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Occupational Health and Safety Policy

BRC Recruitment Pty Ltd is committed to ensuring Permanent and Temporary Employees, Visitors and Contractors are safe from risks to their health and safety whilst at work. BRC Recruitment Pty Ltd is committed to continual improvement of safety performance and the elimination of workplace injury and illness. As a provider of on-hired employment services, BRC Recruitment Pty Ltd understands the importance of working with all stakeholders to achieve company objectives.

Objectives

The objectives of this policy are to ensure:

Risks to occupational health and safety are controlled;
Safe systems of work are provided and maintained;
Permanent and Temporary Employees are provided with information, training and instruction;
Health and safety policies and procedures comply with legislative requirements;
Industry best practice standards with regard to occupational health and safety are observed; and
Safety performance is continually reviewed and improved.

Responsibilities

BRC Recruitment Pty Ltd recognises that management has the overall responsibility to provide a safe workplace. Each management representative will be held accountable for implementing this policy in their area of responsibility via their annual performance reviews. These responsibilities include:

Providing the resources to meet health and safety obligations;
Maintaining effective communication and consultation with key stakeholders;
Ensuring processes are in place to allow for the resolution of occupational health and safety issues;
Minimising the impact of any work related incidents; and
Taking a pro-active approach to providing effective rehabilitation for ‘workers’ injured at work.

Permanent and Temporary Employees are responsible for:

Following all occupational health and safety policies and procedures;
Ensuring their own and others safety is not affected by their actions; and
Reporting hazards, near misses and accidents.

Consultation

Consultation and communication of occupational health and safety matters, applying risk management principles and the identification and elimination of the causes of injury, are key elements of performance expectations from all Employees. Occupational health and safety performance will be an integral part of management performance reporting and will be subject to auditing processes to enable continual improvement.