Everyone on our sites goes home safe, every day.
An MEP site combines live electrical systems, work at height, hot work, confined spaces and deep excavations, often on the same day. We plan each of them before work starts, train our people for them, and publish how well we do.
Health and Safety Manual
Certified to ISO 45001:2018Certificate valid to 28 December 2026Our policy and how we put it into practice: risk assessment, permits to work, electrical safety, high-risk work, heat stress, welfare, training, emergencies, incidents and how we measure ourselves.
The first two pages can be read here. The full manual is emailed to you once we approve your request.
Published for information only. The manual describes our system and the standards we aim to achieve. It is not part of any contract, creates no obligation or liability for AZEMCO, and is not to be used in any claim or dispute.
- 1Our health and safety policy
- 2Scope and structure
- 3Legal and other requirements
- 4Leadership and responsibilities
- 5Worker participation and consultation
- 6Hazard identification and risk assessment
- 7Permit to work
- 8Electrical safety
- 9High-risk activities
- 10Heat stress
- 11Health, welfare and fitness for work
- 12Competence, induction and training
- 13Personal protective equipment
- 14Subcontractors and suppliers
- 15Driving, security and change
- 16Emergency preparedness and response
- 17Incident reporting and investigation
- 18Monitoring, inspection and audit
- 19Objectives and improvement
Six controls on every AZEMCO site.
The manual explains each of them, with the permits, the training and the checks behind it.
- Permit to workHot work, work at height, confined spaces, excavations and electrical work all need a permit, issued and closed by a competent supervisor.
- Proven dead before workIsolation, lock-out and tag-out, and a test for dead before any conductor is touched. Live working is not permitted.
- Services found before diggingUtility drawings, cable locators and hand-dug trial pits before any machine excavates near existing services.
- Heat stressOutdoor work stops for the midday break from 15 June to 15 September, with cool rest areas, water and electrolytes on every site.
- Stop-work authorityAnyone on an AZEMCO site can stop a job they believe is unsafe, without blame.
- Training and competenceSite induction for everyone, daily toolbox talks, and recognised safety qualifications for supervisors.
The other four.
