Health and Safety Policy
It is our intent to demonstrate an ongoing and determined commitment to improving health and safety at work throughout our organisation.
We will ensure the health and safety at work of all our people and any other people who may be affected by our work activities.
We will comply with the requirements of health and safety legislation.
We will lead industry by promoting best practice and exceeding the guidance of the Health and Safety Executive, the REC and other regulatory bodies.
This policy reflects our commitment to ensuring that health and safety at work is paramount to the business, and that effective health and safety actively contributes to our success.
1. AWARENESS:
“All our people and stakeholders have an awareness and understanding of health and safety hazards and risks that affect our business.”
1.1 Health and Safety Policy statement
Adequate resources will be provided to ensure all our people, the sub-contractors and stakeholders are aware of this policy and committed to its effective implementation.
1.2 Communication and consultation
There will be active open communication and consultation between all our people, the sub-contractors and stakeholders. Health and safety will be integrated into our communications, wherever appropriate.
1.3 Management roles and responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities for health and safety will be defined, as necessary, within job descriptions or profiles. Senior management will ensure that:
adequate resources are provided for health and safety;
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health and safety is adequately assessed, controlled and monitored; and
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our people are actively involved on matters that affect health and safety.
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1.4 Hazard identification
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We will identify our workplace health and safety hazards. We will inform our people, the sub- contractors and stakeholders, as appropriate, of these workplace hazards.
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We will require our sub-contractors and stakeholders to identify health and safety hazards that may impact on our work activities.
2.COMPETENCE:
“All our people and stakeholders have the competence to undertake their work with minimum risks to health and safety.”
2.1 Health and safety training
All our people will be adequately instructed and trained on the health and safety issues that affect them, and the safe working practices that should be followed. We will ensure the health and safety competence of our sub-contractors and stakeholders.
2.2 Behaviour and culture
Senior management will demonstrate leadership in health and safety. Senior management will undertake tours to ensure that health and safety issues are identified, assessed and managed. Systems will be in place and people will be empowered to raise health and safety concern with management
2.3 Risk assessment and management
We will assess the risks associated with health and safety hazards in the workplace. All our people will be informed of the health and safety hazards and risks that affect their work ( Assignment Form ). We will take action to prevent, reduce or control risks to an acceptable level and reduce the potential for incidents and accidents. We will require our subcontractors and stakeholders to identify health and safety risks that may impact on our work activities.
3.COMPLIANCE:
“Our work activities achieve compliance with legislation, and our people are empowered to take action to minimise health and safety risks.”
3.1 Incident investigation
We will report and investigate accidents, incidents and near misses to drive improvement in our health and safety management. Any lessons learned from such events will be used to take corrective action to prevent recurrences.
3.2 Measuring performance
We will actively and openly, review and report on our health and safety performance against published objectives and targets. Improvement plans will be developed to support the delivery of these objectives and targets.
3.3 Health and safety management system
We will implement management systems to ensure we:
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comply with health and safety legislation;
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continually improve our health and safety performance.
4.EXCELLENCE:
“MLT Recruitment Services will be recognised for excellence in the way it manages health and safety.”
4.1 Developing innovative practices
We will constantly encourage, develop, review and share “health and safety good practice” both internally and externally.
4.2 Influencing stakeholders
We will only work with joint venture partners and clients who are willing to meet and achieve our health and safety expectations. We will engage and influence stakeholders to drive improvements in health and safety.
4.3 Work-related health
We will assess our occupational health risks. All our people will be informed of the occupational health risks that affect their work. We will take action to prevent, reduce or control occupational health risks to an acceptable level and reduce the potential for ill health, including assessing all our people’s fitness for work. Health surveillance will be conducted to satisfy health and safety legislation.
DELIVERING OUR POLICY
Our policy will be delivered by:
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generating a culture that does not tolerate threats to health and safety; and
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ensuring the real involvement of all our people, the subcontractors and stakeholders.
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Business groups will implement management statements that explain how this policy will be delivered in the workplace.
Lei Turner – Managing Director & Mitch Turner – Company Director