Health & Safety

Health and Safety

The company gives high priority to safeguarding the health and safety of the public and its employees by pursuing a policy which ensures that:-

• Its business is conducted in accordance with standards that are in compliance with relevant statutory provisions for health and safety of staff and any other persons on company premises
• A safe and healthy working environment is established and maintained at all of the company’s locations
• Managers at all levels regard health and safety matters as a prime management responsibility
• Sufficient financial resources are provided to ensure that policies can be carried out effectively
• Good standards of training and instruction in matters of health and safety are provided and maintained at all levels of employment
• Risk assessments are carried out where appropriate
• Co-operation of staff in promoting safe and healthy conditions and systems of work is required
• An adequate advisory service in matters of health & safety is provided and maintained

Detailed policies and procedures are documented and made available to all staff. The Health and Safety Forum, chaired by the Company Secretary, and reporting to the Chief Executive, meets regularly to discuss and resolve implementation issues. The procedures are reviewed by the board annually, with health and safety matters included on the agenda of every board meeting.

This Forum provides guidance to employees on all aspects of health and safety. To assist, a Health and Safety Procedures Manual has been produced.

As we undertake no construction work on site directly, our assessment of a subcontractor or main contractor’s health and safety procedures forms a key part of our supplier selection process, and a vital element in our health and safety controls. For our operational sites (including Trentham Gardens, Solihull Ice Rink, and our shopping centres), individual risk assessments are undertaken, and updated annually, by a retained health & safety consultant.

The company’s health and safety performance continues to be very good, with no enforcement notices, no prosecutions for breaches of health and safety, and no fatalities.