Health & Safety
Further Information
As a company, Mark Luck Ltd prides itself on its health and safety practises and procedures, and is always trying to ensure and follow health and safety to a high standard on our premises and job sites.
We believe heath and safety is an important factor in productivity and the service we deliver to our customers. Our staff and clients are of our first importance, and therefore we are 100% committed to acheiving and maintaining the highest standard of health, safety and welfare at all times by following UK Health and Safety Guidelines and Legislation.
Our health and safety practices are as follows:-
- Ensuring the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided and used by our staff.
- Maintain all vehicles, plant, and machinery, to the highest standard.
- Maintain safe working conditions.
- Provide accurate and appropriate training to all members of staff to ensure they can carry out their tasks correctly and safely.
- Ensure all hazardous substances are handled and dealt with in the correct manner.
- Ensure the health and safety procedures are up to date in conjunction with the UK legislation, including ensuring all accidents are recorded appropriately in the accident book and the appropriate training is given to the assigned first aider.
- Provide the appropriate control of health and safety issues that may arise due to our working activities.
- Review these procedures regularly to provide the highest standard of health and safety to customers and staff.
We have put all are divers through epic card training which is :
All industry hauliers need to be aware of a training requirement for all aggregates businesses who are members of the Mineral Products Association (MPA).
Workplace transport continues to be one of the highest risk sectors in the industry and QPA members are determined to improve this situation. All hauliers carrying aggregates, asphalt, ready mix concrete and mortar will be required to hold an MPQC Driver Skills Card.
The training leading to the achievement of this card has been designed specifically to increase the safety awareness of drivers and to encourage safe behaviour at industry sites, delivery sites and on the road.
General Statement of Intent
Mark Luck Ltd (the Company) considers the promotion of Health and Safety as a mutual objective for both the Company and Employees. Supplementary to this General Policy Statement, as necessary, there will be specific policies and procedures describing, in detail, health and safety provisions for individual departments and divisions.
It is the policy of Mark Luck Ltd, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of its employees. The Company also accepts a legal and moral duty to provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, healthy and safe working conditions for all staff.
The Company further acknowledges that it shares a duty of care with and for Customers, and others, where circumstances indicate that such shared responsibility for general health and safety is appropriate.
The Company will seek to achieve, with managers and staff, general principles of safety management, awareness and compliance through the management structure. The Company specifically requires all staff to cooperate with managers, supervisors other appointed individuals and colleague’s in respect of safety initiatives and procedures and to demonstrate a positive, proactive approach to all safety issues.
The Company will seek to provide adequate and safe equipment, for use by its employees.
In particular the Company recognises its responsibility to provide training and instruction to enable employees to perform their work safely and to maintain a continuing and progressive awareness of Health and Safety. The Company will take into account all statutory requirements for the provision of Health and Safety and to consult and involve employees in Health and Safety matters.
The Company also acknowledges that its employees have responsibility within the Health and Safety at Work Act. Employees are required to abide by their legal duty to fully comply and co-operate with the achievement of safety objectives and any failure to do so will be treated as a disciplinary offence. Their involvement will include but not be limited to:
- Following all Health and Safety Policy, Procedures and Safe Systems of work.
- Working safely at all times with due consideration to all persons effected by their actions.
- Reporting incidents that have lead or may lead to injury or damage.
