Health & Safety Policy for Gardening Services Parsons Green

This Health & Safety Policy sets out the approach of our Gardening Services Parsons Green team to manage risks, protect staff, clients and the public, and ensure consistent safe working across all landscaping, maintenance and grounds care activities. Our aim as a local gardening company is to integrate sensible safety measures into every task — from routine lawn care to complex soft landscaping — so that Parsons Green gardening services are delivered with professionalism and due care.

Scope and Commitment

We are committed to preventing injury and ill health through active management. This policy applies to all employees, contractors and visitors involved in delivering Parsons Green gardeners operations, including seasonal teams and subcontracted specialists. The organisation will allocate appropriate resources, ensure staff are trained, provide required personal protective equipment, and maintain plant and tools in safe working order. Safe performance of our work is a condition of engagement with our gardening company.

Key principles include: risk assessment before work begins, clear allocation of responsibilities, regular maintenance of equipment, and proactive communication with clients and the public. We will carry out written assessments for higher-risk activities, document controls and ensure corrective action when hazards are identified. These principles underpin every Parsons Green gardening services contract and day-to-day activity.

Responsibilities

All team members share responsibility for health and safety. Managers and supervisors must: plan safe systems of work; ensure staff competence; monitor compliance; and report incidents. Staff must follow instructions, use PPE, report hazards, and co-operate in safety procedures. Subcontractors engaged by the gardening company in Parsons Green must demonstrate equivalent standards. The policy emphasises clear leadership and a culture where safety is discussed openly and mistakes are used as learning opportunities.

Risk Management and Safe Systems

Risk assessments are carried out for manual handling, use of petrol-driven tools, tree work, pesticide application, and working near traffic or utilities. Controls we adopt include the hierarchy of measures: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls and PPE. Typical controls implemented by Parsons Green gardening services include traffic management for verge works, designated safe zones for cutting equipment, and lock-off procedures for powered machinery.

Training and competence are essential. Staff receive induction covering site rules, emergency arrangements and reporting procedures, plus task-specific training (e.g., chainsaw, hedge cutter, pesticide handling). Continued supervision and refresher sessions are provided. Records of training, equipment checks and incident reports are maintained to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

Equipment, PPE and Maintenance

Tools and machinery are inspected before use and serviced in accordance with manufacturer guidance. We provide appropriate PPE such as eye protection, hearing protection, gloves, high-visibility clothing and protective footwear. For higher risk tasks, additional items (cut-resistant clothing, harnesses) are supplied. A maintenance schedule ensures that all items supplied by the gardening company Parsons Green remain fit for purpose and any defects are removed from service until repaired.

Hazardous substances (fertilisers, herbicides, fuels) are stored, used and disposed of in line with safe practice. COSHH-like controls are applied: using safer alternatives where possible, minimising quantities on site, providing information and task-specific PPE, and ensuring safe mixing and application procedures. Spill response materials are carried in service vehicles and staff are trained to manage small incidents safely.

Emergency procedures include first aid provision, reporting and investigation of accidents, and arrangements for serious incidents. Staff are informed of nearest medical provision and internal escalation processes. The gardening company will review incidents to identify root causes and prevent recurrence. Regular audits and site inspections measure performance and identify opportunities for improved safety in Parsons Green gardening operations.

We operate a clear incident reporting system so that near misses and hazards are captured and addressed. Lessons learned are shared across teams to reinforce a culture of vigilance. Engagement with clients ensures that site-specific risks — for example, protected trees, buried services or public events — are identified and controlled before work begins. The company will not compromise safety to meet unrealistic deadlines.

Contractual work is planned to ensure safe access, pedestrian segregation where required and protection of vulnerable users. Manual handling tasks are assessed and assisted lifting equipment used where practicable. For work at height, appropriate platforms, ladders and fall prevention measures are selected and inspected, and only trained operatives undertake these tasks.

Policy review and continual improvement: This policy is reviewed at least annually and after any significant change or incident. Performance indicators, safety audit results and stakeholder feedback inform revisions. By maintaining high standards, the team providing gardening services in Parsons Green aims to protect people, property and the environment while delivering high-quality horticultural services.