Health and Safety Policy

Introduction

We strive to meet the highest standards of safety and health because we genuinely care for our people. We are committed to engaging with all people working in the business to ensure we all take responsibility for providing a safe and healthy environment for everyone involved in our operations. Our Health and Safety Management System explains our policies, systems, activities and detailed responsibilities of managers and employees in all key areas of safety and health. 

We will ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable:

• The safety and health of all our employees and all other persons who work in the business, including contractors and sub-contractors and their employees, (together defined as “workers”), and
  
  
• That the safety and health of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out by the business.

We know our Management System will not of itself protect our people - its the attitude and commitment of all people involved that will make the critical difference.

We are committed to developing lasting behavior change – to create a culture that is collectively mindful of safety and well-being.

Corporate Responsibilities

The Company, as a person conducting a business or undertaking (“PCBU”), will:

• Comply with all laws and regulations applicable to our business activities.
• Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, we provide:
• A work environment that is without risks to health and safety.
• Safe plant and structures.
• Safe systems of work.
• Safe use, handling, and storage of plant, substances, and structures.
• Adequate facilities for the welfare of workers in carrying out work for the business.
• Information, training, instruction, or supervision to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out for the business.
• Monitoring of the health of workers and the conditions at the workplace for the purpose of preventing injury or illness.
• Maintain records and reporting procedures for assessing and reviewing on a regular basis the impact of our activities on the health and safety of workers.
• Actively promote and recognise worker participation in health and safety matters.
• Proactively seek to identify continuous improvement initiatives to safeguard the health and safety of all people on our premises or involved in our business activities. 

Responsibilities of Officers:

In this context, “Officer” means any person occupying a position in relation to the business that allows the person to exercise significant influence over the management of the business.  This includes Directors, the Chief Executive and the Senior Leadership Team, but excludes a person who merely advises or makes recommendations to an Officer.

All Officers of the business are required to exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonable officer would exercise in the circumstances.  In this context "Due Diligence" includes taking reasonable steps to:

• Maintain up to date knowledge of health and safety matters.
• Gain an understanding of the nature of the operations of the business and the hazards and risks associated.
• Ensure the business has appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety arising from the business; and uses those resources as required.
• Ensure there are processes for receiving and considering information regarding incidents, hazards and risks and for responding in a timely way to that information.
• Ensure the business implements processes for complying with its health and safety obligations.
• Ensure the business can verify the use of the resources and processes to comply with its health and safety obligations.
    

Responsibilities of Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders

As a manager it is your responsibility to both understand our health and safety approach and ensure the part of the business for which you are responsible meets its obligations.  Your responsibilities include:

• Being thoroughly familiar with our Health and Safety Management System.
• Carrying out the prescribed Health and Safety activities as and when required.
• Demonstrating by your own actions that Health and Safety is a real priority for you.
• Training your team in our Health and Safety system.
• Giving priority to managing risks and hazards in the workplace and supporting Health and Safety initiatives that will improve work practices and processes;
• Holding your team accountable for Health and Safety activities including; training, emergency drills, work area inspections, hazard reports, incident reports, meetings and contractor safety procedures.
  
  

Responsibilities of Workers:

In this context “Worker” means a person who carries out work in any capacity for the business, whether as an employee, contractor, subcontractor, an employee of a contractor or subcontractor, an employee of a labour hire company, or on some other basis of work.  All Workers are required to:

• Take reasonable care for their own health and safety.
• Take reasonable care that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
• Comply with all reasonable instructions of the business related to health and safety.
• Co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the business relating to health or safety at the workplace that has been notified to workers.

Responsibilities of Other Persons:

Any other person at our workplace or carrying out work for the business must:

• Take reasonable care for their own health and safety.
• Take reasonable care that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
• Comply, as far as he or she is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is given by the business to allow the business to comply with the Act or regulations.
  
  

Duty to preserve sites

If a Notifiable Event occurs all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that the site where the event occurred is not disturbed until authorised by an inspector.

Duty to notify notifiable event

In the event of a notifiable event arising out of the conduct of the business the regulator must be notified of the event. Notification must be given by the fastest possible means in the circumstances.  If required by the regulator, the business must give a written notice of the incident within 48 hours of being informed of the requirement. 

Worker Engagement, Participation and Representation:

We will, as far as reasonably practicable, engage with workers in relation to workplace health and safety matters and provide reasonable opportunities for them to participate effectively in improving health and safety by:

• Providing information in a timely manner.
• Giving workers a reasonable opportunity to express their views and raise health and safety issues and contribute to the decision making process relating to the matter.
• Taking their views into account.
• Advising them of the outcome of the engagement in a timely manner.
  
  

You can access a copy of our Health and Safety policy here.