DEFENCE & SECURITY: ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LTD
Inspections are also conducted by ADSL on all subcontractor
and contractor work activities being undertaken.
Their performance and behaviour is evaluated against
quality, health, safety and environment contractual
obligations. All contractor and subcontractor sites are
inspected weekly as a minimum requirement.
Any observations and findings made during health,
safety and environment inspections and Leadership Visits
are recorded using the applicable Inspection Check List
or Leadership Visit Report Form. These are captured
in a monthly performance dashboard which also gives
performance breakdowns of each individual garrison.
Sodexo staff
Occupational Health
ADSL recognises that Occupational Health (OH) provision
has a positive role to play in the relationship between work,
an individual and their health. OH support can assist in
reducing the effect of work on health as well as providing
education and promotion on various health initiatives.
The organisation provides pre-employment screening
which is carried out by medical questionnaire. A follow
up medical assessment is performed where appropriate.
Employee health monitoring helps to identify health
problems and fitness for work issues at an early stage.
Medical referrals facilitate absence management of both
long and short term sickness issues. Policies and procedures
are also in place to tackle drug and alcohol abuse, alongside
rehabilitation programmes and return to work strategies.
Advice is made available via the HR Department on
medical severance issues and ill-health retirement cases.
In addition, medical screening is carried out for specific
groups of employees being trained to, or already working
with, processes, material or substances that require medical
surveillance.
Environmental Impacts
ADSL has always assessed the environmental impact of
goods and services purchased and has defined minimum
standards, such as only using 100% certified Sustainable
Timber. The company have now introduced an explicit
requirement to assess the wider sustainability risks and
opportunities at the earliest stage of procurement via a
sustainability test.
Detailing how this works, Nick Kirwan, Environmental
Manager said: “It allows us to identify specific areas where
we can reduce risks or add value prior to entering into
contracts. It encourages business to consider longer term
value and risk as opposed to focusing solely on price.
“As we purchase a huge range of goods and services,
defining minimum standards for each category of work or
specific product line is a massive task. We have approached
this challenge by developing a new procurement process
which addresses these issues in a systematic and risk based
manner. The overall aim is to understand the sustainability
risks and opportunities associated with our procurement
activity, and to deliver long term value to the business and
the contract.”
“ADSL aims to leverage
efficiencies and implement a
greener fleet over the next 24
months”
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