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Safety first at Wright Engineering
27th April 2006
Wright Engineering is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.The Worksop based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognizes very high standards of health and safety practice amongst UK contractors.
Employing 45 people, Wright Engineering is principally involved in the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of innovative materials handling solutions for all purposes, from concept stage to installation.
Specialising in the Materials Handling and Quarry Industries and with a £4 million turnover, Wright Engineering’s most recent clients have included major players such as Monier Lifetile, Lafarge/Redland, Hanson, Tarmac, Aggregate Industries, Bovis and British Gypsum.
The company’s application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
Stewart Wright – MD, commented “Safe systems of work and the provision of work, and the provision of timely, appropriate safety and health information underpin all activities. This accreditation recognizes and confirms the high standards of health and safety practice we work to.”
SAFEcontractor accreditation is expected to enhance the company’s ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.
SAFEcontractor is operated by international safety, health and environmental risk management specialists, the National Britannia Group. The system is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to food manufacture, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contract services.
James Ostler, Managing Director of Information Service at National Britannia said, “Major organizations can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies”.
“More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Wright Engineering has done. The firms’ high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector”.
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice.
Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website, www.safecontractor.com.
Employer-organisations who sign up to the scheme can access the database, which enables them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on site. These employers agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.
Over eighty major nation-wide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical and mechanical work.
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