Safety Policy

The Safety Policy of Brazil Builders & Developers details the organization and arrangements for ensuring the Health, Safety and Environment at work of the employees, visitors and contractors, whilst on the premises or sites under our control.

STATEMENT OF INTENT

To ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees while they are at work and any other persons who may be affected by their undertakings, and to comply with the Health, Safety and Environment at Work.

OBJECTIVES

To achieve compliance with the Safety Policy, we set the following objectives:

• To maintain high standards for health, safety and the protection of the environment at our premises and worksites
• To identify risks and set in place programmes to remove or reduce these risks.
• To ensure that these standards are communicated to all employees, contract staff, temporary workers,  members of the public and other third parties, as appropriate
• To ensure that all personnel are given the necessary information, instruction and training to enable them to work in a safe manner
• To ensure the dissemination and discussion of relevant information on safety, health and environmental issues
• To introduce promotional campaigns to encourage safety, health and environmental awareness and compliance
• To make provision of adequate resources to enable managers to properly implement the policy and monitor its effectiveness
• To monitor operations at premises and worksites.

PRINCIPLES

• All at the company are accountable for conforming to the Policy. Each employee, including contractors are responsible for working in such a manner that respects the Health, Safety and Environment of the individual and the environment.
• All of the management staff are specifically accountable and will make organisational arrangements to ensure compliance with the Policy.
• All will work diligently to prevent all incidents. We believe that all incidents including work related illnesses, injuries, spills and excursions can be prevented.  The Management is responsible for providing a workplace that is designed to be free of incidents, and all staff must contribute to this goal.
• All will adhere to the sound environmental, Health, Safety and Environment management. Environmental Management is fully integrated with business and daily operational management. This ensures that short and long-term environmental and associated Health, Safety and Environment issues are considered, together with market and economic aspects, when decisions are made regarding new and existing facilities, plant, equipment, and services to the general public.  We are committed to continual improvement in all aspects of our Environmental and Health, Safety and Environment performance.

The company will

• Comply with all relevant laws, regulations and permits and will develop and employ more restrictive internal standards where necessary to conform to the Policy.
• Anticipate issues and take appropriate actions, which may precede laws or regulations to reduce our impact on the environment and to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions.
• Audit our operations and report findings on a regular basis to identify strengths and weakness in our processes and plans and identify actions to be taken to prevent problems or correct deficiencies.
• Report on our activities and will communicate with individuals, communities where required and concerned parties regarding the Environmental and Safety aspects and impacts of our operations, including an Environmental report to accompany any yearly Health, Safety and Environment review and report.

DISTRIBUTION

A copy of the Policy will be issued to all staff and will be placed in the central office Computer reference drive. Health, Safety and Environment arrangements are more fully described in the attached Health, Safety and Environment policy and Procedures Manual, relevant extracts of which along with additional local guidance will be issued as required to employees by internal communication methods.

REVIEW

The content and effectiveness of the Policy and Manual will be reviewed and revised as necessary to take into account any legislative or other relevant changes, and details communicated to all staff.