HEALTH & SAFETY

Our commitment to mental and physical health has always been at the core of how we operate. As part of an ongoing effort to eliminate the risk of an incident or injury we take the following measures:

• Promoting and acting upon the principles of the fatigue management procedures
• Adhering to COVID-19 compliance to ensure our employees’ health and safety is held at the highest of importance
• Ensuring that all employees are provided PPE and educated on how to follow safe work practices
• Monitoring our HSE management system by auditing, analysing and improving practices striving to achieve zero harm
• Providing a safe work environment free of all forms of bullying, harassment and discrimination
• Participating in programs such as Mates in Construction to support the mental health of our staff and contractors

“We always remain 100% committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of clients, staff, contractors and the general public.”

More generally we are constantly:

• Promoting a healthy lifestyle for employees;
• Following a stringent drug and alcohol policy to eliminate doubt as to employees fitness for work;
• Providing confidential support to any Employee who requires assistance in dealing with any type of substance abuse;
• Following a documented injury management program for injured employees;
• Researching all chemical products that may be utilised to ensure protection;

In addition, we are:

• Ensuring all hazards are identified, assessed for level of risk and managed;
• Ensuring that all employees are provided an opportunity to participate in the development of safe work practices;
• Ensuring that all employees are educated and managed to follow safe work practices;
• Ensuring that all accidents and incidents are recorded, investigated and analysed to develop effective and preventative strategies;
• Implementing process improvement strategies to achieve zero harm;
• Monitoring our HSEMS system by auditing, analysing and improving practices to strive to achieve zero harm;
• Promoting a no-blame safety awareness culture to encourage the reporting of hazards, incidents and injuries;

Not only do we care about health and safety, but we also take part in programs such as Mates in Construction to support the mental health of our staff and contractors. You can find out more about that here.