
  • Complying with the fire escape drill conducted at regular intervals.

PREMISES AND HOUSEKEEPING

It is the Practice’s intention to maintain a safe office environment. To satisfy this, each individual employee will play his or her part in keeping the office tidy. This shall include keeping all work surfaces tidy. Thereby reducing minor hazards, like spillages on hot beverages or similar being hidden and posing potential real danger.

  • Lessen the risk of fire, deposit rubbish or flammable materials in the appropriate container.
  • Keep all passage ways clear at all times and ensure that you have clear access to the means of escape.
  • Avoid leaving things in the way that pose a hazard to fall over.
  • Keep cupboard doors, drawers closed and move chairs and stools under desks or tables when not in use.
  • Avoid lifting heavy loads unassisted.
  • All members of the staff have responsibility for security when on the premises particular at normal working hours from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

MONITORING AND REVIEW

  • The office health and safety policy is reviewed for every project by the project architect and practice health and safety officer. Any key revisions are disseminated during office meetings; minor revisions are included in pro-forma that is available to all staff and stored on a central server
  • A registered and chartered architect oversees all projects.
  • Further review of Construction Design and Management matters in undertaken at monthly office meetings at which all staff are present. Any relevant issues are raised and discussed. This provides broad information dissemination throughout the practice for Construction Design and Management issues.

ACCIDENT RECORDING, REVIEW AND MITIGATION

In twenty-three years of practice no Workplace Safety reportable events have occurred, In the event of a Workplace Safety reportable event occurring it would be recorded and investigated by the health and safety officer. Any recommendations resulting from this will be disseminated through the monthly office meeting. The records are also stored separately on a central server that all staff have access to.