Health & Safety

The Health and Safety at Work Laws in both Jersey and Guernsey impose statutory duties on employers and employees. The Geomarine policy, so far as is reasonably practicable, is to ensure that responsibilities for safety and health are properly assigned, accepted and fulfilled at all levels of this company. All practical steps will be taken to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of all employees and others who may be affected by operations under our control.

It is the intention of the Company, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that:

employees are provided with such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to secure their health and safety.
the working environment of all employees is safe and without risks to health and that adequate provisions are made with regard to the facilities and arrangements for their welfare at work.
the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work are safe and without risks to health.
the maintenance of all plant, machinery and equipment is safe not only to employees and sub-contractors but to any person who may be affected with regard to any premises or operations under our control.
arrangements for use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances for use at work are safe and without risks to health.
adequate information is available with respect to articles and substances used at work detailing the conditions and precautions necessary to ensure that when properly used they will be safe and without risk to health.
the Health and Safety Policy is reviewed and updated as and when necessary following liaison with our health and safety consultants. Communication of any such changes will be made to all employees.

It shall be the duty of all employees whilst at work:-

to take reasonable steps for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
as regards any duty or requirement imposed or placed on the employer to any other person by or under any of the relevant statutory duties to co-operate with the Company so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.