TMS16 – Energy Management Policy
Introduction
This Energy Management Policy has been created to control energy usage and prevent energy waste at the Quest Medical office. This policy is available to all working within scope and is communicated to interested parties upon request.
Scope
Quest Medical sites Brentwood and Heyford, employees, and contractors, and those who use the Quest Medical sites are included within scope of this policy.
Warrington is excluded from the scope of this policy.
Policy
It is the policy of Quest Medical to reduce energy use and energy waste, wherever possible and have set targets and objectives to achieve reduced energy use. To reduce energy use and waste at all sites, Quest Medical are committed to:
- Minimising the energy requirements of our assets
- Supporting sustainable sourced energy
- Fostering an organisational culture that promotes energy conservation and engages with its stakeholders to encourage energy saving behaviour.
- Developing and maintaining environmental frameworks and reporting activities that promote data integrity & continuous improvement.
Quest Medical demonstrates its commitment to energy management by ensuring:
- Reporting on energy targets
- Develops procurement practices that comply with Quest Medical’s environmental objectives
- Provides targeted training and education to staff
- Engages with stakeholders to encourage energy saving behaviour
- Scopes and implements the appropriate Environmental Management System
- Monitors and reviews performance to ensure continual improvement
To save energy Quest Medical lay out the following rules:
Lighting
- Employees, contractors and users of Quest Medical sites are required to turn off lights when they leave a room or lit area which is no longer in use
- Quest Medical will work with landlords to ensure that when old lighting is set for replacement, it will be replaced with LED’s or a similar energy saving fixture (bulb or lighting strip)
- Sensors are fitted to main offices to ensure that lights are only on when needed
- Avoidance of light shades or tinted bulbs wherever possible and light strips to prevent energy absorption
- Employees are actively encouraged to avoid the use of standby functions
- Employees are actively encouraged to turn off kitchen appliances at the end of each day or week (fridges and freezers excluded)
- Employees are actively encouraged to avoid the use of printers and photocopiers wherever possible
Heating and cooling
- Quest Medical will work with landlords and building maintenance to ensure that time schedules and set points are applied to heating and cooling controls
- Quest Medical staff are actively encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather
- Heating and cooling controls which are unable to be programmed with time schedules and set points, shall be switched off when no longer in use.
Fuel
- All vehicles owned by Quest Medical are maintained (repaired and serviced) in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Vehicle inspections are carried out on a periodic basis and prior to a long – haul drive and includes a tyre tread check
- Employees are encouraged to report any faults or damage to company vehicles without delay
- Employees are encouraged to stick to speed limits and drive smoothly, in the highest gear possible
- Trips are planned to minimise disruption
- Drivers are encouraged to turn their engines off when at a stop and avoid idling
- Drivers are encouraged to turn off aircon within the vehicles and use fresh air wherever possible
Warrington – Site Information
Due to the Warrington site being an unmanned site most of the time, it is exempt from this energy management policy.
The site will be brought into scope as it is developed and expanded, upon which time this policy will be updated to include Warrington within the scope.
Change History
| Issue | Date | Change Description | Approved By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 11/09/2023 | Initial Issue | CEO |
| 2.0 | 29/12/2023 | Updated introduction to correct grammar error. | CEO |
| 3.0 | 30/05/2024 | Added information about the Warrington site being excluded from policy due to the current development of the site. Added fuel tips. | CEO |
| 4.0 | 14/01/2025 | Reviewed for Warrington – site is still in development. No changes. | CEO |
| 4.1 | 16/06/2026 | Reviewed – no changes | CEO |