18/07/2017
To our stakeholders,

I am pleased to confirm that EOD Contracts Ltd. reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.

EOD Contracts Ltd COP continues to be available to all of our stakeholders, through EOD Contracts Ltd. and UN Global Compact websites. We urge our stakeholders to visit the sites and support our goals. Additionally, we will publish our COP in company literature periodically. Within the company, members of staff are provided with details of the COP within company induction briefings, on joining the company and regularly throughout their term of employment.

Sincerely yours,
Gordon Lawrence
CE/Group General Manager

EOD Contracts Ltd is committed to supporting and respecting the protection of all internationally acknowledged human rights. It is the company policy to ensure that such rights are assured for everyone at all levels of processes and activities. By promoting a culture of respect for the law, and consideration of all members within the organisation and with others with whom the company comes in contact with and ensuring that all such contacts are in no way complicit in human rights abuses.
EOD Contracts Ltd is an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 registered organisation. All employees continue to have access to the company’s comprehensive complaints and redress procedure; from informal discussions with their line manager or the PHAROS CEO/Group General Manager. Should the matter not be resolved to an individual’s satisfaction; they retain the right to request a redress of the matter at each stage. They also retain the right to lodge the matter with the external tribunal dealing with employee arbitration and reconciliation, access to this official body is assured under UK and European legislation.
EOD Contracts Ltd continues to be fully committed to ensure that the company is not knowingly complicit in any Human Rights abuse. It is the company policy to ensure that it will not associate, or accept commission from any body, corporate, private or official, where their actions are questionable in respect of Human Rights abuses.

EOD Contract Ltd has continued to review and update their policies and procedures to ensure they are suitable and sufficient to meet the needs of the employees and those of the company. A number of workshops and training days were held by the company over the previous year and have proven to be an excellent forum in which to discuss the moral and ethical aspects of business activities. Providing practical solutions in many areas.

In the last year training days have proved to be a huge success with trading partners, clients and associates and these are to be extended into 2018.
EOD Contracts Ltd insist all external contractors and suppliers are ISO registered and by default compliant, alternatively a company representative may visit non-registered contractors to ensure they comply with IHR in the performance of their activities..
EOD Contracts Ltd continue to review their systems to ensure they are fit for purpose. While not exclusive, EOD Contracts Ltd. have identified a number of compliant contractors with whom the company are confident to work. It is the company’s intention to continue to expand the number of compliant contractors in the same way.

There have been no reported incidents during the last 12 months, or over the company’s history. All company procedures are to be effective to protect internationally proclaimed Human Rights for all, with a zero tolerance of non-compliance.

EOD Contracts Ltd continues to uphold and demonstrate the freedom of association and effectively recognise the right of collective bargaining.

EOD Contracts Ltd is a British registered company and will always operate within the parameters of employment Law. EOD Contracts Ltd do not work with any organisation, individual or environment that employs or condones forced labour. The company is fully committed to eliminating all forms of forced and or compulsory labour.

EOD Contracts Ltd supports the abolition of child labour. The company will not condone nor be complicit in any matter concerning the use of children as workers.
Due to the nature of business, no individual under the age of 18 years or who has not had specialist military experience, is contracted by EOD Contracts or partners in any capacity whatsoever.

EOD Contracts Ltd fully supports the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation, and has a zero tolerance policy.
EOD Contracts Ltd operates under UK and European Law, which prohibits any discrimination between employment and occupation. This not only covers sexual agenda and race but also includes age.

All offers to tender are evaluated to see if a partnership is needed to ensure the client is offered a total package including allied processes, if necessary. All of EOD Contracts Ltd.’s partners are required to meet our own high standards and business ethics.

All employees are contracted to work set hours at an agreed rate of pay and may terminate their employment with notice, as stipulated within individual contracts. The UK also operates a minimum wage law to ensure young workers are not abused and the company adheres to this law.

EOD Contracts Ltd. intend to continue to invite specialist contractors to tender for work or participate on a joint venture basis, on the condition that the company is ISO compliant.
EOD Contracts Ltd is an accredited British ISO 9001:2015 and ISO14001: 2015 registered company. The company procedures are reviewed regularly and employment contracts are always reviewed before issue, to ensure they comply with UK and European legislation.

EOD Contracts Ltd continues to review in house procedures. Employment contracts are reviewed prior to issue to ensure they are compliant with UK and European Law.
EOD Contracts Ltd will continue to use procedures that comply with UK and European Law.

