Legal
Health and Safety Policy
General Statement
The Health and Safety Policy of Johnsons has been prepared and endorsed by senior management to ensure that our customers receive services that meet the requirements of health and safety law and ISO 45001.
Johnsons and its senior management are fully committed to meeting their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and associated protective legislation, both as an Employer and as a Company in all its services that it provides.
The main responsibility for health and safety lies with the Chairman and the Board of Directors.
Objectives
Johnsons provide a safe, warm and nurturing working environment that meets the needs of all employees.
Johnsons remain compliant to current Health and Safety legislation, regulations and EU Directives as well as good practice codes.
Targets
- Zero accidents and incidents
- Zero prosecutions and penalties
Measurable Outcomes
| Strategic Objective | What We Aim to Achieve | Measurable Outcome / KPI | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduction in Workplace Accidents | Reduce workplace accidents through proactive risk management and safe working practices | Total recorded accidents | Year-on-year reduction |
| Hours worked per accident | Increase from 43,839 to 46,000+ | ||
| Fatalities | Zero | ||
| Lost Time Accidents (LTA) | Reduce from 4 to ≤3 | ||
| Reduction in Serious Safety Incidents | Prevent serious incidents through robust controls, training, and safe systems of work | RIDDOR-reportable incidents | Reduce from 2 to ≤1 |
| HSE visits / enforcement actions | Zero prohibitions or prosecutions | ||
| Legal compliance | 100% compliance maintained | ||
| Hazard Awareness & Reporting | Improve hazard identification and strengthen near miss reporting culture | Near miss reports submitted | Increase from 17 to 25+ annually |
| Near miss investigations closed out | 100% actioned and closed | ||
| Employee-led hazard observations | Year-on-year increase | ||
| Safety Engagement & Positive Behaviours | Build a proactive safety culture where all employees take ownership | Think Safe, Work Safe safety awards | Increase from 9 to 12+ annually |
| Participation in H&S campaigns | Year-on-year increase | ||
| Health, Wellbeing & Competence | Improve workforce health, wellbeing, and competence to support safer working | Mandatory H&S training completion | 100% |
| Refresher training compliance | 100% in-date | ||
| Work-related musculoskeletal injuries | Year-on-year reduction | ||
| Occupational health surveillance | 100% compliance | ||
| Continuous Improvement | Ensure ongoing improvement through review, learning, and corrective action | Corrective actions from audits / incidents | 100% completed |
| Annual strategy review | Completed annually | ||
| Overall H&S KPI performance | Year-on-year improvement |
The Company will comply with its duties towards employees under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, so far as is reasonably practicable, in order to:
- Provide and maintain plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health, a safe place of work, a safe system of work;
- Ensure the safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling storage and transport of articles and substances;
- Provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as may be necessary to ensure the health and safety at work if its employees;
- Take appropriate preventive/protective measures;
- Provide employees with health surveillance where necessary;
- Appoint competent personnel to secure compliance with statutory duties and to undertake reviews of the policy as necessary and keep the Board of Directors informed of new legislation etc.
- Provide consultation on all matters of health and safety with the whole workforce or with elected employees' representatives.
In order to meet its obligations towards the general public and all lawful visitors to the Company's premises, the Company will pay strict attention to its duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Occupiers' Liability Acts 1957 and 1984.
Company employees agree, as part of their contract of employment, to comply with their individual duties under both the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and will cooperate with their employer to enable him to carry out his health and safety duties under the Act. This includes the reporting of all accidents, incidents or near misses to line managers. Near misses can also be reported anonymously using near miss report forms. Any other safety concern should be reported to the nominated safety representative.
Failure to comply with health and safety duties, regulations, work rules and procedures regarding health and safety, on the part of any employee, may lead to dismissal in the case of serious breaches or repeated breaches; such dismissal may be instant without prior warning.
This Policy has been prepared in compliance with Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and binds all Directors, Managers and Employees, in the interests of Employees and Customers. We request that our Customers and Visitors respect this Policy, a copy of which can be obtained on request.
