Environmental

Policy Statement

British Drilling and Freezing Company Limited (BDF) is a company whose principal business is drilling and ground freezing. BDF fully recognises the need to take account of all environmental aspects and impacts of its operations, both in the general interest of the environment and for the continuing success of its business.

Health, safety and environmental matters are an integral part of our business objectives.

It is the policy of BDF to ensure that all its operations are managed and conducted, in such a way, as to ensure that environmental aspects are maintained as a line activity; for which employees at all levels are responsible.

All Directors and Managers within the business must ensure that all operations:

• meet relevant local, national and international statutory environmental requirements, and where this is achievable within economic cost, exceed such requirements so as to minimise any impact on the physical environment.
• are documented, implemented and maintained and communicated to all employees and contractors.

It is additionally BDF's policy :

• to work towards meeting the requirements of ISO 14001.
• to set company environmental standards for specific activities where appropriate.
• to review its environmental performance on current operations and to ensure that lessons learnt are fully disseminated throughout the business.
• to assess the potential environmental impact of all new operations, developments and acquisitions and the scope for mitigation measures where appropriate.

ANY POLLUTION INCIDENT MUST BE REPORTED TO HEAD OFFICE IMMEDIATELY USING THE INCIDENT REPORT FORM rev 04, 2009