Health & Safety, Quality & Environment

Ritchies health & safety management system meets the requirements of OHSAS 18001 & is designed to ensure the highest standards of Health & Safety performance.

Personal continual development is a key to excellent contract performance and Ritchies devotes a substantial amount of time, energy and money in providing it's workforce with a class leading training programme.

It is the policy of Ritchies to clearly define and meet Clients requirements whilst seeking continuous improvement in all aspects of the services offered.

Ritchies is one of very few contractors with both UKAS Laboratory accreditation and ISO 9001:2000. The company is one of only twelve contractors in the UK with British Drilling Association Grade A classification.

The Ritchies Quality Management System (QMS) is Lloyds registered to ISO9001: 2000, with it encompassing every aspect of Ground Engineering, Ground Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Drilling & Blasting.

Ritchies Quality Management System links with the Edmund Nuttall Management Manual. This describes the scope of operations within Ritchies and defines the proceedures to be followed to manage the company effectively and to comply with ISO9001: 2000 and ISO14001: 1996.

The nature of Ritchies business, which ranges from short duration ground investigations to more complex geotechnical tasks and to partnering agreements for Drilling and Blasting services, is covered by either Departmental Management Plans or Project Management Plans. These incorporate the health and safety and quality and environment aspects of projects.

The QMS has been developed and implemented to enhance customer satisfaction and meet customer requirements.

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