Balfour Beatty - Corporate Responsibility Summary Report 2007

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RAIL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
Balfour Beatty companies are international leaders in the design,
construction, equipping and maintenance, management and renewal of
rail assets and systems.
Component businesses are Balfour Beatty Rail Projects, Balfour Beatty Rail
Services, Balfour Beatty Rail Systems and Solutions, Balfour Beatty Rail
International which comprises businesses throughout Italy, Sweden, Norway,
Malaysia and Spain, Balfour Beatty Germany and Austria and Balfour Beatty
Rail Inc, operating in the USA.
Each of these operating companies have clear policies for Health and Safety,
Environment and Quality Management.
These businesses aim to deliver a high standard of service based on a
culture with a guiding philosophy of zero defects and accidents whether they
be to employees, members of the public, property, plant, equipment or the
environment. Additionally, they seek to minimise disturbance to the local and
global environment from their operations.
Core principles are:
to operate safe systems and methods of work and ensure the safety of the
public;
to contribute to the physical and social environments in which we operate;
to engage with our stakeholders and provide them with information;
to comply with the law, wherever we operate, and to be sensitive to local
customs and traditions; and
to conduct our business and make our decisions within a clear ethical
framework.
Chairman and Chief Executive's
statement
We have continued to evaluate,
critically, all our governance and
management systems to ensure their
suitability for purpose. Policies have
been renewed and, where necessary,
restated. We are updating the terms
of reference of the Business Practices
Committee so that it can monitor,
evaluate and guide our non-financial
performance more effectively.
Read the full Chairman and Chief
Executive's statement
Helping to tackle global issues
We measure our major environmental
impacts and have set targets for
reducing our carbon footprint. We
have engaged with Friends of the
Earth and Greenpeace to understand
their agenda as well as the
Environment Agency to ensure that
our work is in line with their aims and
objectives.
Read more about our committment
to tackling global issues
The success of Balfour Beatty Rail’s 24/7 safety campaign which was
launched in 2006 continues to be evident across all businesses, both within
the UK and internationally. The campaign aims to raise the profile of safety
throughout the whole of the organisation by reminding all employees that
Balfour Beatty Rail considers safety a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week activity.
The UK businesses participated in the 24/7 Safety Shield 2007. The objective
of this annual award is to recognise individuals and/or teams for their
contribution to safety, over and above what can be reasonably expected of
their normal job function. The variety and quality of the nominations received
has meant that next year the award will also include international businesses
within Balfour Beatty Rail.
Safety, Health and Environment teams constantly work together across the
businesses to look at significant areas for improvement so that Balfour Beatty
Rail can be confident that our key health and safety messages are being
delivered to our staff and contractors in the most effective way.
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