Health & Safey Policy Statement Safety and Health Policy January 2009 Where PML (Padhraic Moneley Limited) undertakes the role of Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) it has additional responsibilities for the management of safety on site. The Company recognises that work accidents and work related health problems cause suffering to the persons affected and possible financial loss to them and the Company. The Company and its employees have a common interest in minimising the possibility of accidents and ill effects on health. The Company aims to continually improve its safety and health performance by taking a pro-active approach to the management of safety and health as an integral part of managing a successful business. The Company does this by: • Ensuring that the applicable legal requirements are identified and adopted as our minimum acceptable performance standards. • Setting safety and health objectives and periodically reviewing performance against them. • Defining the responsibilities and authorities for managers with particular responsibility for its safety and health performance. • Ensuring that at all levels, training and appropriate information on safety and health is provided so that people are competent and safety conscious. • Involving and consulting our employees Safety Representatives to identify their safety and health concerns and to gain their commitment to our policy. • Planning for safe working and monitoring against the plans. • Operating a safety management system and providing the necessary resources to implement the policy. • Establishing and implementing safety measurement procedures To ensure that our policy is implemented and remains appropriate and effective the company carries out periodic audits and reviews of its safety and health system and performance. Where the need for improvements to its policy, procedures or performance is identified, appropriate action is taken. Employees must recognise that they have responsibilities for their own safety and health and that their activities can impact on the safety and health of others. Accordingly, we require our employees to comply with the company's safety policy and procedures to provide a safe working environment. Management of Health and Safety It is the policy of PML that its operations are executed and managed at all times to ensure that the highest standards of health and safety are achieved. Health and safety is a fundamental and core management responsibility at all levels in the organisation. The management of health and safety within the PML is led by senior management and health and safety supervisors throughout all management levels and departments. The purpose of comprehensive management structure for the promotion of a health and safety policy and accountability of that policy is to formulate and direct group health and safety policy at every stage throughout the company, its supply chains and projects. Each business division has its own Safety Statement and Policy complete with comprehensive H&S management systems. PML benchmarks its H&S performance against the best in the industry and recognises the need for continuous improvement. In recognition of the company’s health and safety management performance and standards, the company has been granted Safe-T Cert Accreditation (Civil Engineering), as well as many awards from the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO).