Health & Safety, Khounxay Group

Health & Safety in the Khounxay Group

The Khounxay Group is proud of it's health and safety record and continually strives to improve our performance. We work hard to provide safe, clean and healthy environments for our staff, partners and members of the public.

The health & safety of our employees is of crucial importance to us. We have implemented a programme of regular training and seminars on safety in the workplace. We ensure that all employees are fully equipped to work safely.

We have dedicated health and safety personnel on all our locations, who provide advice and support regarding accident prevention, risk assessment and health and safety awareness. Our performance is monitored both at group and local level to maintain the safety culture at all levels.

In line with our responsibilities, the Group has implemented, as far as is reasonably practicable the following policies:

1. A safe and healthy working environment for all its employees, the carrying out of risk analyses and the identification of hazards;
2. Systems of work which are safe and without risks to health;
3. General training in health and safety so that all employees are made aware of any potential hazards in relation to their work, and the latest procedures for overcoming them;
4. Specific training in safe working procedures, the operation of plant and machinery and accident prevention, along with the provision of regular refresher courses, with reference to training already carried out. A system for conducting a regular review of the training needs of the workforce will be ongoing;
5. Basic training in health and safety to new employees and young workers, and to ensure that whenever new plant or variations in systems of work are introduced, then the appropriate safety training is given;
6. Personal protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the job in hand;
7. Guidance on what to do in the event of an emergency;
8. On-site welfare and first-aid provision which complies fully with the statutory requirements together with a system for maintaining the equipment;
9. Adequate fire fighting equipment will be provided;
10. A means of contact with the relevant health and safety bodies so that up-to-date information on legislation, codes of practice and other technical guidance is available within the Group, and is circulated promptly to all concerned.