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HEALTH & SAFETY

PJ Mc Dermott Group is fully committed to achieving high standards of health & safety and creating a safe working environment at all times.

Objectives

To identify and minimise the risk of injury and health hazards of all persons affected by the Company's activities.

To ensure that the legal obligations of the Company and its employees are observed. This includes but is not restricted to compliance to respective Legal Acts and Statutory Notices.

To seek to continuously improve Health and Safety within the Company.

Policy

In order to achieve these objectives the Company will so far as reasonably practicable:

• provide a safe and healthy working environment for all our employees and ensure that work carried out does not affect the health & safety of others
• provide suitable information, instruction and training to employees in respect of risks to health and safety from its activities
• make appropriate advice and resources available to determine the risks associated with the Company's activities and the relevant precautions required<
• put in place suitable arrangements to ensure that the requirements of all relevant Acts, Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice are implemented as appropriate throughout our undertakings
• require all employees to be aware of their safety responsibilities as detailed in the Company's manuals, procedures and working practices
• regularly monitor and review health & safety performance
• ensure that this policy is brought to the attention of all employees and is reviewed regularly

PJ Mc Dermott Group reminds all employees that they have a responsibility not only for their own health and safety but that of others affected by their actions.

The foregoing is the General Statement of the Safety Policy of PJ Mc Dermott Construction Ltd. It has been prepared after consultation with those involved in its implementation.

This policy statement outlines the Company's commitment to Health & Safety and is fully reviewed at least annually by our Senior Management Team

Environmental

The development, construction and use of buildings accounts for a large percentage of the total energy consumed.

As a responsible developer, we believe in supporting a sustainable future.

It is our policy to maximise the use of brownfield sites, negating the need to develop in rural, greenfield areas and it is our continuous aim to ensure that we design 'sustainable homes'.

Stringent waste management, recycling systems and intelligent procurement form part of every scheme we develop. We actively pursue policies relating to sustainable development through the reduction of our carbon footprint and pollution by auditing the materials we use.

Innovative solutions

Enhanced insulation levels, low energy light fittings and the use of timber from sustainable sources are just some examples of our commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development.