2009 Greenstar wins National Irish Safety Organisation Award
Greenstar won a Distinction award (the highest award in the Prestigious awards category) from the National Irish Safety Organisation.
The Distinction award is given to companies that have "demonstrated the existence of a proactive health & safety management system combined with evidence of strong management leadership of continual improvement, health & safety management system reviews and superior performance".
The award was made based on:
- The implementation of an Integrated Environmental Health & Safety Management system in Millennium Park
- Evidence of continuous improvement in relation to our health & safety performance across the Group
- Evidence of senior management involvement in driving culture change through the Safety Leadership Team, MBR meetings and management and staff training
Greenstar’s overall approach to Health and Safety is summarised in its Group Health & Safety Policy. Each Greenstar facility operates in accordance with the Group Management System (GMS). The GMS is based upon ISO14001 and the international health and safety management system, OHSAS 18001. To date Greenstar has sought and obtained ISO 14001 certification for its GMS & ISO18001 for its facility at Millennium Park, in Dublin.
Greenstar engages a specialist health & safety consultant to prepare site safety statements at all new facilities. This would be applied to the Ballyogan Recycling Park. The preparation of Greenstar site safety statements comprises of a comprehensive risk identification and mitigation process. Each Greenstar facility employs a safety officer trained, at minimum, to certificate level in safety, health and welfare. It is the responsibility of the site safety officer (EHS Manager) in conjunction with each facility manager to continually manage site health & safety. In accordance with the GMS, Site Safety Officers prepare risk assessments and determine mitigation measures as hazards are observed by him/her or brought to their attention. This ensures the effective management of health & safety on an ongoing basis.
Greenstar see Health & Safety as a value which encompasses the four elements of Service, Quality, Schedule & Cost
Goals
- To provide an incident and injury free workplace for all of our employees.
- To foster a safety culture among all our employees and create an environment in which this culture can grow.
- To enable our employees to embrace Safety as a Value and realise that they are responsible for their own Health and Safety and that of their fellow workers.
- To provide the necessary information, training and equipment to enable our employees to carry out their duties safely.
- To listen and respond to safety issues raised by our employees formally or informally.
- To maintain an effective accident and incident reporting system to ensure speedy reporting.
- To ensure immediate follow up of all accidents and incidents to establish root cause and avoid reoccurrence.
- The company recognises the paramount importance of safeguarding the Health and Safety of staff and the general public. It also recognises that legislative compliance is the minimum standard acceptable and the aim is to exceed this.
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