Health & Safety.

Health and Safety is one of the most important headings which operators in the construction industry face. The company health and safety policy is kept under regular review, which meets the objectives of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Management of Health & Safety Work regulations 1999, all other relevant statutory legislation.

Each year the company invests a substantial amount both financially but also in time for staff and systems. This is with the desire to improve Health and Safety in terms of awareness, such as through additional training, and by making improvements to equipment and facilities all of which helps to improve the health and safety welfare of staff, site personnel and members of the public.

Taylor and Fraser has a competent advisor to assist with developing the Health and Safety policy on an ongoing basis. Additionally the company utilises the services of external health and safety consultant who regularly visits sites and premises to provide management with Third-party reports. These reports are used to understand existing issues and act as a basis to improve the existing standard of Health and Safety for the future.

Taylor and Fraser is involved at every stage of the construction lifecycle, including maintenance, operation and facilities management of support services. Taylor and Fraser's objective is to integrate fully environmental and social factors into all business strategies with a view to enabling the Company to contribute towards sustainable development. Taylor and Fraser drive towards sustainability and its focus on the social, economic and environmental impacts of its operations.

Taylor and Fraser is committed to:

• Continual environmental improvement by implementing business-specific Environmental Management Systems;
• Developing objectives, supported by detailed targets, to manage all potentially significant environmental aspects;
• The prevention of pollution and monitoring and reducing any adverse impact of the Company operations on the environment and local community;
• Demonstrating efficiency in the use of energy, water and materials, as well as taking appropriate opportunities to minimise waste and re-use and recycle wherever possible;
• Developing meaningful performance indicators to measure resource use, waste and emissions as well as promoting environmental best practice;
• Compliance with all relevant environmental legislation, other environmental regulations and standards of relevance to the industry sectors in which we operate;
• Training of staff, suppliers and contractors to enhance awareness of relevant environmental issues and ensuring effective management of our environmental impacts;
• Working in partnership with our suppliers to ensure effective environmental supply chain management and to promote sustainable sourcing of products and materials;
• Seeking to influence the environmental impact of our final constructed product through enhancement of environmental specification and design;
• Working in partnership with our customers to promote the adoption of best practice environmental management techniques to deliver high-quality products and services;
• Two-way dialogue with all who have an interest in our business, including staff, suppliers, customers, investors, shareholders, appropriate authorities, local communities and other organisations, to identify key environmental issues and to seek innovative solutions and appropriate alternatives.