HSQE
Management System
Birse Metro has developed a web based management system. The primary aim of
the Birse Metro Management System (BMMS) is to deliver successful projects for
clients working in a London Underground (LU) environment. To achieve this, the
BMMS is written to conform to LU requirements and procedures
Consistent Safety Performance
Throughout the past twelve years, Birse Metro has achieved a consistently high
level of safety performance, carrying out 4.75 million man hours on the London
Underground network since 2002. This achievement has been based upon a commitment
by all our staff, site operatives and sub-contractors to ensure our working practices
and procedures are safely carried out. Our success has been founded upon proactive
management, teamwork, forward planning and the continual review and monitoring
of training requirements.
Assurance
Assurance is the cornerstone of being able to successfully deliver fully compliant
projects to LU. Late in 2006 the Birse Metro Assurance Regime was audited by
LU, and in early 2007 the Birse Metro was notified that we are an “assured supplier”
to LU.
The company places great emphasis on fulfilling these requirements and has a
dedicated Assurance Manager to providing support to the project teams and ensuring
assurance requirements are identified, implemented and programmed through all
the stages of design and construction.
Our assurance regime has been developed not only to meet LU requirements, but
also to enhance our quality management system that is certified to ISO 9001: 2008
by Det Norske Veritas.
Environmental Management
A significant achievement for Birse Metro in 2005 was the transition of our ISO
14001 certification to the new ISO14001: 2004 for our Environmental Management
System. This certification was transferred to DNV in February 2008.
An ongoing Environmental Action Plan has assisted us in focusing on continual
improvement for a relatively new concept of Environmental Management.
Current objectives are:
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Minimising the impact of on-site operations on the environment and our neighbours.
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Increasing awareness and training for staff.
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Increasing designer's awareness for incorporation at the design stage.
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Optimising the utilisation of resources.
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Reducing waste to landfill
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Maximising waste reuse and recycling on site
Integrated Management System
We believe good environmental practice and sustainability is key to our future
which goes hand in hand with health, safety and quality. Combining of our environment
and health and safety and quality systems provides a robust and focused integrated
Health, Safety and Environmental Management System to improve our management of
projects in future years.
The achievement of ISO 9001: 2008 and OHSAS 18001: 2007 certification has enabled
us to integrate Health, Safety, Quality and Environment into one Management System.
Our HSQE management system is now audited as a single integrated management system
by DNV.
