The PCBU will ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that the company meets all of its obligations under the
Health & Safety at Work Act (2015),applicable Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice, Guidelines, Industry Best
Practice and other relevant standards.
The company is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for the safety and health of all
workers and other persons in the workplace. It is recognised that maintaining the highest possible standards of health
and safety is a key management responsibility and a measure of success of this organisation.
The Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) will be accountable for the following duties:
- To provide and maintain a Health & Safety Management System (HSMS) for continuous improvement in H&S
management.
- To provide safe plant and systems of work.
- To identify, assess and manage significant risks and monitor continuing effectiveness.
- To ensure all incidents and accidents are promptly & accurately reported, recorded, investigated and analysed for
trends.
- To ensure, where possible, any worker who suffers a work related lost time injury has available to them alternative
appropriate duties to aid in their vocational rehabilitation.
- To annually review the HSMS in consultation with workers.
- To ensure the ongoing consultation and worker participation with regard to H & S matters.
The PCBU is responsible for ensuring the setting up and monitoring of processes to carry this out.
The PCBU will undertake regular assessments to identify risks, consider the risks involved, and set up control
measures as necessary.
These processes will be documented in a manual known as the Health & Safety Management System (HSMS). This
manual will be reviewed and improved in consultation with workers on an annual basis. This manual will be made
available to all workers.
Workers duties:
- Take reasonable care for their own safety
- Take reasonable care they, through either their own action or inaction, that they do not affect the health and safety of
other people
- Comply with any reasonable instruction that is given by the PCBU
- Correct and/or report any unsafe conditions which come to their attention
- Cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the PCBU
This policy will be reviewed annually – or as required beforehand – by the PCBU, to ensure compliance with any
legislation or organisational changes. The PCBU seeks the co-operation of all workers in fulfilling our H & S
requirements.
