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Occupational Health and Safety Policy PDF  | Print |  E-mail

The Port of Portland is committed to providing all employees with a healthy and safe workplace.

The Port will therefore make resources available in accordance with the relevant legislation, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all employees. Priority will be given to areas of accident prevention and control, hazard control and removal, injury protection, health preservation and promotion and rehabilitation.

The Port of Portland is committed to compliance with the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and applicable legislation.

Occupational Health and Safety is both an individual and shared responsibility of all employees. Acceptance of the following responsibilities is essential to success of the policy.

MANAGEMENT is responsible for:

• Maintaining a healthy and safe workplace
• Integration of occupational health and safety in to all aspects of the workplace
• Promotion of communication about occupational health and safety as an integral component of all aspects of work
• The planning, development, implementation and monitoring of an occupational health and safety program
• Maintaining a Risk Management process to appropriately control risks in the workplace.

ALL EMPLOYEES are responsible for:

• Working in a healthy and safe manner at all times
• Encouraging others to work in a healthy and safe manner
• Co-operating and supporting Management and the OH&S representatives in promoting occupational health and safety in the workplace
• Reporting and rectifying if possible, unsafe conditions that come to your attention.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE will:

• Work to ensure that occupational health and safety in the workplace is effectively managed.
• In conjunction with this Policy a series of rules, procedures, programs and policy statements on specific health and safety matters will be issued. Reduced disease, accident and related insurance costs will help to ensure that the Port is competitive and will in turn contribute to the security of our employment.


Scott Paterson
Chief Executive Officer

October 2009

 
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