Health & Safety, Quality & Environment

BAM Ritchies health & safety management system is third party accredited to BS OHSAS 18001:2007 and is designed to ensure the highest standards of Health & Safety performance.

Personal continual development is a key to excellent contract performance and BAM Ritchies devotes a substantial amount of time, energy and money in providing it's workforce with a class leading training programme. BAM Ritchies is accredited by the Investors in People organisation through its parent company.

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

BAM Ritchies is one of very few contractors with both UKAS Laboratory accreditation and ISO 9001:2008.

The BAM Ritchies Quality Management System (QMS) is Lloyds accredited to ISO 9001: 2008, with it encompassing every aspect of Ground Engineering, Ground Investigation, Laboratory Testing and Drilling & Blasting.

BAM Ritchies Environmental Management System (EMS) is also BM Trada accredited to ISO 14001:2004 for all its activities

BAM Ritchies Quality Management System links with the BAM Nuttall Management Manual. This describes the scope of operations within BAM Ritchies and defines the proceedures to be followed to manage the company effectively and to comply with ISO9001: 2008 and ISO 14001:2004.

The nature of BAM 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 integrated HSQE management process has been developed and implemented to enhance customer satisfaction and meet customer requirements.

Customer feedback plays an important part of the BAM Ritchies programme of continual improvement. Objective customer feedback is actively sought through a system of formal questionnaires. The results are monitored and reviewed regularly.