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“Activities and operations
are reviewed to identify
environmental impacts and
Dron & Dickson prioritises
action to reduce and minimise
these effects”

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and we are very proud of the working environment that we offer
our employees.”
Dron & Dickson is committed to minimising its impact on
the environment and pursues continuous improvement, by
setting realistic objectives and targets through its audit and
management review programmes.
Activities and operations are reviewed to identify
environmental impacts and Dron & Dickson prioritises action
to reduce and minimise these effects.
Specifically, the company:
• Sets environmental targets to reduce energy and resource
consumption, minimises the amount of waste generated
and reduces the use of harmful materials in order to prevent
pollution.
• Maintains a high level of awareness of sustainability
issues amongst employees and integrates environmental
management into its training programmes.
• Meets or exceeds all relevant UK, European and international
legislation, agreements and any other regulatory
requirements that apply to its activities on and offshore.
• Ensures that goods and services procured support its
sustainable code of conduct and in turn, encourages suppliers
and contractors to improve their own environmental
performance.
• Reduces the greenhouse gas emissions from business travel
and buildings estate.
• Monitors progress against targets and reduce its ecological
footprint.
“We maintain a very proactive approach to waste
separation and recycling at all of our branches and are
constantly searching for ways to reduce waste products and
materials. Dron & Dickson is sourcing “cleaner” company
vehicles and we have set ourselves a target to reduce vehicle
CO2 emissions over the course of the current year. We also
continuously review and set ourselves reduction targets in
utilities usage across our branches and have recently changed
our electricity provider to ensure it comes from a renewable
source.”

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The Learning Curve
At HSE International, we are always keen to promote best
practice, share knowledge and advice to help reduce accidents,
raise safety standards and ultimately, save lives. The importance
of learning from the expertise and experience of others cannot
be understated. We asked Graeme what advice he could offer to
our readers:
“The best advice I can offer is to never think you know it all.
Involve those who may be affected by change and always ask
for support when required. I believe the H&S sector, as a whole,
has worked really hard to dispel the old myths and stories that
seemed inevitably associated with it. I think H&S is now viewed
in a much more positive light by a much larger proportion of
workforces and improved engagement has helped dispel these
misconceptions.
“Occupational HSE topics are a definite issue for the future.

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