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News Release from: Packaging Automation
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Top safety accreditation for Packaging
Automation
Packaging Automation is one of the latest successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record, the SAFEcontractor programme
Packaging Automation is one of the latest successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record The Cheshire based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practice amongst UK contractors
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 29 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Employing 120 people, Packaging Automation is the UK market leader in the design and manufacture of tray sealing and filling equipment for both the food and non food sectors.
The application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
General manager Mick Davis said: "Maintaining safety has always been a high priority for Packaging Automation.
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We believe that schemes like this are important in helping to achieve this and demonstrate our commitment to those both inside and outside the company".
SAFEcontractor accreditation is expected to enhance the company's ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.
The scheme is operated by international safety, health and environmental risk management specialists the National Britannia Group.
The system is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly to food manufacture, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contract services.
James Ostler, Managing Director of Information Service at National Britannia said: "Major organisations can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies.
More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Packaging Automation has done.
The firm's high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector".
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedure and their track record for safe practice.
Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database which is accessible to registered users only, via a website.
Employer organisations that sign up to the scheme can access the database, which enables them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on their site.
These employers agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.
Over 80 major nationwide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical or mechanical work.
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