Tameside Insulation Ltd

Version 1
Approved by Bryan Hart on 5 August 2009.
A paper copy of this policy is kept in our Health & Safety Department.
 
A copy of this policy has been made available to the person listed below, who is responsible for circulating this policy as appropriate to interested parties.
 
- Bryan Hart
 
By virtue of fully completing this interactive Environmental Policy template, Tameside Insulation Ltd has ensured that it remains legible and is fully identifiable.
 
This policy will be reviewed annually.
 
Definitions
 
For the purposes of this document, the following terms apply:
 
Senior management is defined as : the directors, officers and senior managers of the organization
Environmental aspects are the elements of Tameside Insulation Ltd's activities, products and services that can interact with the environment.
 
Environmental impacts are the changes to the environment that result from Tameside Insulation Ltd's environmental aspects.
 
Policy Statement
 
Tameside Insulation Ltd acknowledges that the environment can potentially be impacted by any of its activities, products and services. This policy sets out how the organization will manage, monitor, measure and otherwise be accountable for its ongoing environmental performance.
 
In the implementation of this policy, Tameside Insulation Ltd will adhere to the requirements of relevant local, national and international law pertaining to the environmental aspects and impacts of the organization and ensure that this policy kept up to date in line with those requirements.
 
Tameside Insulation Ltd is committed to prevent pollution wherever possible and will ensure that as well as optimising new products, services and processes to facilitate this prevention, existing systems and processes are reviewed in order to identify areas for pollution prevention. For each product, service, system or process, this will be achieved by:
 
-  eliminating the use of polluting materials or technologies;
-  reducing the use of polluting materials or technologies;
-  transferring materials or waste outside of Tameside Insulation Ltd for recycling or reuse; and,
-  where no other option is available, controlled disposal or incineration.
 
Tameside Insulation Ltd will integrate environmental management procedures, processes and planning with the general operations of the organization to maximise the potential reduction of the organizations environmental impacts.
 
Tameside Insulation Ltd will ensure that where possible, products are designed and developed in such a way as to reduce the environmental impacts of their users.
 
Through the use of environmental performance evaluation procedures and key performance indicators, Tameside Insulation Ltd will seek continual improvement in its environmental performance. This will be achieved through the proper implementation of its environmental management system. The design, development and management of the environmental management system, related procedures and indicators is the responsibility of .
 
Through the implementation of this policy, Tameside Insulation Ltd will set a leading example of good environmental management.
 
It is the responsibility of Bryan Hart to ensure that this policy is implemented throughout the organization.
 
It is the responsibility of Bryan Hart to ensure that this policy is properly maintained and up to date. 
 
Signed on behalf of Tameside Insulation Ltd by Bryan Hart
5 August 2009