The Health, Safety and Welfare of all employees and anyone who may be affected by our work activities are of prime importance.  KOBUS Manufacturing Ltd. provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and systems of work and will plan and organise our requirements for the effective implementation of our Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

We will at all times as part of our plan provide such information as may be needed to ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of employees and others and make sure that adequate training and supervision is provided.  We will also ensure that all parties have made adequate human and financial provisions for Health & Safety considerations.

All employees of this company are aware of their own duties in respect of Health & Safety and will take all reasonable care of themselves and anyone else who may be affected by what they do, or do not do, whilst at work.

KOBUS Manufacturing Ltd. is a company limited by guaranteed and registered in England. We design and manufacture specialist tools for the utilities industries. We are committed to pursuing the best environmental practices and conducting our business activities in a manner that recognises our responsibility to the environment.

Our environmental aims will be achieved by:

1. setting and reviewing appropriate environmental objectives and targets
2. managing, evaluating and identifying any area of our business that may have an environmental impact and reducing or eliminating the likelihood of any adverse impact on our surroundings
3. complying with all relevant legislation and statutory requirements
4. making a commitment to prevent pollution from any KOBUS Manufacturing Ltd. activity
5. using only appropriate materials and reducing energy wastage, also by implementing any waste reduction policies that are appropriate
6. encouraging all of our suppliers and other associates to develop environmental policies in line with our own and trying to ensure they comply with our environmental requirements
7. training all employees to be partners in any environmental issues appropriate to their tasks
8. co-operating and communicating openly with our employees, any other organisations, or the public in order to share our vision of improving the environment
9. making this policy document available to anyone who wishes to inspect it.

KOBUS Manufacturing Ltd. will always try to work with our customers to co-ordinate compliance with our Environmental Management Systems in order to provide a positive impact in this area of our business.

KOBUS Manufacturing Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer. The aim of this policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the basis of gender, race, disability, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexuality, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity or age. All employees will be given equality of opportunity within the company and will be encouraged to progress within the organisation. To ensure that no direct or indirect discrimination is occurring, recruitment and other employment decisions will be regularly monitored in conjunction with ethnicity, gender, disability records of job applicants and existing employees. The company is committed to a programme of action to make this policy fully effective.

The business will put this policy into practice by:

1. ensuring the recruitment, selection, training, promotion, discipline and dismissal of staff is on the basis of merit and ability of the employee
2. ensure that no employee is subject to victimisation, discrimination and harassment and making it clear that these are disciplinary offences
3. endeavouring to ensure the workplace is accessible and managed to suit the needs of all staff, employees and sub-contractors, as far as is reasonably possible
4. ensuring that all employees know and understand the policy.

Management Responsibility:
Mr Kobus (Managing Director) has overall responsibility for equal opportunities and will ensure that the policy is properly implemented, monitored and periodically reviewed in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions.