EHS Manual
EHS Manual
EHS Manual
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HSE MANUAL
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LIST OF CONTENTS
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5.0 Responsibility
5.1 General ……………………………………………………………………. 3
5.2 Managers and Supervisors ………………………………………………... 4
5.3 HSE Department Personnel ………………………………………………. 5
5.4 Company Employees ……………………………………………………... 6
5.5 Subcontractors and Visitors ………………………………………………. 6
6.0 Procedure
6.1 Corporate HSE Management System …………………………………….. 7
6.2 Corporate HSE Policy ……………………………………………………..8
6.3 General HSE Philosophy …………………………………………………. 9
6.4 Zero Accident and Injury Rate ……………………………………………. 9
6.5 Health and Welfare of Employees ………………………………………... 10
6.6 Environmental Management ……………………………………………… 11
6.7 Asset Management and Financial Liability ………………………………. 11
1.0 PURPOSE
1.1 To describe the Company’s health, safety and environmental management system
to assist the Contractor, through his management team, to discharge his
responsibilities satisfactorily.
2.0 SCOPE
2.2 All employees of the Company, whether permanent or temporary, and to all other
persons affected by or involved in the project, including members of the Client’s
staff, subcontractors, visitors and members of the public.
3.1 This HSE procedure is a controlled document as required by the Corporate Quality
Manual and issued in accordance with the general procedure Control of
Documents and Data.
3.2 Revisions of this document will be issued when the main text changes or when an
appendix is added in accordance with that general procedure. Revised appendices
for substitution will be issued separately and, where appropriate, will include a
separate schedule of contents.
3.3 Document revision and appendix issue status are shown in the Register of
Corporate Management System Documents, a copy of which may be obtained
from the Corporate Quality Manager upon request.
4.2 CITB The Construction Industry Training Board. The premier UK body
recognised throughout the construction industry for training and development.
4.3 Safety Event An accident, incident or a near miss (see HSE procedure Accident,
Incident & Near Miss Reporting).
5.0 RESPONSIBILITY
5.1 General
5.1.1 The Contractor is responsible for the implementation of this HSE procedure.
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5.1.2 The Contractor shall assign responsibility for a particular task or function to a
member of his management team, and delegate the authority to enable him to
perform his duties; guidelines are given in the following sections. Notwithstanding
such assignment, overall responsibility remains with the Project Manager.
5.1.3 The Contractor shall ensure that effective means of communication are put into
place to advice employees on HSE issues. These are to include the display of
notices, regular toolbox talks and the facility at all levels of construction
management to discuss, provide and source information.
5.1.4 The Contractor and his management team shall take the lead in developing and
promoting initiatives in HSE matters. They shall use the HSE system to set the
standards and targets and shall monitor the performance on a regular basis.
5.1.5 Every person is responsible for fulfilling his obligations under the HSE system.
5.1.6 Managers and supervisors are responsible for implementing the HSE system
within their own area of the project. Queries on the application or interpretation of
the HSE system must be discussed with the Corporate HSE Manager or Safety
Advisor prior to any action being taken.
5.2.1 Every manager, engineer and supervisor who is responsible for staff and/or an area
of the project under his control has the following general HSE responsibilities,
appropriate to the nature of his work:
He is to safeguard the health and safety of his permanent and temporary staff
and of others affected by his work.
He is to ensure that all necessary risk assessments are carried out, that the work
is programmed to ensure compliance with the Contract, local legislation and
the Company’s policies and procedures and that risk are monitored through
regular and systematic health and safety inspections of the work area.
He has a duty of care for all visitors and subcontractors.
He is to ensure that effective response arrangements are in place to deal with
incidents, accidents and emergencies.
He is to take all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure and improve the
health and safety at work of his staff, subcontractors and the general public.
He is to establish action plans to implement the objectives for improved safety
performance, in compliance with the HSE system.
He is to ensure that arrangements are in place for fire precaution management.
He is to ensure that staff is trained with regard to safety responsibilities and
that the necessary information, instruction and training is provided to
subcontractors and visitors, as appropriate.
He is to ensure the efficient distribution and understanding of safety
instructions and publications.
He is to ensure that all necessary equipment and systems are provided and
maintained and is safe for use without known risks to health.
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5.3.1 The HSE Advisor has been designated as the Responsible Person with respect to
the day-to-day management of health and safety issues. He and his team, as
applicable, have the following responsibilities:
To maintain regular and effective liaison with all levels of management and the
health and safety authorities.
To investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences.
To monitor and maintain Health, Safety & Environmental records.
