Top Safety Accreditation for SJT TRACKFORCE LTD
03 Oct 2007
SJT Track Force Limited is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
The Surrey based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
SJT Track Force Limited is principally involved in the provision of Vegetation Management, Tree Surgery and Graffiti Removal. Specialising in the Highway, Railway and Underground Networks, Trackforce’s most recent clients have included major players such as Clancy Docwra, Metronet Alliance, Atkins and Balfour Beatty.
The company’s application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
Simon Turner, Company Director, said “We are committed to achieving a high standard of Health and Safety Provision and SAFEcontractor accreditation means we can demonstrate our compliance to our staff and our Clients alike.”
SAFEcontractor accreditation is expected to enhance the company’s ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.
Safecontractor is operated by international safety, health and environmental risk management specialists, the National Britannia Group. The system is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to food manufacture, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contract services.
James Ostler, Managing Director of Information Service at National Britannia said, "Major organisations can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies. More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that SJT Track Force Limited has done. The firms’ high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector".
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice. Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website, www.safecontractor.com. Employer-organisations who sign up to the scheme can access the database which enables them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on site. These employers agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.