Health & Safety

Downlands is accredited within the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) and is an committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment in order to protect our staff and the interests of the general public.

We hold records of, and carry out:

  • Health and Safety Policy.
  • ‘Generic Risk Assessment’ is used to create our ‘Safe Systems of Work’.
  • ‘Onsite Risk Assessments’ to identify and reduce risks so far that is reasonably practicable.
  • Downlands is able to provide you with a ‘Method Statement’.
  • Our staff hold the relevant National Proficiency Tests Council (NPTC) certificates for operations carried out by Downlands Tree Surgery.

Downlands Tree Surgery holds records of, and acknowledges:

  • COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002)
  • PUWER (Provisions and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998)
  • LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998)
  • NAW (Noise at Work Regulations 1989)
  • HAV (Hand and Arm Vibration)
  • PPE (Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992)
  • WAHR (Working at Height Regulations 2005)

Insurance

  • Downlands has Public Liability insurance to £5,000,000 and Employers Liability to £10,000,000. Please ask for a copy of our policy.

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