SHEQ - Mainline Group

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT & QUALITY - (SHEQ)

As part of Mainline’s core values “Safety is Always First” and at the 28th annual National Irish Safety Organisation / Northern Ireland Safety Group (NISO / NISG) Safety Awards in Killarney on October 11th, 2019 – Ireland’s premier safety awards event – Mainline were awarded the President’s Award in the medium-size organisation category along with a Consistent High Achiever Award (reflecting previous Distinction level or better awards secured during the previous five years).

POLICY & PROCEDURES

Mainline operates an integrated management system structure incorporating Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ). All our operations are underpinned by the following accreditations:

ISO 45001:2018

ISO 14001:2015

ISO 9001:2015

Our Management system structured approach identifies four separate levels as outlined below;

Level 1 – SHEQ Policies & Safety Statement.

Level 2 – SHEQ Management System Procedures.

Level 3 – SHEQ Operating Procedures.

Level 4 – SHEQ Contract Procedures.

RESPONSIBILITY MANAGEMENT

Mainline manage our SHEQ responsibilities via;

An effective SHEQ management system providing a clear sense of direction.

A risk assessment process that identifies all our business risk areas and highlighting our control measures to adequately manage our operational risks.

Contract specific training plans covering all job functions within Mainline.

Suitable emergency preparedness and response plans covering our operations.

Continuous communication and consultation via our established SHEQ Committees.

Our internal Stay Safe@Work@Home promotional campaign.

Effective reactive and proactive SHEQ management processes.

A robust SHEQ inspection and audit program.

Contract SHEQ Plans that transpose our SHEQ Management system into reality

SHEQ Management review mechanisms at all levels within our business.

CAMPAIGNS

Mainline participate in a number of campaigns to promote SHEQ initiatives. We have been an active member of the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) for over 10 years and have received a number of safety awards at Distinction level and Consistent High Achiever award level.

We were one of the first 200 companies to pledge support to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) ‘No Time to Loose Campaign’ aimed at raising staff awareness into the causes of occupational cancer. We support the following campaigns by promotion and participation on an annual basis;

Carbon Monoxide Week

Healthy Workplaces for all Ages

Irish Road Safety Week

Construction Safety Week.

STAY SAFE @WORK@HOME

We operate our own internal Stay Safe@Work@Home campaign continuously. The purpose of the campaign is to promote and encourage everyone to reduce the risk of accidents, incidents and ill health involving our workforce, family and members of the public at work and at home.

We want to try and expand on this by creating a safety culture where;

Individuals hold safety as a ‘value’.

Individuals take responsibility for the safety of their co-workers in addition to themselves.

All employees are willing and able to act on their sense of responsibility – they can go ‘beyond the call of duty’.

We have created our Campaign charter;

Nothing is so important that we cannot take the time to do it safely.

We will never knowingly walk past an unsafe act or condition.

We are committed to the principle that all accidents and harm is preventable.