FTCG

We are fully committed to Health and Safety and directly employ a dedicated Health and Safety Manager for the Group, Steve English, who spent 12 years with Northern Countries Safety Group, a Health and Safety advisory organisation specialising in construction.

Steve visits all our sites and workplaces on a regular basis undertaking stringent Health and Safety Audits and providing advice and training to our employees.

Our Site Managers are qualified First Aiders and have attended C.I.T.B. Site Management and Site Safety Supervision Courses together with specific training courses including Scaffold Inspection, C.O.S.H.H. Assessments, etc.

All Operatives are registered under the C.I.T.B. Construction Skills Certification Scheme which includes a one day Health and Safety Appreciation Course. Our Plant Operators are registered under the C.I.T.B. Plant Operator Certification Scheme which also involves Health and Safety Appreciation Training.

All Operatives and Site Visitors receive site specific Safety Induction together with Training relevant to their duties, e.g. Abrasive Wheels, Confined Spaces, etc. and attend ‘Tool Box Talks’ on relevant subjects.

We have suffered no fatalities or serious injuries on our sites during the last five years and have submitted RIDDOR reports for minor incidents as follows:

2006      =     4
2005      =     3
2004      =     5
2003      =     6
2002      =     5
2001      =     7

There have been no Improvement or Prohibition Notices issued to us or Prosecutions by HSE.

We Monitor our health and safety performance against the Constructing Excellence Key Performance Indicators. In 2006 we had 4 reportable accidents which results in a benchmark score of 98% which compares extremely favourably with the Industry norms.