Health and Safety

leadership

Atkins acknowledges We have implemented a Safety Management System framework

that allows each Atkins business to develop management systems
its potential to to manage and control their health and safety risks effectively.
Our businesses are accountable for reinforcing this policy and
influence change in ensuring that defined requirements of business management
occupation health and systems are achieved.
safety management. We pursue this commitment by:
We are committed • Applying a risk-based approach to setting health and safety
to providing and objectives as part of our overall business strategy
• Providing appropriate training, information and supervision to
maintaining a safe ensure that personal responsibilities are discharged in a safe,
reliable and competent manner
and healthy working • Providing adequate funding and resources that contribute
environment for our towards a safe and healthy working environment
• Complying with occupational health and safety legislation
employees and to and, as appropriate, other codes of practice, standards or
ensuring the safety of requirements as may be specified by our clients
• Implementing arrangements for managing emergency
others affected by our situations, accidents, ill-health and first aid
• Promoting a vibrant safety culture through effective two-way
operations. communication and participation
• Monitoring planned arrangements and our performance
against stated objectives and publishing the results in our
Corporate Responsibility report
• Continually improving the effectiveness of the management
system, to ultimately improve overall health and safety
performance
• Proactively working with the industry to improve health and
safety.
Management systems are maintained to meet and exceed the
requirements of this policy statement and British Standard OHSAS
18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems).
We look to our employees’ support and professionalism in making
this policy truly effective on behalf of Atkins.

Keith Clarke
Chief Executive
October 2009

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WS Atkins plc Health & Safety Policy Statement | Issued in 2007. 2009 - deletion of ‘Working towards OHSAS 18001:2007 requirements’