Workplace Health & Safety Policy

We aim to lead the way in work health and safety (WHS) within our industry. Members of our organisation apply quality and safety standards that have been established to protect our clients, our contractors, our workers and members of the public. The philosophy of our organisation is to ensure that our work is undertaken safely, with a high level of integrity and quality.

This is achieved by maintaining an IMS which incorporates and enables compliance to the requirements of Australian and international work health and safety standards, and covers the activities of our operation.

The IMS has the objective of eliminating work-related injury and illness by:

• providing adequate resources to ensure that proper provision can be made for health and safety;
• conforming to legislative requirements, being the Act, Regulations or codes of practice;
• assessing and eliminating risks to work health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable and if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, to minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable;
• providing and maintaining a work environment without risks to health and safety;
• providing and maintaining safe plant and structures;
• providing and maintaining safe systems of work;
• ensuring the safe use handling and storage of plant structures and chemicals;
• providing adequate facilities for the welfare at work of workers in carrying out work for SLC, including ensuring access to those facilities;
• providing any information training, instruction or supervision that is necessary to protect persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out on behalf of SLC;
• monitoring the health of workers and the conditions at the workplace for the purpose of preventing illness or injury of workers arising from work performed by SLC;
• auditing the program and conducting periodic reviews to ensure that aspects of the WHS Management System are functioning correctly; and
• establishing measurable objectives and targets to chart our progress.

We request the personal cooperation and commitment of people working within our organisation, whether they are workers, contractors or clients, to help us achieve our “Zero Harm” objective.

Please abide by our safety rules and report unsafe conditions. Also, be involved and committed to a continuing program that will ensure a safe, healthy and hygienic environment for everyone. Your contribution is valued.