Health & Safety

"Bundaberg Sugar Ltd has no higher priority than safety"

It is the Policy of the Company to provide every person associated with its workplaces and business undertakings with a healthy, safe and productive environment.

The health and safety objective of the Company is to prevent accidents, injuries and work-related illnesses through commitment and involvement by all personnel. The Company has no higher priority than safety.

The Company is committed to:

  • Communicating Company health and safety policy and procedures to all employees and others involved in its workplaces.
  • Complying with appropriate health and safety legislation.
  • Ensuring health and safety management systems are integrated into all aspects of the business.
  • Investigating all incidents to the level required in the Company workplace health and safety management systems.
  • Achieving commitment of all employees, suppliers, subcontractors and other interested parties to health and safety policy and procedures.
  • Establishing measurable targets and ensuring continual improvement aimed at preventing work-related injury or illness.
  • Maintaining and monitoring health and safety performance.
  • Periodically reviewing and amending, where applicable, its health and safety policy and procedures to maintain consistency and relevance to its business and current legislative requirements.

Management, including Supervisors, is held accountable to ensure that the Company objective is achieved by providing a workplace that is conducive to the health and safety of each person at the workplace. Management is responsible to ensure that every practical effort is made to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses, control hazards and promote good health.

Health and Safety Legislation and Policy require all employees to be actively involved in workplace health and safety. Employee commitment to health and safety can only be demonstrated through active participation, cooperation and support of the Company's health and safety objective as defined in this Policy. Employees also have a responsibility to follow all instructions given for the safety of themselves and others at work.

Rod C Young
Company Secretary, Bundaberg Sugar Ltd