HSE POLICY STATEMENT

TOWN MILLS ORGANISATION (TMO)   

HSE POLICY STATEMENT  

Part 1: Statement of intent  

This is the health and safety policy statement of the Milverton Watermill site:  

Town Mills, Mill lane, Milverton, TAUNTON. TA4 1LQ.

Our health and safety policy is to: 

- prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health

- manage health and safety risks in our workplace 

- provide clear instructions and information, and adequate training, to ensure employees, volunteers and visiting contractors, are competent to do their work. 

- provide personal protective equipment when required 

- consult with our employees, volunteers and visiting contractors, on matters affecting their health and safety 

- provide and maintain safe plant and equipment

- ensure safe handling and use of substances

 - maintain safe and healthy working conditions 

- implement emergency procedures, including evacuation in case of fire or other significant incident 

- review and revise this policy regularly  

Part 2: Responsibilities for health and safety:  

1 Overall and final responsibility for health and safety: Robert Lawson (Project Manager)  

2 Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice:   Robert Lawson (Project Manager) 

3 To ensure health and safety standards are maintained / improved, the following people have responsibility in the following areas:

– safety, risk assessments, consulting employees, volunteers and visiting contractors, accidents, first aid and work-related ill health

– monitoring, accident and ill-health investigation, emergency procedures, fire and evacuation

– maintaining equipment, information, instruction and supervision and training: Robert Lawson (Project Manager) 

4 All employees including volunteers and visiting contractors, should:     

• co-operate with supervisors and managers on health and safety matters;     

• take reasonable care of their own health and safety; and     

• report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person (as detailed above)  

Part3: Arrangements for health and safety  

Risk assessments

 - We will complete relevant risk assessments and take action.  

- We will review risk assessments when working habits or conditions change. 

Training 

- We will give staff (includes volunteers) and visiting contractors, health and safety induction and provide appropriate training (including working at height, asbestos awareness and electrical safety). 

- We will provide personal protective equipment. 

 - We will make sure suitable arrangements are in place for employees who work remotely. Consultation

 - We will consult staff (includes volunteers) and visiting contractors, routinely on health and safety matters as they arise and formally when we review health and safety. 

Evacuation 

- We will make sure escape routes are well signed and kept clear at all times.  

- Evacuation plans are tested from time to time and updated if necessary.  

Signed  / Dated 27th May 2022  Mr Robert Lawson (Project Manager)

Review date               27th May 2023