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OH&S Compliance
NAKS cleaning services is committed to ensure the safety of all employees, as
well as clients and visitors in the workplace. Every employee, regardless of
position, has an individual and co-operative responsibility to be
uncompromising with regard to health and safety. Risk management is
incorporated as an integral part of all business initiatives and operations,
ensuring all hazards are identified, assessed, controlled, and modified as
necessary to maintain safe working activities.
The success of NAKS cleaning services’s operations depends on the people
em ployed. The well-being of employees is therefore the major consideration in all
company operations, whereby safety is one of NAKS cleaning services’ greatest
responsibilities. NAKS cleaning services OH&S policy statement expresses the
following commitments to health and safety in the workplace:
maintain the OH&S Management System
abide by all statutory and regulatory obligations as a minimum, and pursue best
practice applications beyond these requirements
provide the necessary training for all staff to safely perform their duties
consult with staff, on a regular basis, to identify and control risks
maintain plant and equipment in a safe operating condition
isolate defective or dangerous equipment until fixed
set and monitor OH&S improvement objectives and targets
review this policy to ensure it continually reflects legislative requirements
and organizational needs
Safety & Risk Management
NAKS cleaning services makes sure the
highest priority in the company philosophy the management of Health &
Safety is uppermost in the minds of all staff.
Over the years we have developed our safety & environmental procedures and
policies to such a level that our external audit results are within the highest
percentile when compared with industry standards. We have a clearly defined set
of policies and rules covering :
Health & Safety at work
Safety management organization and
responsibilities
On-site clearly defined working rules to protect
both our employees and staff of the clients
Training of all our staff
Management safety rules and practices
Cleaning operative safety rules and
practices
All new employees prior to commencing work on a client site undergo essential
training to ensure they can undertake basic tasks associated with cleaning
requirements. All new employees are also presented with company "New
Starter Packs" covering safety and environmental information. This
document covers such issues as :
Company rules and procedures
Safety and environmental policy
Index of safety information covering ◦Safety
method stamens
Risk assessment
Product data/COSHH assessment
Manual handling assessment
Use of personal protective equipment PPE
Tips for handling chemicals
Tips for correct manual handling
Cleaning techniques and standard of cleanliness
to be achieved
Color coding principles to minimize cross
infection
Working arrangement
Accident prevention and reporting
Absence reporting procedure |
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