Ensuring the health and safety of employees is an obligation of any responsible business. For us, as well as ensuring the health, safety and security of our employees, we are responsible for the well-being of everyone using Stansted Airport, including  passengers, as well as contractors and our business partners.

Health and safety risks in our airports range from potential slips and falls in public areas to risks associated with complex procedures such as moving aircraft, fuel and heavy equipment. Construction work during airport developments also creates significant safety risks.

Our approach

For these health and safety issues to be effectively managed at BAA, it is essential that consistent procedures are in place across all our airports and each department within them.

Despite high levels of compliance and a commitment from management, inconsistent approaches to managing risks can become a challenge as the company has grown.

The result of this makes auditing management controls more difficult and creates a risk of poor practice going undetected. Additionally, having different ways of managing the same risks adds unnecessary cost and makes poor use of the available expertise within the company.

Our approach to dealing with this issue has been to work as part of a BAA-wide project to develop company-wide health and safety procedures that will establish a consistent body of practice within BAA.

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