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Redrow places great emphasis on the importance of Health and Safety and recognises that the wellbeing of all employees and those within the supply chain is essential to our business. We take appropriate actions to comply with Health and Safety best practice and legislation throughout our organisation.
As Principal Contractor there were no fatalities on our sites during the year (2007-08:nil), no prosecutions for Health and Safety issues (20007-08:nil), no Prohibition Notices (2007-08:nil) and no Improvement Notices (2007-08:nil). The number of injuries reported under the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) stood at 12 (2007-08:49) a reduction of 76% and the level of injuries requiring first aid reduced by 76% also.
Redrow has also signed the Health and Safety Charter of the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The Charter includes an action plan to:
Further information on Redrow’s performance and initiatives on Health and Safety can be found in the Health and Safety Annual Report published on our website.
For each of the above categories we have set “high wire” standards that the sites have to achieve. Sites that achieve these standards in any of the categories are awarded “star” rating. If a site receives 4 stars or more for three consecutive inspections they are presented with a plaque to display on site. Refer to Redrow in Action 2 (Health & Safety – the Safe Six).
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Health & Safety
Redrow places great emphasis on the importance of Health and Safety and recognises that the wellbeing of all employees and those within the supply chain is essential to our business. We take appropriate actions to comply with Health and Safety best practice and legislation throughout our organisation.
- Reporting directly to the Chairman, our dedicated in-house Health and Safety Team monitors compliance with external Health and Safety legislation and the Company’s own standards.
- A clearly defined Health and Safety policy is provided, relating to all our operations, both on development sites and within our offices. All employees receive a copy of our Health, Safety and Environmental Policy on their first day of employment and are required to positively adopt its principles.
- Our Safety Training Credit Scheme (ST-CRED) requires employees to achieve a level of credits set by the Health and Safety Team, to ensure they receive the level of training relevant to their role or function. All Redrow regions achieved the benchmark of 80% compliance with ST-CRED.
- Training is provided to subcontractors through our on-site induction process, toolbox talks and through our Work Safe – Home Safe Campaign, which includes DVDs on four key aspects to reduce accidents on site.
- Specific Health and Safety standards are applicable to all areas of the business, including the safety of customers visiting our sites.
- Compliance with Health and Safety legislation on-site is monitored through regular site visits from our in-house Health and Safety Team.
- The Health & Safety Team provides monthly management reports, including one to the Board on compliance with best practice and the incidence of accidents.
- All persons on site are inducted by Site Management and required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
- On visiting a site, Directors are required to complete a Health and Safety register.
- A Crisis Management Policy provides clear guidance on how to deal with major incidents. This policy is provided to the appropriate staff at each level of management.
As Principal Contractor there were no fatalities on our sites during the year (2007-08:nil), no prosecutions for Health and Safety issues (20007-08:nil), no Prohibition Notices (2007-08:nil) and no Improvement Notices (2007-08:nil). The number of injuries reported under the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) stood at 12 (2007-08:49) a reduction of 76% and the level of injuries requiring first aid reduced by 76% also.
Redrow has also signed the Health and Safety Charter of the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The Charter includes an action plan to:
- Increase consideration of health and safety in design.
- Engage with the supply chain and employees on health and safety issues.
- Increase awareness of occupational health issues.
- Use statistics to target effective improvement on health and safety.
- Protect customers, visitors and neighbours.
- Co-operate with others to develop and promote best practice.
- Promote the Charter and encourage others to share the vision.
Further information on Redrow’s performance and initiatives on Health and Safety can be found in the Health and Safety Annual Report published on our website.
- We continue to improve our Accident Potential Rate (the APR is the internal measurement used by the Health and Safety Team to assess sites performance). The Group average APR was 5 for 2007/08; the target we set for 2008/09 was a challenging figure of 10. The Group met this challenge and achieved an average APR of 1.
- In 2005, we launched our “Safe Six” campaign which focuses on the six main hazards on our development sites:
- Work at height
- Pedestrian segregation
- Public protection
- Housekeeping
- Health issues
- Welfare
For each of the above categories we have set “high wire” standards that the sites have to achieve. Sites that achieve these standards in any of the categories are awarded “star” rating. If a site receives 4 stars or more for three consecutive inspections they are presented with a plaque to display on site. Refer to Redrow in Action 2 (Health & Safety – the Safe Six).
- Our Health and Safety Team and Regional businesses are actively involved with the HSE in their Safety Health Awareness Days (SHADs). These are events for SMEs that provide free training and information on all relevant health and safety matters.
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