%The_Company% is committed to ensuring full compliance with all current versions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016, other relevant Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Codes of Practices and any other relevant Standards, Guidelines or Legislation.
%The_Company% will establish, implement, maintain, and continually monitor procedures to identify and have access to all legal and other requirements that are directly applicable to the OH&S issues related to its activities, including relevant relationships with contractors or suppliers.
%The_Company% will audit the system annually: to review the effectiveness of the system and continual suitability of all authorised workers involved with this system.
It also allows for changes required, due to legislation or changes in the business. The annual assessment is reviewed at the annual meeting, with management, staff, union representatives and consultants (where applicable) and any other relevant parties (contractors and suppliers etc.).
Planning & Implementation
%The_Company% will:
- Ensure relevant health and safety roles are filled and that these staff members are aware of their duties and responsibilities, listed in this policy document.
- Appoint a senior manager with specific responsibility to coordinate health and safety in the workplace, for direct two-way line of communication and promotion of the Health and Safety System, within or outside of %The_Company% structure.
- Send health and safety staff for appropriate training, and renewals if relevant.
- Ensure that the Health and Safety Manager is aware of the importance within their role of consistently reading and reviewing additional information relating to health and safety in the industry; and create a list of information websites which are distributed to other key OH&S staff
Maintenance
%The_Company% will:
- Discuss at least one new aspect in regulations at every safety meeting, or in the case that there have been none, any which may be a possibility in the future.
- Taking health and safety information available on the WorkSafe NZ website and other sources and relay any changes via verbal instructions and memos from health and safety committee staff and relevant consultants. And by placing this on the Health and Safety Information Board.
- Give a health and safety committee member responsibility for updating the Health and Safety Information Board on a weekly basis, passing on additional information related to all aspects of OH&S.
- Ensure Contractors submit their OH&S documentation, to show that they have a signed document assuring their knowledge of legislation and requirements; and that they have been inducted and have signed that they will comply with the HSWA and/or any relevant regulations.
Monitoring & Evaluation
%The_Company% will:
- Assess the system on a yearly basis, to ensure the information is getting out to the relevant individuals.
- Any changes, whether they be internally or externally (i.e., changes to the business or changes to the HSWA or legislation) which may affect the system will be added to the existing OH&S policy documents.
- Feedback from contractors, suppliers, clients etc. will be taken into consideration during assessment.
Consultation
%The_Company% will:
- Require a consultation process, either internally or externally, when identifying hazards, assessing risks and developing controls.
- Consult with workers when making decisions or changes which may affect their health or safety.