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Health and Safety Policy Statement

The Fire & Rescue Service is committed as an organisation to the implementation and maintenance of the highest standards of health, safety and welfare for all its employees and also to other persons who may be affected by it activities.

To achieve this, the Service will operate a system of health and safety management designed to be proactive which will integrate both health and safety into all aspects of its work.

The Service is committed to the provision of information, support and training to enable all employees to carry out their responsibilities with minimum of risk. To achieve this, the Service will maintain its plant, equipment and workplaces to a high standard and conduct risk assessments to produce safe systems of work.

The Service will strive to maintain a positive culture that encourages participation, co-operation and commitment of all employees to work together to promote health and safety.