THE WEIR GROUP SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (SHE) CHARTER
OUR SAFETY, HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT VISION
A ZERO HARM WORKPLACE FOR
PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE EVERYONE GOES HOME
SAFE AND HEALTHY
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
All injuries and occupational illnesses
are preventable.
No business objective will take priority
over health and safety.
No task is so important or urgent that
it cannot be done safely.
Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
We operate sustainably and minimize
our environmental impact.
Jon Stanton
Chief Executive
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THE WEIR GROUP SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (SHE) CHARTER
OUR SAFETY, HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT VISION
A ZERO HARM WORKPLACE FOR PEOPLE AND
THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE GOES
HOME SAFE AND HEALTHY
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
All injuries and occupational illnesses are preventable.
No business objective will take priority over health and safety.
No task is so important or urgent that it cannot be done safely.
Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
We operate sustainably and minimize our environmental impact.
OUR PRIORITIES
Continuous reinforcement of zero harm to people and the environment.
Deeply embedded safety culture where employees always act safely at and away from work.
Delivery of our safety culture through ‘felt leadership’ at all levels.
OUR ACTIONS
Maintain and continuously improve the Weir SHE Management System across the organisation.
Apply Weir Standards consistently and uniformly across the Weir footprint irrespective of geography
or local legislation.
Pursue the identification of all hazards proactively and eliminate or, if not possible, manage the risk
to as low as reasonably practicable.
Lead, train and motivate our people to work in a safe and responsible manner.
Manage non-conformance with Weir Group Protocols and Best Practices in a fair and consistent way.
Consult with and promote the active participation of our people in the management of their own
and others’ health, wellbeing and safety.
Provide the resources and skills necessary to achieve our continuous performance improvement with respect
to the Environment and the health and safety of our people.
Place SHE at the heart of a whole life cycle approach to product stewardship.
Identify performance measures, set improvement targets and report performance at all levels;
recognising excellent performance appropriately.
Maintain third party certification to OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 in Weir facilities and operations.
Use resources and energy efficiently, targeting waste, emissions and pollution in
our activities, in order to minimise the impact of our activities on our communities.
As a minimum comply with relevant legal and other requirements.
This charter applies to all employees, contractors, products and services,
and joint ventures under Weir’s operational control.
Jon Stanton
Chief Executive
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