Work Health & Safety Policy

Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all workers, and other persons, so far as reasonably practicable. This will be achieved by management and employees working together, following a program of health and safety activities and procedures which are monitored, reviewed, and audited to achieve best practice.

Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd undertakes to regularly review this policy to take account of changes in legislation, activities, services, and products. As a result of this review, changes may be made to this policy from time to time and all employees and contractors are required to comply with those changes.

Application of this Policy

This policy applies to all employees of Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd (whether full time, part-time or casual) and all persons performing work at the direction of, or on behalf of Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd (for example contractors, subcontractors, agents, consultants, and temporary staff) (collectively referred to as “workers”); and all Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd workplaces and to other places where workers maybe working or representing Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd for example, when visiting a customer, client or supplier (collectively known as “workplace”).

Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd Health and Safety System

The Work Health and Safety System relates to all aspects of health and safety including (without limitation):

WHS Strategy Plan.
Defined WHS Responsibilities.
Exercising due diligence.
Health and safety training and education.
Adopting a risk management approach to manage health and safety risks.
Consultation with Persons Carrying on a Business or Undertaking and employees on matters related to health and safety.
Emergency procedures and drills.
Workplace inspections.
Incident/accident reporting.
Management of injured employees.

Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd Health and Safety Objectives

To provide a safe and healthy work environment for all our employees, contractors, and other persons.
To provide safe and healthy methods of work.
To provide programs of health and safety activities and procedures which are continually updated and effectively carried out.
To identify and eliminate or reduce hazards and risks to health and safety.
To continually monitor and improve work health and safety.
To provide education and training resources.
To comply with all relevant laws, rules, standards, and codes of practice.
To consult and participate with workers, and where they exist, workers representatives.

Management Responsibilities

All Officers, Managers and Team Leaders/Supervisors are responsible and accountable for the safety of employees, contractors, and company property under their control so far as reasonably practicable. Managers and Team Leaders/Supervisors are responsible for ensuring all policies, procedures, safe work practices and safe work practices and safe work procedures are followed at all times.

Employee Responsibilities

All employees are required to comply with health and safety legislation and Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd policies and procedures by taking reasonable care that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect their health and safety and that of other people. Employees must report all hazards and incidents to their supervisors as soon as practically possible to ensure their own health and safety and the health and safety of others in our workplace, including contractors and third parties.

Contractors

All contactors engaged to perform work for Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd are required to comply with the health and safety legislation as amended from time to time, the policy, programs, and procedures of Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd as they relate to work health and safety and to observe all directions on health and safety given by management. Failure to comply or observe a direction will be considered a breach of the contract and sufficient grounds for termination of the contract.

Definitions

“Person Carrying on a Business or Undertaking” means an individual or organization that arranges, directs, or influences work to be done or contributes something towards the work being done. It can include partners in partnerships, sole traders, trustees of trust or committee members of unincorporated associations, public or private companies and incorporated associations.

Variations

Hydraulic Controls Pty Ltd reserves the right to vary, replace or terminate this policy from time to time.

Robert Le Couteur
General Manager/Director

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