POLICIES

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY 2019                                        

Mark Davison is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and will take all reasonable measures as far as practically possible to ensure the health, safety and welfare of myself and that of any photo subjects whilst at work.The health and safety of our workers will be at the forefront of all our activities.
We will comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 regulations.

Mark Davison is committed to effectively managing all risks arising from its activities by:

Providing a safe and healthy working environment, equipment and system of work

Providing clear information, instruction, and training, to ensure all workers are competent to carry out their work safely
Providing a workplace health and safety induction where necessary
Continually looking at ways to improve health and safety within changing legislation

Health and safety is the responsibility of everyone and all workers must:
• Be aware of their responsibilities
• Take reasonable care of their own health and safety and ensure that their actions do not cause harm to themselves or others
• Report all incidents and injuries as soon as possible
• Comply with any reasonable instructions, policies and procedures

• Be accurate and timely in reporting any health and safety issues

It is my intention to achieve a healthy and safe working environment wherever that may be.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT POLICY 2019                                     

Mark Davison maintains a Quality Management System to ensure we continuously improve customer satisfaction, a stable customer base, consistency in results and improved efficiency identifying any problems early and rectifying them.

• We are committed to quality, we value our clients and aim to provide a very positive working relationship
• We are passionate about what we do and strive to offer an excellent service
• We listen to our clients needs to build a positive business relationship that exceeds expectations.
• We constantly appraise our client feedback
• We invest in and work with the latest digital equipment and software
• We ensure we are continually looking at methods to maintain our high standards and improve our service

Our work covers a variety of fields from business, construction and architecture to people, portraits and events. Our clients range from local councils and public sector companies to advertising agencies, design companies and publishing houses. We strive to build sustainable long-term relationships with our clients and we aim to understand our client’s requirements working in partnership with them at every stage of the project from concept to delivery.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 2019                                       

Mark Davison is an environmentally conscious and responsible company. We are therefore committed to reducing our environmental impact in a sustainable manner.

To carry out this commitment and working within my company and with clients, we strive to ensure that all aspects of the business have the least harmful effect on the environment by:

• Reducing waste through re-use and recycling of paper and other materials
• Being aware of all environmental legislation and ensuring that regulatory requirements are met and, if possible, improved upon
• Encourage similar environmental standards from our suppliers and contractors
• Minimise energy and water usage, vehicle usage and consumption of natural resources, especially where they are non- renewable
• Assessing the environmental impact of any new working method or products that we intend to introduce
• Purchasing recycled, recyclable or re-furbished products and materials where these alternatives are available, suitable and economical
• Support of Fair Trade products and work towards ISO 14001
• Operating and maintaining vehicles used for business purposes with regard to environmental issues as far as reasonably practical and trying to reduce travel or using alternative means of transport where appropriate

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY 2019                                        

Mark Davison will encourage and manage diversity in all areas of our business and we are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing equality in our work place and do not accept discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or belief, gender, marital status, age or disability.  

We believe that everyone should be treated fairly and on their own ability.

We will ensure that our clients and suppliers understand our policy.

MODERN SLAVERY  POLICY 2019                                       

Policy statement

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and we are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.

We are also committed to ensuring there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We expect the same high standards from all our contractors, suppliers and other business partners, and as part of our contracting processes, we include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children, and we expect that our suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same high standards.

This policy applies to all persons working for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners.

Mark Davison operates predominantly in the photographic markets of the UK, working with advertising agencies , design companies, local councils and clients direct with additional business activities around the UK.

The statement reflects the Group’s commitment to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our business activities and, the approach being taken to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in our own business and supply chains. We all have a duty to be alert to risks, however small.  Employees are expected to report their concerns and we are to act upon them.

Due diligence process 

We will:

• Make our staff aware of the Modern Slavery Act, including its definitions of slavery and human trafficking;
• Tell staff what to do if they suspect a case of slavery or human trafficking;
• Suppliers identified as higher risk are to complete supplier self-assessments which will help determine labour standards and conditions of employment;
• Suppliers identified as higher risk are to undergo site assessments by the procurement team;
• Ensure that copies of modern salary acts of existing suppliers are reviewed and that new suppliers comply with current legislation compliance with the legislation prior to commencing procurement;

The above procedures are designed to:

• Identify and assess potential risk areas in our business and supply chains;
• Reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chains;
• Monitor potential risk areas in our business and supply chains; and
• Provide adequate protection for whistle blowers.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our Group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31st December 2019.