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Health, Safety & Welfare Commitment

The health, safety and wellbeing of our staff – and all those impacted by our activities – remain our top priority. While legislation governs every business operation, the construction and built environment sectors are among the most highly regulated. This robust framework guides how we achieve compliance and uphold safe working practices.

Our commitment to safety is reflected in our performance: our last RIDDOR report was filed over 20 years ago, and we continue to maintain an exceptionally low annual accident rate.

The company employs an external consultancy (Just Safety Ltd) to advise us and act as the company Competent Person (CP). Our safety Officer holds a Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, awarded by the British Safety Council.

Our health and safety policy, procedures, arrangements, and monitoring program were originally developed in partnership with Delain Consultancy and have provided a strong foundation for many years. We remain committed to continual improvement, carrying out regular reviews and incorporating feedback to strengthen our approach.

Over the years, we have achieved accreditation through ConstructionLine, SafeContractor, CHAS, and SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement, recognised by the Health and Safety Executive and delivered via Once For All, formerly Acclaim). Building on this, we are proud to have now attained ISO 45001 accreditation - the international Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard. ISO 45001 ensures that health and safety is embedded strategically within our business, guiding us to maintain safe working conditions, prevent work-related injury and ill health, and consistently exceed our legal obligations.

Our NSI H&S Gold accreditation demonstrates our commitment to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our staff across every aspect of their work, while continually striving to improve our practices. To further strengthen this approach, we have implemented HandsHQ, a cloud-based platform that enables us to produce risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) with greater accuracy. By embedding COSHH material safety data sheets alongside training records, HandsHQ ensures that the most current and reliable information is always applied.

We are qualified to deliver projects in compliance with the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations. All field staff undergo comprehensive health and safety training during induction and continue to receive ongoing development throughout their employment. In addition, they must successfully complete the Health, Safety & Environmental assessment under the Construction Skills Certification Scheme every three years, undertake annual UKATA approved asbestos awareness training, and maintain core competencies in areas such as working at height, first aid (EFAW, every 3 years), manual handling, GDPR & Data Security Fundamentals, display screen equipment (DSE), and electrical safety (ELECSA•NICEIC•ECA - Safe Isolation). Field staff also participate in occupational driving assessments to ensure road risks are managed and actions taken to improve their safety whilst travelling.

IMPULSE ENGINEERING Limited is conscious of their general statutory obligations to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work of all their staff and sub-contractors. With this in mind the company will, so far as reasonably practicable:

  1. Provide adequate funds and resources and to place their health, safety and welfare in the highest category of management responsibility.
  2. Take all reasonable measures to prevent personal injury or illness through compliance with relevant statutory instruments, regulations and related Guidance Notes issued by the Health and Safety Executive, whom the company will liaise with, as relevant, on particular health and safety issues which may affect the work.
  3. Promote safety consciousness among all employees through providing information and safety training.
  4. Co-operate with staff members to achieve the objectives of the safety policy. In this connection it is stressed that it is the duty of each member of staff, while at work to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and for that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions, and to co-operate with the Company to enable them to comply with the regulations.
  5. Provide for the effective planning organisation, control, monitoring and review of the preventive and protective measures arranged for the safe working within the Company.
  6. Commit to developing, leading and promoting a positive Health and Safety culture in the Company that supports the intended outcomes of the Health and Safety Management system.
  7. Protect workers from reprisals when reporting incidents, hazards, risks and opportunities.
  8. Ensure that a process for consultation and participation of workers is established and implemented.
  9. Take overall responsibility and accountability for the prevention of work-related injury and/or ill health as well as the provision of a safe and healthy workplace and activities.

In order to minimise personal injury and safeguard the health of staff members and other persons, the Company aims to promote and maintain a high standard of safety by providing safe places of work, safe systems of working, personal protective equipment, information & consultation on all aspects of health, safety & welfare with all members of staff and by proper maintenance of all plant and equipment.

The Senior Management will keep this policy under review and make and revisions it deems necessary, from time to time. All such revisions will be brought to the attention of its staff members.

Please read our Health & Safety Manual.

Eric D Newman
Managing Director