Environmental Policy
Introduction and Objective
Environment
Our environmental policy is simply to ensure that Pansophix, its partners, associates, team members, suppliers and customers believe in and respect the values and beliefs of society and maintain and contribute to the protection of our environment and the planet to which we owe so much.
Society
To respect people no matter their background, beliefs, values, culture or race; to be actively involved in breaking down barriers by being supportive, encouraging total involvement, courteous and well mannered when interacting with one or more persons.
Process
Health and Safety Training
Environmental health and safety is extremely important. Pansophix will engage in appropriate training in health and safety to manage risk and prevent harm to the environment or people, such as COSHH training or the NEBOSH National Diploma in Environmental Management.
Waste Management
All (see Note 1 below) shall ensure that any aspects relating to their duty of care and waste management are met and maintained at all times. This will include the following specific measures:
- Ensuring control and management of waste at all times e.g. recycle printer and other consumables
- Where applicable, ensuring waste is transferred by appropriate carriers and that such waste is only removed to licensed sites
- Preventing unauthorised waste entering or leaving the site
- Keeping waste in a secure manner, suitably contained and labelled.
Waste Minimisation
All shall endeavour to minimise waste in line with the following principles ...
- Reduce waste to a minimum, by better planning and making effective use of material
- Where practical re-use material e.g. paper
- Where possible use of re-cycled paper, (except participant handouts)
- Laminate and re-cycle course materials such as exercises
- Arrange for re-cycling of waste
- Disposal as a last option
- Encourage the use of electronic methods. e.g. electronic communication for correspondence, e-mail, invoicing, reports, wherever possible to reduce unnecessary use of paper.
Material and Storage
All shall ensure that materials are stored in such a manner as not to cause risk to the environment and, where possible, use non-toxic materials. (Related section on COSHH: click here
Housekeeping
All shall ensure that a high standard of housekeeping and litter control is established and maintained.
Travel
To ensure minimal impact on the environment from vehicles, all shall give due regard and implement the following...
- Minimise all routes and journey mileage
- Wherever practical, make use of public transport
- Use electronic means of communications, wherever possible
- Teleconferencing rather than attending meetings
- Shared transport where practical
- If using vehicles, drive in a manner that is safe and economical safe driving
- Prevent nuisance to the community caused by parking, spoil from vehicles, noise and access restrictions
- Ensure prevention of spillage of spoil, fuels, coolants oil and other vehicle fluids
- Ensure effective maintenance of vehicles to reduce emissions
- Ensure vehicle engines are turned off when not in use.
Noise and Nuisance
Care shall be taken by individuals to ensure good conduct in order to gain and maintain trust of the community. Specifically problems to be prevented include ...
- The use of offensive language, behaviour or discourtesy to others
- Excessive noise from equipment, vehicles and employees
Energy Conservation
Making best use of energy resources to ensure we play our part in the reduction of global warming. Specifically by ...
- Only using lights that are required
- Where practical use energy saving bulbs
- Maintain heating at the legal limit
- Ensuring that electronic equipment is set up for energy saving e.g. computers, printers etc.
- Ensuring that buildings make the best use of energy conservation.
Environmental Auditing
Pansophix will undertake environmental auditing and make any corrective action that may be required.
Note 1: All - refers to anyone working for Pansophix.
