Health & Safety Policy

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Tradestaff Ltd and the management team are committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all our employees, contractors and visitors who use our premises as their workplace. The company is firmly committed to continuous improvement and will actively pursue best practice in occupational health and safety. We are also committed to complying with the requirements of any relevant legislation.

Tradestaff Ltd, the management team and all consulting employees will work proactively with Tradestaff's clients to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all our casual employees.

Health and Safety Procedures:

  • Effective procedures have been introduced and are maintained to ensure that all workplace hazards are identified and appropriate measures introduced to control these hazards.
  • These procedures are reviewed and monitored regularly to take account of changing conditions and circumstances in the workplace.
  • Accurate and up to date records are kept of the hazard management programme.
  • Tradestaff management encourages and supports employee consultation and participation in the development of health and safety practices.
  • All relevant documentation relating to occupational health and safety issues is made available to employees.
  • Hazard identification procedures and risk assessment are in place and monitored and regularly updated.
  • All employees are trained, supervised and provided with information in order to ensure they are able to undertake their duties safely.
  • All personal protective equipment needed to maintain health and safety is provided to employees, and information is provided to ensure that all employees are able to use, maintain and store the equipment properly.
  • Visitors will also be provided with appropriate equipment & training in proper use as required.
  • All incidents are reported to the branch Health & Safety Representative.
  • This policy is monitored and revised every 2 years and following any organisational changes, or changes in legislation or best practices.

Management Responsibilities:

  • The Managing Director will take all practicable steps for the responsibility of all aspects of Occupational Health and Safety for Tradestaff employees.
  • The Managing Director provides an appropriate budget for Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Tradestaff management supports the safe and early return to work of injured employees.
  • Tradestaff management consults with employees on all health and safety matters that affect them.
  • Tradestaff management will ensure that regular inspections of worksites occur to determine that safety requirements are met.
  • Tradestaff management complies with all applicable legislation, amendments, regulations, standards and codes of practice.
  • Adequate training, information, instruction and supervision shall be provided to internal and external employees.
  • Contractors and visitors are all made aware of safety procedures when visiting our branches.
  • Management shall respond promptly to any health and safety issues brought to their attention.
  • All incidents and near misses are properly recorded, reported and investigated.
  • All senior management & designated health & safety personnel have health & safety responsibilities included in their job descriptions and these shall be reviewed as required.

Employees Responsibilities:

  • All employees of Tradestaff will have a commitment to excellence in all matters relating to Health & Safety. Demonstrating their commitment by following Tradestaff's Health & Safety best practice, to ensure that all employees go home at the end of the day without injury.
  • All employees are responsible for carrying out work in a way that does not adversely affect their own health and safety and that of other workers.
  • All Tradestaff employees shall learn and understand our health and safety rules, the advantages and benefits of these rules and will commit to complying with them.
  • Employees must be confident that they completely understand any instructions for work to be completed before commencement avoid taking short cuts and always use safe work practices.
  • Employees commit to correctly using any information, training, personal protective equipment and safety devices provided to them.
  • If in doubt about the safety of a task, employees must stop and get instructions before continuing.
  • Employees, through training and induction will ensure they understand exactly what their responsibilities are in emergencies.
  • Through appropriate training employees will know how and where Health & Safety advice can be obtained, and will commit to being actively involved with Health and Safety.
  • Suitable training will be given to all employees to ensure that all incidents and unsafe conditions/practices are reported appropriately and in a timely manner to their Manager or Health & Safety representative.

The Health and Safety Committee:

  • The Health and Safety Committee includes senior management representatives, and elected heath and safety representatives.
  • The committee is responsible for the implementation, monitoring, review and planning of health and safety policies, systems and practices.
  • The Rehabilitation Programme shall provide whenever possible, the means for staff members' with either a work or non-work related injury or illness, to remain in or return to the workforce, as soon as is practicable, to promote their rehabilitation.

Definition:

Rehabilitation is defined as: "a continuous process, starting from the outset of injury or illness (mental or physical) which will:

  • Prevent undue loss of physical or mental function
  • Assist recovery and resumption of the individual's normal lifestyle"

Objective:

The objective of the Tradestaff Rehabilitation Policy is to provide a structured workplace programme where practicable, to promote and support staff rehabilitation in partnership with health professional, case managers and Tradestaff clients.

The following core concepts are central to achieving the objective:

  • Early reporting of injury or illness or the inability to perform usual work duties.
  • Early intervention in cases of injury or illness or the inability to perform usual work duties.
  • Effective liaison between the employer, employee, health professionals, case managers and Tradestaff clients.
  • Short term provision (where appropriate) of modified or alternate duties and reduced hours.
  • Ongoing documented planning, review and assessment (where practicable) of individual programmes.
  • Tradestaff (where practicable) will establish early and ongoing contact with the absent casual employee to ensure the employee maintains a link with Tradestaff.
  • The casual employee will also maintain contact with Tradestaff on a regular basis to advise of any changes in their injured status.