Health and safety first at Hanson
Company holds two-hour safety stand down across all UK operational sites and sales offices
YESTERDAY (5 April), all of Hanson UK’s operational sites and sales offices stopped work for two hours between 7am and 9am to carry out a series of safety-related activities.
The initiative was part of the company’s ongoing commitment to health and safety and is designed to get all employees thinking about their own safety, and the safety of colleagues, contractors and visitors.
Hanson’s target is zero harm and the company has established a comprehensive range of procedures – including safety conversations, near-hit reporting and site meetings – to help create a safe working environment and eliminate accidents.
Paul Lacey, head of sustainability at Hanson UK, explained: ‘Safety is our number one priority: ahead of production and ahead of profit.
‘The safety stand down is a major investment for us as the business will effectively stop for two hours but it demonstrates our commitment in this area.
‘We want to reiterate to all our employees that they should always challenge unsafe behaviour and stop a job if they think it is unsafe.’
Acknowledging that customer service levels would have dropped during the stand-down period, Mr Lacey said everything had been done to minimize the impact and he was confident that the company’s customers would recognize the importance of this initiative.
