Environmental Policy
The Directors and staff of H. M. Raitt & Sons Ltd. recognise the environmental issues associated with our major activities relating to waste, water and energy management as well as the issues relating to our peripheral activities. We aim to implement all reasonably practicable measures to prevent pollution to the environment and comply with all current environmental regulations, legislation and approved codes of practice.
In achieving these aims the company will:
- Ensure that we meet or exceed all relevant and current environmental legislation regarding our business operations;
- Strive to ensure that all of our wastes are handled, stored and disposed of as required not only by legislation, but as examples of best practice;
- Work to reduce the amount of waste produced, in terms of both office and other waste;
- Investigate measures which would reduce the consumption of raw materials (especially water, electricity, and gas);
- Investigate all opportunities for increasing recycling initiatives;
- Strive to minimise the risk of pollutant disposal to water, land and air;
- Establish objectives and targets to support this policy and review them regularly to improve our environmental performance;
- Provide appropriate training to our employees to enable them to implement this environmental policy;
- Minimise the environmental impact of our transport operations;
- Develop, implement and achieve certification to the international standard for environmental management systems - BS EN ISO 14001;
- Exercise control, as far as is possible, over the environmental impacts arising as a result of work being undertaken on our behalf by our sub-contractors, suppliers and maintenance contractors; and
- Undertake a review of this policy in light of any new knowledge, changing legislation or public concerns.
- Strive to achieve continual improvement with regard to environmental management.
H. M. Raitt & Sons Ltd. will endeavour to increase environmental awareness and understanding within the workforce in order to meet the above aims.
The Joint Directors have direct responsibility for the implementation of this policy and the effective implementation and operation of the environmental management system.
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