FIGURE 1. These representatives share responsibility with management ensure the health and safety
of their members and are responsible for drawing the attention management any shortcomings the Company’s health
and safety arrangements.
Employees’ responsibilities
Each employee responsible for ensuring that the work which he/she undertakes conducted manner which safe to
himself herself, other members the general public, and for obeying the advice and instructions safety and health
matters issued his/her superior. For this purpose the Company policy that the responsibility for health and
safety work will divided between all the employees and the Company the manner outlined below.
General Managers are ultimately responsible the Company for the rectification reporting any safety hazard which is
brought their attention. any employee considers that hazard health and safety exists his/her
responsibility report the matter his/her supervisor through his/her Union Representative such other person may
be subsequently defined. is
the intention that all the Company’s affairs will conducted manner which will not cause risk the health and safety of
its members, employees the general public.
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Trade Union representatives will initially regarded undertaking the role Safety Representatives envisaged the
Health and Safety Work Act.
Review
A review, addition modification this statement may made any time and may supplemented appropriate by
further statements relating the work particular departments and accordance with any new regulations codes of
practice.The legal responsibilities both employers and employees
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Statement Health and Safety Work Policy accordance with the Health and Safety Work Act 1974
Company objective
The promotion health and safety measures mutual objective for the Company and for its employees all levels.
4 safe place work, and safe access it.1
Typical Health and Safety Policy Statement. The Company will far reasonably practicable provide representatives with facilities and
training order that they may carry out this task.
Company’s responsibilities
The Company will, responsible employer, make every endeavour meet its legal obligations under the Health and
Safety Work Act ensure the health and safety its employees and the general public. The Company will agree with its staff, their representatives,
adequate arrangements for joint consultation measures for promoting safety and health work, and make and maintain
satisfactory arrangements for the participation their employees the development and supervision such measures.
6 Adequate welfare services. Particular attention will paid to
the provision the following:
1 Plant equipment and systems work that are safe.
Management and Supervisors’ responsibilities
Management and supervisors all levels are expected set example safe behaviour and maintain constant and
continuing interest employee safety, particular by:
1 acquiring the knowledge health and safety regulations and codes practice necessary ensure the safety employees
in the workplace,
2 acquainting employees with these regulations codes practice and giving guidance safety matters,
3 ensuring that employees act instructions and advice given.
2 Safe arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport articles, materials and substances.
This policy statement will brought the attention all employees.
Note: Reference should made the appropriate safety etc. manuals.
Joint consultations
Joint consultation health and safety matters important.
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3 Sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision enable all employees contribute positively their own safety
and health work and avoid hazards
