Stagecoach recently announced that it has become a member of CIRAS, in a bid to develop health and safety reporting within the business.
The new partnership will enable Stagecoach employees to voice their health, wellbeing and safety concerns, with the comfort of anonymity.
The partnership comes as a three-year agreement whereby the service will be embedded alongside the operators existing internal reporting arrangements.
Currently in place at Stagecoach is the Speak UP policy, which is accompanied by health and safety representatives across the company’s bus division as well as a new process for the reporting of near misses, which is currently being trialled.
Sharon Vye-Parminter, Stagecoach Health, Safety and Environment Director, said: “We have a strong focus on our people, the way we operate, the needs of our customers and how to continually improve our safety culture for the future.
“Having this additional reporting system, which allows employees to confidentially raise any safety concerns they might have, is a valuable addition to our processes and will further enhance our safety procedures.”
CIRAS Membership Manager Kerry Dolan said: “We are delighted to welcome Stagecoach to CIRAS. We are ready to listen to concerns if staff feel unable to use internal reporting channels.
“If a concern is raised, we will help facilitate a resolution, whilst keeping the reporter in the loop so they know what action has been taken.
“Reports raised confidentially can overcome perceptions of fear or lost confidence in internal systems, helping companies to improve safety culture.”
“Stagecoach is now part of the 1800+ strong CIRAS member community, working together to improve safety culture by learning from CIRAS reports and each other.”
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