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News Release from: Hewden
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 May 2007
Hewden reports 1m hours with no LTIs
Hewden passed a significant health and safety milestone, with its 3,600-strong workforce notching up one million hours without a single reportable Lost Time Incident (LTI) occurring.
Furthermore, Hewden, which operates from 360 depots nationwide, reports that two million working hours have now passed without there being a lost time incident caused by a motor vehicle accident (MVA) The rate of reportable incidents has also lessened dramatically
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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When measured against the same period last year, the combined frequency rate for LTIs and MVAs at Hewden has decreased by 37% during 2007.
"Health and safety is a core value at Hewden and we are consistently looking to improve standards still further," says Tom Corrigan, Head of Safety and Quality Services at Hewden.
Hewden's internal health and safety programme includes regular monthly EHandS meetings between senior management and heads of business and an ongoing training schedule for managers in the use of Hewden's Safety Management System.
Last month, the one thousandth employee attended the 2007 Hewden Environmental Health and Safety road show.
In July last year, every Hewden employee received an individual copy of a specially created Hewden Pocket Safety Guide.
"Ensuring that a culture of health and safety permeates the whole organization is essential to the wellbeing and productivity of our workforce and customers".
"Our accident rate has decreased significantly and this proves that our companywide effort to focus on health and safety is having a positive effect," continues Corrigan.
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