Health & Safety

OHSAS 18001:2007 standard

Health and Safety at Permadoor is paramount to ensure the safe working environment for all our employees on and off site and for residents when we are fitting our doors.

Permadoor are now happy to announce that they have successfully achieved full accreditation to OHSAS 18001: 1999.

General Health and Safety Statement

Permadoor manufactures thermoplastic composite doors, supplying made to measure doors to the social housing and commercial market. We are committed to minimizing so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees. It will manage its business in such a way, and so far as is reasonably practicable, that the safety and welfare of persons not employed by Permadoor are not exposed to risks.

We will ensure compliance with all relevant H&S legislation and follow a programme of continual improvement, by the operation of an Health and Safety Management System to the requirements of OHSAS 18001:1999.

It is paramount that Permadoor governs and share the same H & S/ Environmental Procedures across our operating sites for consistency and communicate policy to all employees and third parties.
These are as follows:

Risk assessments.
Systems of works.
Serious and imminent danger i.e. Procedures such as Fighting Fires, Fire Marshals, Fire Roll calls, Bomb Threats, Testing Alarms & Environmental controls for spillage etc.
Co-operate and Understand Comprehensible information.
Information, Instruction, Training and Supervision.
Tool Box talks
Health Surveillance
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So far as it is reasonably practicable

Our corporate responsibilities

This policy document explains in broad terms, what must be done by everyone within Permadoor to achieve these objectives. The aim is to provide a sound basis for the co-operation between management and employees and is intended to encourage continuous improvement of our Health, Safety and Environmental performance.

Objectives and commitments

Continual improvement and the setting of objectives and targets (reviewed periodically) facilitate the operation of this policy.
Our objectives toward fulfilling this policy are to:

Concentrate pro-actively on the elimination of risks to persons, as a first priority, then on risk reduction, prevention of injury and loss due to damage.
Identify the health and safety hazards and manage those hazards so that the risks are effectively controlled, in accordance with this policy.
Work to safety standards, which satisfy our statutory requirements and reflect good industry working practices.
Review and develop these standards continuously and when changes in Legislation, industry practice or technology occur, revise them accordingly.
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We are committed to consult with employees on health, safety and welfare issues by:

Ensuring that our employees are trained to understand and carry out their job responsibilities. This will involve, but will not be limited to, selection, training, re-training, supporting and continuous assessment of employee performance.

Continually monitoring this policy by auditing and reviewing its effectiveness in the workplace.

Arrangements

Always refer to and abide by the Epwin Group Arrangements set out in the Health and Safety Policy February 2007.

Legal obligations

Permadoor recognizes the legal obligations placed on it by the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and other Statutory legal and other requirements as may be applicable to our undertaking.

Our Health and Safety documentation may be made freely accessible upon request for third parties and persons who may be affected by our operations.

Health and Safety Contact

If you have any concerns regarding Permadoors Health and Safety, please contact Stephen Perks.