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Reliance High-Tech is one of the latest groups of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
The Chessington based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors. Employing 170 people, Reliance High-Tech is principally involved in the provision of fully integrated electronic security solutions.
Specialising in the design, delivery and management of electronic security and remote monitoring solutions, Reliance High-Tech’s most recent clients have included major players such as Air Products, BSkyB, BP, BMW, Her Majesty’s Prison Service, and Sussex Police.
Gareth Storey, Operations Director, Reliance High-Tech said, “We are proud to have achieved the SAFEcontractor Accreditation. Reliance High-Tech and its engineers strive to provide the highest possible standards of health and safety in everything we do and by achieving this award we aim to show commitment to our customers in securing their future.”
The company’s application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business. 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 manufacturers, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contract services.
Darran Hughes; Operations Director of 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 Reliance High-Tech has done. The firms’ 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 that sign up to the scheme can access the database, which enables 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. Over one hundred and twenty major nation-wide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical and mechanical work.