At PALING the safety and well-being of our employees, and care of our environment, are the heart of our core values. Continuing to achieve high standards of performance in relation to quality, health, safety, environmental and ethical matters plays an integral role in the sustainability of our long-term reputation and success. For many years management has ranked achievement of these goals equally with the achievement of our other major business objectives.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE)
Our current Company HSE policy has been revised and is applied across the Company through locally adapted policies, procedures and management systems. HSE performance is also a key area of focus for our customers.

Health
Our policy is to promote the occupational health and welfare of our staff. We aim to ensure workplace conditions are free from health risks to employees, including harm from hazardous substances, noise, vibration and stress.

Safety
It is an aim of the Company to achieve the highest practicable standards of safety for our employees and those affected by our activities including contractors, customers and members of the public. Good safety practices are a combination of people, processes and place and our focus is on the adoption, implementation and communication of Company standards and expectations by our businesses and the contractors who work for us.

Environment
Our policy is to minimise the impact of our activities on the environment by means of a programme of continuous improvement. In particular we will meet and where applicable exceed the requirements of all relevant legislation and regulations.