Health and Safety Policy
JJB Sports recognises its responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act and The Safety, Health and Welfare Act for ensuring so far as it is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of its employees and other persons affected by its activities.
JJB Sports attaches the greatest importance to Health and Safety, considering this to be a management responsibility ranking equally with other management functions within the organisation.
It is the policy of JJB Sports to take all reasonable practicable precautions for the prevention of accidents and dangerous occurrences and for the creation of working conditions which safeguard employees, customers, contractors and other visitors. To this end, JJB Sports will allocate the necessary resources and enlist the active support of all directors, managers and employees upon whom duties are also imposed by statutory obligations.
JJB Sports regards the standards set by the various statutory provisions as the minimum standards which must be achieved, and will endevaour to improve upon these standards wherever reasonably practicable.
This policy and the organisation, arrangements and safety rules which form part of it will be reviewed regularly, modified and updated as necessary.
The objectives of this policy are:
- To promote standards to Health, Safety and welfare within JJB Sports and to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory provisions.
- To create and maintain safe and healthy places of work for all employees and to ensure that the Safety and Health of persons other than our employees are not adversely affected by our work activities.
- To ensure that staff at all levels are provided with adequate instruction, training and supervision.
- To develop safety awareness and responsible attitudes at all levels.
- To promote a joint consultation approach at all levels.
- To provide a framework within which our safety performance may be monitored and reveiwed.
JJB Sports recognises safety and sales in equal measure. To demonstrate our commitment to this Health and Safety Policy Statement, our Safety Management System and our objectives and targets will be regulary reviewed to ensure that they continue to improve safety performance and reduce work related injuries and ill health throughout all of JJB Sports retail premises.