Safety
“We will operate all work and business activities in a manner which ensures the health and safety of employees, contractors, visitors, customers and any other persons affected by these activities.” - Vesuvius Health and Safety Policy
Our Beliefs:
- Good Health and Safety is good business
- Safety is everybody’s responsibility
- Working safely is a condition of employment
- All work-related injuries and work-related ill-health are preventable.
Our Health and Safety Policy clearly defines our commitments and responsibilities, applying to all aspects of the business.
Vesuvius are undertaking an ongoing global safety initiative, Safetybreakthrough, across all businesses and all activities, including those undertaken at customer locations, driven by top management.
The next phase of this programme, Turbo.S features:
- The implementation and sharing of best practices through Vesuvius standards and other tools;
- A commitment to become a true Learning Organization, avoiding repeat accidents and sharing lessons learned;
- Total employee involvement, with the need for safety improvement being driven by our management teams.
We set ourselves demanding improvement targets in the area of safety, aimed at promoting standardized safe working procedures based upon thorough and detailed risk assessments.
We make use of auditing to support the need for ongoing safety improvements in all areas in which our people work.
We will work in partnership with our customers and suppliers to deliver improved safety standards in all our workplaces.
Our Aims:
- No Accidents.
- No Repeat Injuries.
- No Harm to People.
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Safety policy (PDF 115KB)