It
is policy of TER Instruments Ltd both to adhere to all legal
requirement related to
environmental
issues and to meet our own strict environmental objectives.
2.
Policy Objectives
To
include environmental improvement objectives as part of TER’s
integrated business &
marketing
plan.
It
is TER’s
policy to aid the environment by using our purchasing power, hence
both
existing
and prospective suppliers are required to issue TER with an
achievable
environmental
policy to which they are committed
TER
believes that in order to make an impact the environmental officer
needs to have
significant
power within the company. Hence TER’s environmental officer has
the right
of
veto at management level.
TER
believes it is important to provide training regarding
environmental improvement
initiatives.
Expert training is targeted at the ‘Environmental Officer’ and
general training
for
all other members of the company.
TER
believes it is the responsibility of all members of staff to
strive to find ways of
improving
the environment.
Where
possible TER instruments Ltd will change processes improve the
companies
environmental
performance.
Where
applicable, reusable items will replace disposable items.
TER
believes in compliance with present and future legislation
regarding environmental
issues.
3.
Ownership
This
policy is managed by: -
Alastair
Slinn
Capacity Director
Tel:
01942 882275
Fax:
01942 897958
Email: al@ter.co.uk
4.
Issue
Document Name: TER
Environmental Policy
File Name:
TEREnvironmentalPolicy.htm
Archive As:
TEREnvironmentalPolicy2.htm
Issue
Number: 2
Issue Date:
31/08/2006
Review By:
31/08/2007
Reminder Date: 31/07/2007
Reminder By:
Outlook Calendar
4. Reviews Policy
This
policy is to be reviewed at least once every 18 months.
The
document will be named TER Environmental Policy and will be in
html. An active version will be copied to \\TERSvr02\E:\TERWebData
which will then be visible from the intranet. The working
copy should be stored in T:\Company\Management\Environmental\.
All previous copies of the document will be archived and the the
relevant records added to the document management system.
Archived documents will be stored in T:\Company\Management\Environmental.
The archived document will be named TEREnviromentalPolicy followed
the the review number.
When
a document is archived all details relating to the superseded
document and a record of the new document will be added to the
DocumentManagement.htm found in the same folder. After updating a
working copy or DocumentManagement.htm then upload the file to the
Intranet.
All
changes to the policy will be duplicated in the document Section 6
under the heading of Changes Made to this review. The
specific areas of change will be detailed along with the reasons
for the change and the specific section of the document that has
changed.
5.
Communication
TER
will publish this policy on the company intranet. All
changes made to the policy will be broadcast to the staff by email
and copy of the email will be attached to the staff notice-board.
6.
Changes Made to this Version
The batteries are now included
in the recycling section.
7.
Policy Personnel
TER
believes that all staff members are responsible for meeting our
environmental goals.
It
is the responsibility of the environmental officer to make company
members aware of
impacting
issues, existing policy and new initiatives. Furthermore, the
officer has
authority
to escalate environmentally impacting management decisions up to
board level.
It
is also the officer’s duty to advise company directors of
environmental issues.
It
is therefore the overriding responsibility of the board of
directors that TER achieves the
goals
relating to this policy document.
8.
Resource Management - Policy Statements
To
attempt to be more efficient in our use of energy by improving
building insulation,
assessing
the efficiency of our heating control systems and making power
consumption
one
of the key specifications for our buyers when purchasing new
Electric and Electronic
calibrators.
To
develop our IT systems and move further towards a paperless
system.
To
utilise re-cycled products e.g. paper, printer cartridges, and
product packaging.
To
purchase environmentally friendly products; avoiding CFC’s.
To
ensure that TER’s fleet of vehicles is maintained to the highest
standards in order to
reduce
fuel consumption, and emissions.
To
promote defensive driving practices for drivers, holding regular
reviews where best
practices
i.e. accelerating, braking, cornering, and carrying are assessed.
TER
encourages a no smoking policy by restricting and rigorously
enforcing the areas
within
the company where smoking is permitted.
The
battery policy is the result of an internal survey carried out in
Jan 2004. It
investigated
the most appropriate approaches for the environmental handling of
fuel cells
and
batteries.
9.
Contributing
to Environmental Accountability
By
ensuring compliance with all legal obligations and those higher
voluntary standards to
which
we subscribe.
Through
setting objectives and targets for continuous improvement and by
measuring and
constantly
reviewing our performance (i.e. our BS EN ISO 9002 accreditation).
By
engaging with, listening and acting upon the input of all our
customers and
employees.
To
include health, safety, and environmental performance in the
appraisal of staff and
reward
accordingly.
We
expect everyone who works for TER to take responsibility for
living up to our
commitments
concerning environmental and social responsibility. All employees
are
fully
accountable for policy implementation and must provide assurance
on compliance
for
their specific areas of responsibility.
10.
Recycling
Packaging
is to be recycled where possible and none recyclable packaging should not
be bought unless there is good reason to to so.
a.
Disposal of Batteries
Current
environmental regulations all batteries classes as hazardous
waste and disposal of any type of battery via our commercial waste
collection is not an option.
