It is an integrated part of the general management policy of North Kent Cleaning Services (hereafter referred to as the Company), to secure, as far as practicable, the health, safety and welfare of its employees at work, also to the same degree the health and safety of others affected by its operations.
It is the responsibility of the proprietor, managers and supervisors equal to any other that they carry out:

• Secure a healthy and safe workplace and working environment to all employees in premises under direct control
• Collaborate with clients and sub-contractors to secure healthy and safe conditions of work and suitable welfare provision for employees and sub –contractors on premises not under the Company control; and to ensure that other parties are not put at risk through the organisation’s activities

All steps will be taken, as far as practicable, to meet Health and Safety responsibilities in:

• The provision of safe plant, equipment and systems of work.
• Safe arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances.
• Information, instructions, training and supervision to enable employees to recognise hazards and contribute positively to their own safety and health at work and to the safety and health of others
• The maintenance of places of work in a condition that is safe and without risk to health including means of access and departure.
• The provisions of facilities and arrangements for welfare at work for all employees.

The Company reminds all employees of their own duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Regulations made under that Act.

• To take reasonable care in their work for their own safety and that of other workers and the public.
• To co-operate with the Company in the provisions it makes to carry out its responsibilities and to comply with the instructions and training on healthy and safe work procedures.
• To wear and take care of any safety clothing and appliances provided.
• To report to their immediate supervisor any defects in the safety of machinery, equipment and materials provided for the carrying out of their work.
• To report any incident of hazard which has or could have led to injury or damage, so that action can be taken to avoid or prevent recurrence.

• Not to work on equipment and with materials with which they are unfamiliar.