Safety
Over the years we have been instrumental in improving safety within the roofing sector and our commitment has not diminished.
This commitment is evident in our head office and fabrication facility as well as our sites, from senior management to the operative on the tools, safety is of uppermost importance.
We encourage feedback at every level and believe this is crucial to the continuous improvement process. We also believe consultation with employees is paramount in developing working solutions.
Ron Tully
Safety Manager
Tel: 01388 605636 [ext. 289]
Email: ron.tully@hathaway-roofing.co.uk
At site level safety is continually monitored by our experienced site managers with audits from our safety manager, supported by external consultants from Northern Counties Safety Group.
As well as being supported by the NCSG our commitment also extends to membership of The British Safety Council, Teesside Construction Safety Group and the Northern Roof Training Group.
This commitment has been recognized by the NFRC who have awarded us the gold award in their national safety awards and in 2008 we achieved CHAS accreditation (Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme).
Our wish is to achieve an incident and injury free environment.
Should you have any queries regarding Health and Safety at Hathaway please contact Ron Tully.
Downloads
Download: Hathaway's Health & Safety Policy Statement.
Download: Hathaway's CHAS certificate.
Training
Training is a key part of our commitment with the CSCS, CPCS and IPAF schemes being an intrinsic part of site operations. It is our belief that all operatives should carry appropriate training cards. We hold regular construction skills safety awareness courses as a refresher to keep operatives up to date with current legislation and best practice.
We are an NVQ assessment centre for level 2 roof sheeting and cladding as well as applied water proof membranes. We have four assessors and two internal verifiers. We are able to carry out this process on site as well as via the recently accredited EWPA route (Experienced Worker Practical Assessment).
This approach to training not only applies to the site operatives but all employees in our head office and factory facility.
Our site managers all hold SMSTS or IoSH qualifications and their commitment is paramount to our success.
Provision of first aid
The need for a First Aid provision is not overlooked. Our site managers are on a continuous rolling programme to keep them up to date and several of the larger installation crews have a first aider.
At our head office we have invested in oxygen resuscitation equipment and an electronic defibrillator with a number of fully trained staff.
Quote from Mike Evans - T5 Head of Health & Safety
"Heard that you had won the NFRC 'Presidents Prize', an award for outstanding achievement in the roofing and cladding sector for your work at T5. Just wanted to add my congratulations and say thank you for your efforts on T5, especially on Health and Safety. Please pass on my thanks to your team."
Safety Paramount
The largest construction site and busiest airport in Europe combined. 120 operatives on site at peak and over 250,000 incident free hours worked. The Hathaway safety culture enabled their on-site team to rise to the challenge of Heathrow terminal 5.
Personal Statement
Craig Penketh CMIOSH SpDipEM
NCSG Operations Director
During my time as Operations Director for Northern Counties Safety Group it is evident that Hathaway Roofing regard safety as being equally important as quality and production.
At the core of their safety culture is an active involvement from the directors and senior management, that recognises that people are Hathaway Roofing’s greatest asset.
It is positive and encouraging to see that the motivation to continually improve their safety culture is helping drive down accidents in our industry, with this years figures being at an all time low.
Even in these tough economic times Hathaway roofing have implemented a successful health and safety management system that should be seen as a benchmark to other roofing organisations.
With the company’s continual improvement and commitment to safety, it is my belief that Hathaway Roofing are on the right track.
Hathaway is registered in England (Registration number: 3357937).