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Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Plc acknowledges that the nature of certain activities carried on at its sites which are subject to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH sites) could give rise to major accident hazards for employees, contractors, visitors, the
general public and the environment in its totality.
We are committed to ensuring that activities are undertaken in such a manner as to prevent accidents wherever possible and in any case to ensure that risks associated with those activities
are as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). In particular, each of our COMAH sites are committed to operating in accordance with the site’s major accident prevention policy
document (MAPP).
Specifically, Veolia Environmental Services is:
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committed to regularly reviewing and updating its major accident prevention policy to
ensure that the policy remains current and relevant, |
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committed to the provision of the necessary resources to enable the full implementation of
this policy |
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committed to the provision of sufficient supervision, information, instruction and training of
its employees, and where relevant others who may become involved in, or affected by its
activities, |
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committed to operating in accordance with written procedures established within the
framework of an integrated safety, health, environmental and quality management system, |
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committed to monitoring compliance with this policy, |
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committed to investigating non-compliances with the policy and taking appropriate action
to prevent continued non-compliance, |
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in order to ensure that its obligations to safeguard the health and safety of its employees, its
neighbours and to protect the environment, are met by preventing major accidents.
Whilst it is the responsibility of the Chief Executive of Veolia Environmental Services to ensure
the above commitments are adhered to it is clear that the responsibility for operational activities
necessary to develop, implement and maintain the necessary management systems to comply
with this policy rests with the appropriate Managing Director of Veolia Environmental Services.
To this end the Managing Director will: |
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assign the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the management of major accident
hazards at all levels within the organisation, |
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select competent personnel, including contractors where appropriate, ensure their effective
induction and maintain their competency by identifying training needs and satisfying these
through appropriate training, information and instruction, |
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ensure through effective consultation that all employees are committed to achieving the
aims of this policy and that they fully co-operate with management to optimise performance
and minimise the risk of a major accident occurring, |
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ensure the influence of human factors is taken into consideration when designing/
modifying plant, equipment and developing working practices, |
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implement arrangements and procedures for the safe operation of plant, equipment and
processes, for the safe handling, storage and transportation of chemicals, and for the
maintenance of systems in both normal and abnormal situations, |
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implement arrangements for systematically identifying hazards that may result from both
normal and abnormal operations and to assess their likelihood and severity, |
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ensure that an appropriate safety case is prepared to ensure hazard identification and risk
assessment at the planning stage, and during the development of all processes and storage
equipment or modifications thereto, including the establishment of standards of
engineering design and operation so that a major accident will be prevented, |
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implement arrangements for identifying foreseeable emergencies by ongoing systematic
analysis and for preparing, testing and reviewing emergency plans to deal with such
emergencies in consultation with the appropriate regulatory authorities and neighbours of
its COMAH sites, |
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provide appropriate information in a proactive manner to the general public particularly
those within the public information zone regarding the nature of the activities being carried
out and the measures to be taken during an emergency, |
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implement arrangements for the ongoing assessment of compliance with all elements of
this policy and promote safety and environmental performance improvements |
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implement arrangements for investigating non-compliance with this policy including a
recording system of corrective actions taken to prevent a re-occurrence, and ensure the
reporting of all accidents and near misses, particularly where these are due to a failure of
protective measures, |
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ensure that relationships with all regulatory authorities and the general public are open
and transparent. |
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