Elior UK awarded top safety accreditation

6th January 2012, 10:33am

Elior UK has been commended for its high standard of health and safety with a SAFEcontractor accreditation, a mark that recognises safety best practice among UK contractors.

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 via SAFEcontractor's 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 achieved accreditation.

Vikki Stubbs, safety director, safety & wellbeing, Elior UK said: "Our application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business in terms of health and safety best practice. At Elior it's the whole experience that matters and we're committed to delivering a consistently high standard of service at all of our 650 sites."

John Kinge, head of risk at SAFEcontractor, added: "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 Elior has done. The firm's high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector."

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