Health & Safety Policy
Veraxus Ltd manages health and safety through planned work, competent people, clear controls, proportionate records and the authority to stop work where conditions are unsafe.
This page is a website summary. The signed downloadable PDF remains the controlled policy document for clients, tenders, advisers, portals and governance evidence.
Safety should be visible before the work starts.
Veraxus operates in construction and refurbishment environments where access, dust, tools, welfare, fire, adjacent trades and occupied-site conditions can change quickly. This policy sets a clear expectation that safety is planned, briefed, checked and evidenced.
Practical assurance points
- Work should not start until foreseeable risks and controls have been considered.
- Workers and subcontractors are expected to raise hazards and stop unsafe work.
- RAMS, inspections, photographs, briefings and incident records support traceability.
- The official signed PDF remains the controlled policy for tenders and clients.
Clear commitments, not just compliance wording.
The policy is designed to support real project control: planning the work, protecting people, communicating risk and improving from evidence.
Plan before starting
Hazards, access, welfare, RAMS, site rules and emergency arrangements are considered before work begins.
Use competent people
Tasks are matched to competence, supervision, instruction, equipment and supplier/subcontractor evidence.
Control live works
Access, exclusion zones, PPE, fire, COSHH, dust, manual handling and public protection are managed in context.
Learn and improve
Incidents, near misses, inspections and project feedback are reviewed and used to improve controls.
From tender stage to handover evidence.
For Veraxus, health and safety is part of controlled delivery. The same discipline used for quotations, RAMS, site records, project evidence and subcontractor checks should be used to identify risks early and keep the method under review.
- Tenders and quotations: include assumptions, access constraints and safety-critical clarifications.
- Site records: use photographs, briefings and inspection notes where they support evidence and accountability.
- Subcontractor control: check competence, insurance, RAMS, equipment and communication routes.
- Client communication: escalate changed conditions, unsafe instructions or missing information before risk increases.
Controls are proportionate to the project risk.
The policy does not replace project-specific RAMS or principal contractor requirements. It provides the company standard that project documents should build from.
Risk assessment
Review task, site, access, people affected, foreseeable hazards and required controls.
RAMS and briefing
Set out the safe method and brief workers before exposure to risk.
PPE and equipment
Use suitable PPE, maintained tools and competent operators for the task.
COSHH and dust
Assess substances and dust risks. Use extraction, ventilation, safer products and RPE where needed.
Fire and emergencies
Confirm first aid, escape routes, emergency contacts, extinguishers and hot-work controls.
Monitoring and records
Keep evidence proportionate: inspections, incidents, training, subcontractor checks and review actions.
Who it applies to
Directors, employees, workers, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, professional advisers, visitors, clients, residents and others who may be affected by Veraxus Ltd operations.
Governance and review
The signed PDF is reviewed annually, or earlier where legal requirements, work type, tender requirements, client requirements, incidents, equipment, suppliers or operating arrangements materially change.
Download the full Health & Safety Policy
Use the official signed PDF where formal evidence is required for tender submissions, client assurance, supplier discussions or internal governance.