About WGC
Health and safety
Health & safety is a top priority at WGC and an area that we challenge ourselves on constantly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of our people and those that come into contact with our services and to ensuring WGC’s operations comply with the UK’s wide-ranging and complex legislation.
- Reporting directly to our Managing Director, WGC’s Health & Safety team is responsible for making sure policies, procedures and training regimes are aligned with current legislation and best practice.
- Our management is fully conversant with risk-assessment procedures and is kept up to date with key changes in legislation. Together with WGC’s Health & Safety professionals our management works with clients on joint risk assessments, clearly defining policies, procedures and monitoring systems.
- Everyone new to WGC attends in-depth training courses and must pass a competency examination before starting work. These courses are complemented by regular updates and refresher training. The overall training programme is controlled by WGC’s Training and Development Manager in conjunction with our Health & Safety Officer, and both are an integral part of the company’s Executive Committee.
- Further strengthening legislative compliance, our Health & Safety Executive Committee oversees all risk-management processes to ensure consistent policy implementation and auditing across WGC. All members of the committee are NEBOSH qualified.
- All abseiling and high-access activities are performed by IRATA approved licensed operators.
- WGC is an accredited member of the industry standard SafeContractor scheme.
