About PNTL: Commercial Management
International Nuclear Services is responsible for the commercial management of PNTL.
Based in Warrington, Cheshire, International Nuclear Services is responsible for ship operations, contract negotiation and management, licensing and regulatory approvals, health and safety, strategic planning, fleet development and external communications.
International Nuclear Services performs the same management functions for the European Shearwater and Atlantic Osprey on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd.
Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Policy
Scope
This policy applies to Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited
Our overriding business priorities are to ensure nuclear safety and leave the lightest possible footprint on the environment. In doing this we will not harm our workforce, members of the general public or the environment. Our relentless pursuit of excellence will be reflected in our health, safety and environmental performance and the quality of the products and services we deliver to our customers.
Policy We pledge to:
- Ensure nuclear safety through the proper control, containment and management of nuclear material.
- Continually improve our environmental performance by setting and achieving targets to prevent pollution, reduce waste arisings and disposal and minimise the use of natural resources.
- Ensure radiological safety by identifying and managing the hazards associated with radioactive material and using appropriate controls to prevent and limit exposure to radiation and contamination.
- Ensure conventional safety by encouraging safe behaviours, managing the hazards presented by our work and using appropriate controls to remove, reduce and control risk.
- Monitor and improve the welfare of our workforce including our contractors, assessing and reducing risks, ensuring that all incidents, accidents, injuries and ill health are prevented, and radiation doses are minimised.
- Encourage innovation and improvement by providing a clear and uncompromising leadership that promotes a positive EH&S culture.
- Encourage our people to work in partnership, questioning and challenging each other in pursuit of EH&S goals.
- Learn from ours and others bad and good experiences and rapidly put in place measures to ensure that mistakes will not be repeated and good practices will be promoted.
- Encourage consultation at all levels in the organisation to ensure that EH&S controls are effective and adequate.
- Ensure sufficient Suitably Qualified and Experienced People and actively develop their EH&S competence.
- Employ simple and effective management systems, which govern all aspects of our business and ensure that we have an EH&S aware workforce.
- Regularly review performance through measurement, review, audit, inspection, peer evaluation and scrutiny.
- Ensure that effective emergency arrangements are in place and routinely exercised.
- Comply with and, where possible surpass legislative, regulatory and other requirements.
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