Pictured: Tim Andrews, managing director at Hollywood
Monster
Birmingham-based Hollywood Monster has been awarded a top
accreditation demonstrating its commitment to health and
safety.
The graphics solutions experts recently received accreditation
from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high
standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
The company's application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was
driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
Managing director Tim Andrews said: "Working with high profile
clients including Westfield shopping centres, Birmingham City FC,
The Mailbox, and with a huge amount of work being carried out in
the build up to the 2012 Olympics, it is vital that we take the
safety and support of our workforce seriously.
"A huge amount of our work is carried out in the retail, leisure
and property sectors, and the accreditation is becoming a criterion
that businesses actively look for when awarding contracts. We take
our obligations to staff and clients very seriously, and in
achieving SAFEcontractor status, our clients have peace of mind,
knowing that the care we take of our practices and staff is as high
as the standard of the work that they have come to expect," he
added.
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 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.
John Kinge, Head of Risk at SAFEcontractor 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 Hollywood Monster has
done. The firm's 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, enabling 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.