To recommend changes to the HSE system as required.
To develop and maintain safe working procedures and health and safety plans
as necessary for controlling site and associated office activities.
To ensure that all personnel attend the site safety induction program and other
specific training modules.
To perform regular audits on subcontractors to identify compliance with the
HSE system.
To ensure that a system to record and monitor potentially hazardous substances
brought to site is in place.
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5.3.2 For convenience the Responsible Person is given the title HSE Advisor throughout
the HSE system documentation, as this is the most senior position below the
Corporate HSE Manager. It is recognised, however, that some sites will have a less
senior member such as the HSE Officer as the Responsible Person. In this case he
shall assume the responsibilities and duties of the HSE Advisor unless otherwise
instructed by the Corporate HSE Manager.
5.5.1 Subcontractors and visitors are required to follow the HSE system by:
Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others. Co-
operating with construction management in the performance of their duties.
Avoiding intentionally or recklessly interfering with or misusing anything
provided in the interests of health, safety or the environment.
5.5.2 Subcontractors are required to work to their own HSE system approved by both the
Project Manager and the Corporate HSE Manager, or to work under the
Company’s HSE system.
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6.0 PROCEDURE
6.1.2 In developing the HSE system consideration has not only been given to common
sense but also to best practice in the fields of health and welfare of the workforce,
safe work practices and proven technology and measures to minimise any adverse
impact on the environment.
6.1.3 Examples of the information sources used include diving management from the US
Navy, COSHH regulations from the UK for hazardous materials and CITB good
practice for scaffold systems and working at height. Incorporation of the applicable
elements of these internationally recognised standards and guides to good practice
will ultimately improve the Company’s reputation and profitability.
6.1.4 The HSE system addresses personal safety and welfare, damage to property,
protection of the environment, including measures to remedy any damage, and
measures to reduce the Company’s exposure to asset losses and financial
liabilities. In implementing this system, not only are the requirements of the
Contract and relevant local legislation complied with, but also appropriate
measures for the protection of health and of the environment are promoted.
6.1.5 This HSE procedure is intended for the Contractor to serve as an overview of the
system to enable him to manage health, safety and the environment effectively.
6.1.6 The Project HSE Plan is a reference document that is issued for each project upon
award and provides the link between the Corporate HSE System and the
requirements of the client as given in the Contract. Where we are required to
follow the client’s system for an activity, or the client’s standards exceed ours,
reference is made to the Contract document where the requirements are to be
found, or additional text is inserted, in the section related to our procedure for that
activity. By this means, every manager, engineer and supervisor has ready access
to all of the HSE requirements for the project.
6.1.7 The final element of the HSE system comprises a set of procedures on specific
topics and activities. These procedures provide the detailed requirements and
specific instructions for complying with the HSE system and are intended for
managers, engineers and supervisors.
6.1.8 The Contractor shall issue the Project HSE Plan and selected HSE
procedures to members of his management team appropriate to the nature of their
work and their needs. Distribution shall be through the project’s document control
system.
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6.1.9 The Contractor and the Corporate HSE Manager, if necessary, shall review each
subcontractor’s system, if available, for adequacy with respect to his work
scope. Additional HSE procedures shall then issue as required to cover all of the
subcontractor’s work.
6.1.10 All documents issued to a subcontractor shall be through the project’s document
control system (see general procedure Control of Documents and Data).
6.2.1 The Company’s HSE Policy requires that all activities on a project are to be
conducted in accordance with the HSE management system to ensure the health
and safety of people and to avoid, as far as is reasonably practicable, disturbance
and damage to the environment.
6.2.2 In order to implement the HSE Policy, the Contractor shall give priority to
matters of health, safety and the environment and ensure that sufficient funds are
available to implement the actions and initiatives developed as a result of the HSE
system. Targets for improving safety and environmental standards shall be set and
monitored in accordance with the Company’s business strategy.
6.2.3 The Company shall regard meeting the requirements of the HSE Policy as the
minimum standard on the project.
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6.2.4 All personnel working on the project have a responsibility for implementing the
HSE Policy through the HSE system. These commitments will be discharged by:
The personal involvement of senior management.
Ensuring that effective arrangements exist for communication and discussion
on Health, Safety & Environmental matters at all levels.
Setting and monitoring personal safety objectives appropriate for the project.
Fulfilling the Company’s duty of care for subcontractors and visitors.
Ensuring the provision of adequate instruction, training and supervision to
enable work to be performed safely.
The provision of safe workplaces, including access to and exit from them.
