Health & safety isn’t just about preventing accidents whilst working on a construction site. It’s about protecting yourself from illnesses and long-term health problems that may develop through repeated or prolonged exposure to workplace hazards.
More information can be found on the Health and Safety Executive website.
Occupational Health
All subcontractors must identify all occupational health hazards associated with their works and evaluate the risk posed.
They must identify workers performing the tasks that require exposure monitoring and health surveillance, and ensure that it is provided.
Asbestos
All asbestos containing materials (ACMs) should be identified by surveys. Where the presence of ACMs is known, these shall be made known at site inductions and will be labelled. If you encounter or disturb a material, suspend work immediately and report it to our Project Manager.
Control of Dust
Elimination of dust from the workplace must be considered by avoiding cutting or by substituting materials. Where this cannot be achieved, on-tool extraction by local exhaust ventilation or by use of water suppression systems in line with the manufacturer’s recommendations is to be used.
Drugs & Alcohol
McLaughlin & Harvey prohibits people from working on its premises / sites if impaired by drugs and/or alcohol. We require that all subcontractors make themselves available for induction, random, post-accident / incident or `with cause’ drug and alcohol testing at all times whilst on site.
Standards for our supply chain
All of our supply chain must demonstrate their health, safety, environmental and quality competencies through our pre-qualification process.
Only once the key competencies have been established, and our subcontractor commitment statement signed, will the subcontractor be deemed an approved supply chain member.
OUR SHEQ REQUIREMENTS