Health and Safety Policy

Whipps Enforcement Agents is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its
employees.
All activities of Whipps Enforcement Agents are conducted in accordance with relevant
legislation, HSE Guidance and best practice.
Whipps Enforcement Agents will provide all resources (including but not limited to financial,
technological, PPE and staffing) as are necessary to deliver a working environment where
safety is placed at the forefront of our activities and which meets statutory obligations.
Each employee will be provided with information, instruction and training to enable the safe
performance of work activities.
Each individual employee has a legal obligation to take reasonable care for his/her safety,
and for the safety of other people whom his or her acts or omissions may affect. In addition,
every member of staff is expected to report any breaches in health and safety procedures or
working practices to an appropriate Senior Leader.
Appropriate preventative and protective measures will be implemented following the
identification of work-related hazards and assessment of risks related to them. All plant,
materials and working methods used by Whipps Enforcement Agents will be to a prescribed
safety standard in accordance with regulations or codes of practice devised nationally or
locally.
Whipps Enforcement Agents will appoint competent people to assist in meeting our statutory
duties and the Board of Directors will assign a company Health and Safety Officer. The main
duties of this officer will be to provide advice in relation to health and safety issues, evaluate
safety practices within the company and manage Whipps Enforcement Agents’ programme
of continuous improvement. In addition, the Officer will be responsible for managing all
health and safety processes and vetting prior to supplier approval and throughout any
contracts.
Whipps Enforcement Agents fully accepts the principle of joint consultation and undertakes
to provide all necessary facilities as required by the Regulations for Safety Representatives
and Safety Committees. This statement of policy is displayed prominently at all offices and
relevant extracts regarding the organisational arrangements for implementing the policy will
be available at each office for reference by any employee as required. Our policy is regularly
monitored to ensure that the objectives are achieved. It will be reviewed and revised in light
of legislative changes or organisational developments.
Graham Whipp
Director