The provision of well-maintained plant and safe systems of work.
The appointment of competent people to assist in meeting statutory duties
including, where appropriate, specialists from outside the Company.
6.3.1 The Company’s philosophy for health, safety and the environment is to develop a
safe working and accident prevention culture to ensure that safety and the
environment are an integral part of everyone’s daily work and not an ‘add-on’.
Any activity identified as unsafe, unhealthy or environmentally unsound shall not
commence, or shall be suspended, until acceptable solutions are found. This
philosophy is summarised by the four points below:
A zero accident and injury rate target.
Maintaining the health and welfare of employees.
Preventing damage to the environment as a result of our activities.
Preventing loss of assets and minimising exposure to financial liability.
6.4.1 To achieve this key objective, the Contractor shall adopt the technique of risk
management to all work undertaken on his project to identify potential hazards and
initiate preventative measures before work starts. He shall ensure that an
appropriate risk analysis study as described in the HSE procedure Hazard Analysis
is performed for each relevant activity, taking into account not only the
requirements of the applicable HSE system procedures but also those of the
Contract and local legislation.
6.4.2 When a safety event occurs, the Contractor, through his HSE Advisor, shall
immediately report it using the HSE procedure Accident, Incident & Near Miss
Reporting. The Contractor and the Corporate HSE Manager shall analyse the event
to identify appropriate measures to prevent recurrence and to calculate the cost,
both direct and indirect, to the project. Examples of the types of costs to be
considered are given in Table 6.1
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6.4.3 The Contractor shall evaluate all accident, incident and near miss data and
produce a report, including graphics where appropriate, each month throughout the
life of the project. The report shall include:
Monthly and year-to-date hours worked.
Recordable Case incident rate.
Lost Workday Case incident rate.
6.4.4 The Contractor shall discuss his report with the Corporate HSE Manager to
assess the HSE performance on his project. In this way, the performance of
individual managers, supervisors and subcontractors can be reviewed, action taken
as necessary and the HSE system itself can be improved with best practice passed
to other projects.
6.4.5 The Corporate HSE Manager shall evaluate accident, incident and near miss data
from all projects to identify trends. He shall discuss his findings with each
Contractor whenever appropriate and issue to senior corporate management and
all Project Managers the annual Company Loss Prevention Status Report, or
whenever directed to do so by the C.E.O.
6.4.6 The Corporate HSE Manager shall issue at the start of each calendar year the
Action Plan detailing the targets and actions to be taken by Contractor for the
coming 12 months. Each Contractor shall distribute the document to
appropriate members of his management team and subcontractors through the
project’s document control system (see general procedure Control of Documents
and Data). The Contractor shall include the targets and recommendations of the
Action Plan in his HSE management arrangements.
6.5.1 The Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard and preserve the
health of his employees and shall provide such welfare facilities as are necessary to
achieve this.
6.5.2 The Contractor shall issue personal protective equipment for all employees
appropriate to the nature of their work.
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6.5.3 Employees shall be given medical examinations when required and shall be
promptly treated for first aid and other treatment following injury.
6.5.4 A suitable medical facility shall be provided on the project and arrangements shall be
made to ensure a reasonable level of hygiene both on the site and in the
accommodation area.
6.5.5 Employees shall undergo induction training upon arrival at the project to
familiarise them with the Company’s HSE system and shall be given further
training when necessary, for example as a refresher course, when new work starts or
when a change in the system occurs.
6.6.1 The Contractor shall implement the Company’s environmental policies and
procedures to prevent as far as is practicable damage to the environment. Action
plans shall be developed to mitigate any damage that may occur, in particular pollution
from fuel, lubricants and other materials.
6.6.2 Hazardous materials shall be controlled to prevent misuse and from becoming a
threat to the health of employees. The hazardous nature of a material shall be
considered during procurement (see general procedure Procurement of Materials and
Services). Where applicable the form Material Data Safety Sheet (see HSE procedure
Control of Hazardous Materials) shall be used as described in that procedure.
6.7.1 The Contractor shall give consideration to the preservation of Company assets
to prevent avoidable loss and shall manage the work in such a manner that the
Company is not exposed to unnecessary financial liability.
6.7.2 The Contractor shall ensure that proper arrangements are made for the safe use
and storage of temporary works items, for example scaffold systems, boards and
accessories, and for small tools.
6.7.3 Exposure to financial liability shall be minimised by safe working practices, the
recognition of potential damage to the life and property of others and an
appreciation of the terms and conditions of insurance policies in force on the
project, such as the excess associated with claims.
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APPENDIX A