Work Health and Safety Policy

Purpose. Sets out the commitment of the business to the health and safety of its workers, contractors and visitors at all three sites.

1.Commitment

The business will provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to health so far as is reasonably practicable, in line with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 in Victoria and the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 in New South Wales. Hazards will be identified, risks assessed and controls applied using the hierarchy of controls. Workers will be consulted through elected health and safety representatives and site committees.

2.Key hazards

The principal hazards in the business are moving machinery, manual handling, hot surfaces and ovens, cleaning chemicals, slips in wet areas, forklift and pedestrian interaction, noise and working in cold stores. Controls for each are set in the site risk register and the relevant procedures.

• Machine guarding and isolation before entry
• Manual handling aids and team lifts
• Chemical safety data sheets and personal protective equipment
• Wet area footwear and spill response
• Forklift exclusion zones and high visibility clothing
• Hearing protection zones

3.Responsibilities

The chief executive is accountable for health and safety. Site managers must implement this policy, maintain the site risk register and act on hazard reports. Supervisors must ensure procedures are followed and stop unsafe work. Every worker must take reasonable care, use the controls provided and report hazards and incidents before the end of the shift.

4.Isolation and guarding

No person will reach into, enter or clean any machine until it has been isolated and locked out under the isolation procedure. Guards must not be removed or defeated. Any missing or damaged guard must be reported and the machine stopped.

5.Incident reporting

Every injury, near miss, hazard and property damage event must be reported to the supervisor immediately and recorded in the non-conformance and incident register. Notifiable incidents will be reported to the regulator by the site manager.

6.Review

Safety performance will be reviewed monthly at the quality and safety review and this policy will be reviewed annually.