GHL is committed to ensuring the safety of our
employees, customers and any one else affected by
our business activities. We recognise the legal
duties by which our business is bound and will
provide a safe working environment, safe work
equipment and safe methods of work.
We therefore seek to conduct our business in a way
that presents no risk of injury or ill health to our
employees, suppliers, visitors or customers; nor
gives rise to damage to our premises, equipment,
materials or any other property as a result of
accidents, fires or dangerous occurrences.
Optimal health and safety in the workplace is a
process of continuous improvement and relies
primarily on the systematic identification,
assessment and control of hazards and risks,
underpinned by awareness of the relevant legislative
requirements.
GHL accepts the overall responsibility for safety.
Nevertheless the success of this policy requires the
involvement and commitment of everybody in the Group
and strict compliance with the GHL Safety Management
System. GHL's executive management team places a
primary responsibility on line management to ensure
the implementation and maintenance of health and
safety controls and procedures.
The HSE department will periodically undertake risk
assessments, make workplace inspections and ensure
safety when specific tasks or work activities are
carried out or to ensure safety in specific areas of
the workplace.
Additionally, GHL will set objectives and targets,
and measure and monitor their achievement through
regular inspections, audits and the thorough
investigation of accidents and incidents. We will
seek to control or minimise identified risks through
staff training, proper signage, improved safety
equipment or personal protective equipment; the
replacement of hazardous chemicals with less harmful
alternatives; improved lighting or anti-slip
flooring – to name some of our measures.
Every GHL employee has a legal obligation to
co-operate in the day-to-day implementation of this
policy and to take reasonable care for their own
health and safety and the safety of other people who
may be affected by their acts or omissions.
GHL will continue to conduct it affairs pursuant to
the legislation in force in the countries in which
we operate, ensuring within reason the health and
safety of all persons that conduct their business on
the company’s respective facilities.
