Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment (QSHE)

QSHE stands for Quality, Safety, Health and Environment. It refers to the systems, policies and controls used to manage service quality, occupational health and safety, environmental responsibility and operational risk across SCA Group’s activities.

QSHE is important in Defence Logistics Support because logistics operations often involve time-sensitive delivery, complex environments, personnel welfare, cargo handling, food safety, hazardous materials and multi-party coordination.
A structured QSHE framework helps maintain service quality, reduce operational risk and support safe, compliant and reliable service delivery.

SCA Group’s Health and Safety Policy Statement sets out the company’s commitment to safeguarding employees and others who may be affected by its operations.
It focuses on preventing incidents, accidents, work-related injury and ill health, while supporting welfare, consultation, training, risk reduction and continuous improvement through the company’s Integrated Management System.

SCA Group’s Quality Assurance Policy Statement defines the company’s commitment to delivering products, services and solutions that meet customer requirements and support consistent service performance.
It is based on process control, customer focus, statutory and regulatory compliance, risk-based thinking, continual improvement and the principle of delivering work right the first time.

SCA Group’s Environmental Policy Statement outlines the company’s commitment to reducing environmental impact and managing environmental risks across its operations.
It covers continual improvement of the Environmental Management System, pollution prevention, environmental objectives, legal compliance, employee awareness, supplier engagement and regular policy review.

SCA Group’s Food Safety & Quality Policy Statement supports the supply of safe, legal, authentic and quality-controlled food products in line with statutory, regulatory and customer requirements.
This is particularly relevant to Catering and Food Supply and Life Support Services, where food safety, quality control, hazard analysis, preventive controls and training are essential to operational delivery.

SCA Group manages QSHE through documented policies, defined responsibilities, training, consultation, performance monitoring and an Integrated Management System (IMS).
This supports controlled access to procedures, records and management system documentation across relevant teams and operating locations.

QSHE supports risk management by helping SCA Group identify, assess, reduce and control risks that may affect people, service quality, food safety, environmental performance and operational continuity.
This includes hazard identification, preventive controls, structured objectives, performance measures and continual review.

SCA Group’s policy statements are reviewed regularly, with several policies stating that performance is reviewed as a standing item at management meetings and that the policies are reviewed annually to ensure continued suitability, effectiveness and alignment with legal, regulatory and company requirements.

QSHE is closely connected to Certifications and compliance because certified and structured management systems help demonstrate that operational processes are documented, controlled, monitored and reviewed.
SCA Group’s QSHE approach supports quality, safety, environmental responsibility, food safety and operational standards across its wider service delivery.