System has resulted in 100% success of projects on safety, time and within budget.

All systems are designed to meet all legal requirements and regularly pass external audit.

EOD Contracts Ltd commitment to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its employees and clients. Those who come into contact with the organisation’s activities are the cornerstone on which all procedures are designed and executed. These in turn develop greater public awareness of environmental and ecological issues. Our accreditation to ISO 14001 also acts as an example to our commitment to this area.
We have an Environmental SOP but in summary this document will be reviewed when any of the following circumstances apply:

(a) Any change in UK or European legislation.
(b) Post environmental accident.
(c) Reported Near-miss.
(d) Reported breach of environmental regulations.
(e) Changes or additions to EOD Contracts Ltd core activities.
(f) 12 months have lapsed since the last review.
Our Commitment or Policy

In line with the EOD Contracts Ltd. Safety Policy, environmental protection is regarded as of paramount importance; it has impact on all of us. EOD Contracts do not conduct any activities where the risk is perceived to be significant in causing environmental damage. EOD Contracts always employ suitable mitigation measures to reduce any risk to an acceptable level in all activities and actively work beyond current UK and EU legislation.
Environmental Impact assessments are to be conducted for all tasks. All risks are to be assessed should include (but not be limited to) the following common risks:

(a) Ground Services – Gas, Water, Oil, Sewage.
(b) Ground water contamination.
(c) Top soil damage.
(d) Vegetation damage – protected and non-protected species.
(e) Wildlife impact – protected and non-protected species.
(f) Ground contaminants - Asbestos, Hydrocarbons.
(g) Spills of materials.
(h) Dust.
(i) Noise.
(j) Fumes.
(k) Vehicle hazards – Highway, Railway and site movement.
(l) Biological contaminants - biological agents or disease bearing organisms.
(m) Flora or Fauna requiring avoidance, isolation or special handling.
(n) Ordnance – particularly container type WP or CW natures.

EOD Contracts Ltd is constantly working with other organisations and corporate bodies to ensure the use of the latest technologies and utilising the most environmentally friendly systems. It is the company goal to achieve zero adverse environmental impact in all activities.
The environmental protection is the responsibility of everyone engaged in or associated with our activities. It is one of the primary concerns within the company. Its importance is promoted at every level within the company. Proper briefing, equipment, training and reporting is seen as the major tool by which we maintain the high levels of environmental awareness within its ranks. Environmental protection is not only mandatory in law; it is given the highest possible priority when planning our works worldwide.

EOD Contracts had added one additional service to the organisations portfolio, being the collection and disposal of time expired pyrotechnics (TEP’s). The collection is only carried out by trained and competent personnel. The disposal is only carried out by professionally qualified individuals and even though the disposal of pyrotechnics is exempt the EU/UK emissions act; EOD Contracts has designed systems and procedures to recycle approximately 99% of the plastic and approximately 95% of the metal.
No other changes to existing SOP is deemed necessary but continued reviews of the systems are carried out and specific works methods devised for all tasks.
All field operatives are to be UK Construction Safety Certification Scheme (CSCS) registered.
EOD Contracts Ltd continues to comply with all environmental requirements and have recently met the required standards for working within the UK and EU water industry. EOD Contracts Ltd. has accreditation to ISO14001:2015.

Further investment in new and alternative environmentally friendly technologies. It is EOD Contracts intention to run a number of environmental seminars with the assistance of environmental specialist contractors. The stated aim; to increase awareness of environmental issues and to identify the most friendly works methodologies currently available.

All systems are to pass internal review, client agreement and external audit.
Nil incidents occurred during the last 12 months and throughout the organisations history and all company systems are reviewed periodically and have been found to be fit for purpose.

EOD Contracts Ltd is totally committed to ensure that NO form of extortion or bribery takes place from within the business or any outside body with whom the company conducts any commercial activity, in line with our Bribery & Fraud Policy.
All projects are audited internally and the company audited externally each year.

All projects are audited internally and the company audited externally each year.

Continued vigilance and monitoring of all procurement and auditing systems. Continued promotion of high ethical standards and transparency in all of our business practices. EOD Contracts Ltd. have not had any incidents of this type during the company’s lifetime.

EOD Contracts Ltd. have not had any incidents of this type during the company’s lifetime. All systems are to pass external audit.