Health & Safety Policy

Our company is committed to providing a healthy and safe working environment for our employees, contractors, and visitors to our workplace.

Health and Safety Roles and Responsibilities

The responsibility for health and safety is shared between the company (employer) and our employees, contractors, and visitors, with the company having the primary duty for ensuring safety at our workplace.

Management (Employer) Responsibilities

• Identify and document all risks to health and safety in the workplace.
• Implement and document appropriate control measures to eliminate or minimize risks to health and safety.
• Provide health and safety information, training, instruction, and supervision.
• Encourage employee consultation and participation in matters relating to health and safety.
• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting of all accidents, incidents, injuries, and near misses.
• Support injured staff to return to work safely as early as possible.
• Provide support and resources so that systems are maintained and improved.
• Meet our obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Regulations 2016, all relevant Standards, Codes of Practice, and Best Practice Guidelines.

Employee Responsibilities

• Observe all safe work procedures, rules, and instructions.
• Actively contribute to the identification and management of risks to health and safety.
• Participate in health and safety training.
• Adopt safe work practices and encourage others to do the same.
• Ensure that all accidents, incidents, injuries, and near misses are reported to a manager promptly and accurately.

All employees, contractors, and visitors must observe, implement, and fulfill the company’s statutory obligations under New Zealand legislation.