GGF Launches New GLASS Charter Publication

GGF Launches New GLASS Charter Publication

GLASS means Goal: Less Accidents, Safer Sites

In 2001 the glass industry took up the Government’s Revitalising Health and Safety Initiative. In partnership with both industry and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Glass and Glazing Federation launched the GLASS Charter (Goal: Less Accidents, Safer Sites). In line with the Revitalising Health and Safety Initiative the UK Glass Industry adopted the following target:

“Organisations within the UK glass industry will contribute towards a 30% or equivalent reduction in lost time accidents.”

GGF Managing Director, Giles Willson commented “We are pleased to have re-launched the GLASS Charter and strongly recommend that all companies within the industry sector sign up to this. This new publication explains how to join the GLASS Charter and the GGF Merit scheme for demonstrating continued improvement within an organizations Health and Safety, which will result in a safer industry for us all to work in.”

This initiative aims to improve health and safety performance in all sectors of the glass industry by providing best practice guidelines, advice and actively encourages members of industry to exchange ideas with each other to continually improve their health and safety practices.

The new publication can be downloaded here.