Health and Safety
The health and safety of our people and all who work at our airports is a priority for MAG. This is reflected in our Chief Executive chairing a safety management group that decides Group-wide strategy. All our airports have safety management systems that are continually audited and adapted to provide the highest safety standards. The airport environment includes various potentially hazardous activities, and we have strict procedures in place for these – for example, working with cranes and working with heat.
We also engage regularly with employees, partners and health and safety regulators, encouraging 'bottom up' input to ensure the health and safety needs of our whole airport communities are being met. We believe that effective health and safety management requires us to consult and engage with all employees, and we aim to do this via our Health and Safety Committees. Recommendations for improvements to our safety systems are communicated between our airports ensuring learning is shared.
At Manchester Airport, we provide an occupational health service available to all employees. The in-house team includes nurses, physiotherapists and a chiropodist, and the services offered range from lifestyle assessments and medical tests to nutritional advice and access to fitness equipment, helping to reduce our absence rates.
Total MAG Health and Safety Incidents
Incidents
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total accidents | 379 | 308 | 287 |
| RIDDOR reportable incidents | 70 | 55 | 33 |
| Other incidents | 309 | 253 | 254 |
RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. The regulations stipulate the most serious types of incidents, which must be reported to the Health and Safety Executive.
40%
reduction in RIDDOR reportable incidents in 2009/10