Environmental Policy

Demolition 1 Ltd is committed to minimising environmental damage and keeps up-to-date in promoting best environmental practice, improving environmental performance and minimising risks and adverse environmental effects.

We comply with all relevant environmental legislation including the Resource Management Act 1991.

Before beginning work on site Demolition 1 Ltd:
  • Identifies potential environmental risks and defines how these can be mitigated or reduced through site practices or environmental controls.
  • Has a plan to deal with incidents and emergencies.
  • Ensures employees and subcontractors are trained and educated regarding best environmental practice.
  • Monitors and maintains site practices and environmental controls throughout work.

Health & Safety Policy

This organisation will meet its obligations under:-
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
  • Health and Safety at Work Act (Asbestos) 2016
  • The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
  • The Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
  • The Demolition Code of Practise (2012)
  • The Asbestos Code of Practise (2012)
  • Including Health and Disability Services Infection Control Standard NZS 8142:2000
  • (Also ref: Community Health Infection Control Manual)
 
Management will:
  • Have a ‘Primary Duty of Care’ to ensure as far as reasonably practicable that the Health and Safety of all workers are not put at risk from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking.
  • Be committed to seeking continuously to improve Health and Safety Practice at all work sites, setting specific objectives, establish and support- systems/programmes to achieve objectives. Regular review and evaluation of outcomes.
  • Designate specific Health and Safety roles at senior management level. Representatives of senior management and employees will be annually appointed to the company’s Health and Safety Committee. They will jointly review, annually, all Health and Safety processes and performances including the Health and Safety Policy.
  • Accurately document all accidents / near misses and follow up with investigation of accidents to determine the cause and to put in place appropriate corrective actions.
  • Train employees to perform their duties safely and to report Hazards with a mind to take all practicable steps to eliminate isolate or minimise the exposure to hazards. Encourage employee / Union, or other employee representation in consultation and participation in all Health & Safety matters.
  • Put in place and maintain a robust rehabilitation process of encouraging employees back to work with “alternate” duties following a workplace accident. This process will include consultation with the injured person, the ACC case manager, the supervisor of Health and Safety and the employee’s medical officer.
 
Employees will:
  • Observe and comply with all safe work procedures, rules and instructions.
  • Take reasonable care of his or her own safety and care that his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
  • Report Hazards, wear and maintain personal protective safety equipment.
  • Participate in the company’s rehabilitation plan to ensure a safe and early return to work.    
  • Report all accidents / incidents and near misses to management immediately.

Quality Assurance Policy

Demolition 1 Ltd believes in the importance of client satisfaction, quality-based management and a culture of progressive development within the company for a sustainable success in the industry.

We base our quality assurance policy on the following values:
  • Providing the most appropriate solutions and services to clients through assessment of their needs and project demands.  
  • Conforming to valid standards within the context of the project at the maximum level: contract agreement conditions; all legal arrangements and laws; other compulsory standards and ethical rules.  
  • Being committed to using modern and valid techniques, material and management systems.  
  • Managing the company’s human resources efficiently and effectively to help the completion of projects by deadline and conforming to every quality standard prescribed.  
  • Communicating effectively with clients.  
  • Creating satisfying and ongoing relations with subcontractors, suppliers and project partners based on good intentions and trust.

Waste Minimisation & Management

Demolition 1 Ltd prides itself on playing its part in ensuring waste on each project is reduced as much as possible, and what cannot be re-used or recycled is managed in a safe and environmentally sound way.

We comply with the Resource Management Act and local council specifications for waste management.

In a typical house demolition the following material is recycled: roof tiles, roofing iron, bricks, concrete (crushed into aggregate and steel removed for recycling), fibreglass batts, gib board, window glass, native and non-native framing timber and flooring, weather boards, internal and external doors, timber beams, steel beams, copper and steel pipes, electrical wiring (apart from plastic coating), stainless steel sinks, taps etc, hot water cylinders.

We take a similarly comprehensive approach on our larger scale commercial projects.

The keys to successful waste minimisation are how well your staff have been trained and good supervision of staff. Understanding and communication of company methodology in this regard is essential and something the company takes seriously.

Effective demolition and recycling more often than not depends on the ability to be innovative and to think outside the square. Our waste methodology can be summed up effectively as:
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WE DEMOLISH. WE RECYCLE. WE RE-USE.