If you would like to download a signed copy of our Environmental Policy in pdf format please click here.
Land and Water Services Ltd is a company within the Land & Water Group, specialising in civil engineering contracting and maintenance on, in or adjacent to inland and estuarial waters.
Land and Water Services (LAWS) is aware that its activities have the potential to effect the environment locally, regionally and on a global scale. As such LAWS will operate an Environmental Management System compliant with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. This Policy acknowledges LAWS responsibility towards limiting the environmental impact of its activities and reflects its aims to address this through good environmental practice. To enable LAWS to achieve this all those in the business will support the following objectives:
• A commitment to prevent pollution by managing all operations with diligence.
• A commitment to continual improvement in our environmental performance, LAWS will employ the best control mechanisms, practices and procedures that are proven technologically sound and economically viable. Senior management will ensure that effective environmental operating procedures are implemented and adhered to in order to mitigate all potential risks to the environment resulting from the business activities of LAWS.
• Identify and comply with legislative and other requirements relevant to our business.
• Provide a framework within the Environmental Management System to set and review a series of objectives and targets. An effective programme shall be implemented to ensure the achievement of these though periodic monitoring of the objectives listed and the implementation of regular auditing.
• Encourage all current and future use of sustainable supplies, where costs allow, and create awareness of environmental and sustainability issues for all staff though employee development and training, using compliance with the ISO 14001 Standard as the very minimum requirement.
• LAWS will endeavour to reduce waste produce as far as is practicable, leading to the conservation of natural resources.
• Encourage any organisation sub-contracting to us to be more environmentally aware and to adhere to our environmental operating procedures whilst working at any of our sites.
• This Policy shall be communicated to all employees and sub-contractors alike.
