“We recognise that we could
all reduce our carbon footprint
and we do try to reduce the
impact on the environment at
any given opportunity”
High standards of safety and environmental responsibility
Unsurprisingly, Ian takes a very serious approach towards
health and safety. Customer safety is the most important thing for
his business and making sure everyone goes home safe and sound
each night is his top priority. North West Access & Sales are keen
to promote a safe working environment and they have developed
a culture that shows they take workplace safety seriously. All
staff undertake a health and safety induction when they first
join the company and all equipment is maintained to the highest
standards. Safety is number one at all times.
“Working at height is very dangerous and the reason we
invested in Pop Up Products and Power Towers products was
the innovation and safety of the machines. In dealing with
both companies for many years, neither has had a RIDDOR or
fatality with any of their products. That has got to fill us and our
customers with confidence.”
As soon as machines come in, they are put through a strict
maintenance schedule. They are quarantined, then put through
a service, and all machines are given an inspection sheet. A risk
assessment is then carried out to ensure that they are fit for
purpose. Finally, all machines are put through a LOLER (Lifting
Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) test.
“The LOLER certificate is so important but my lifting engineer
Ian Horton has to know that if he is putting his name on
something, it’s not going to fail. He is signing off that machine
so every time the LOLER test is done, he has to be 110 per cent
confident that everything is right with it. Each machine goes
through 3 different schedules before receiving a ticket and being
given the OK. With our standard of quality control, it’s put through
the mill.”
Over the next 12 months, North West Access & Sales is aiming
to achieve the OHSAS 18001 safety standard which will reflect
its Health and Safety Management Systems, alongside the ISO
9001 Quality Management Systems standard.
“We want to make sure that we are demonstrating health,
safety and environmental best practice, indicating exactly what
we intend to do. Our Mission Statement says it all: North West
Access & Sales is dedicated in supply [