Gareth Hoskin, Resources and International Director, is responsible for implementing our Health and Safety Policy. Legal & General is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment and is actively encouraging participation from staff to raise awareness from our managers and local Health and Safety Committees.
Our facilities team has developed its safety management system and is on target to achieve accredited status (BSI-OHSAS 18001) at its largest operation in early 2007, before implementing the system at our other key locations.
We have developed two additional computer based training courses to complement our existing training portfolio. Our manual handling training has a strong emphasis on general back care at work and at home to recognise the importance of our employees’ wellbeing.
Our main locations ran a series of health and safety events during the year to promote awareness. A theme was chosen and developed by the local committees which covered a wide range of issues. Guests from local police forces and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust spoke about personal safety, and several organisations have covered general health and wellbeing issues, from stress reduction techniques to nutritional advice. We encourage staff to walk or to cycle to work where possible, and have been providing information about cycling safety and bike maintenance.
Driving and occupational road risk is a serious issue that affects our business. We have been working in conjunction with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to review our driving procedures and risks, and will be implementing new processes.
Our Cardiff office has joined a recognised ‘First Responder’ scheme where they provide first aid assistance, helping the ambulance service when there is a delay in them responding to an incident. We have now purchased defibrillators for all our main office locations and have trained our first-aiders in their use.
| 2006 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employees (1) | 9,188 | 8,622 |
| Reportable Accidents (2) | 11 | 15 |
| Incident Rate (3) | 120 | 174 |
| Fatal Accidents | Nil | Nil |
| Prosecutions | Nil | Nil |
| Dangerous Occurrences | Nil | Nil |
| Reportable Diseases | Nil | Nil |
| Prohibition Notices | Nil | Nil |
| Other Enforcement Notices | Nil | Nil |