OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT SAFETY

Responsibilities

Management:

Will provide and maintain as far as possible:

• A safe working environment and systems of work
• Plant and substances in safe condition
• Facilities for the welfare of employees
• Information, instruction, training and supervision that is reasonably necessary to ensure that each employee is safe from injury and risks to health
• A commitment to consult and co-operate with employees in all matters relating to health and safety in the workplace
• A commitment to continually improve our performance through effective safety management.

Obligations

Management is firmly committed to a policy enabling all work activities to be carried out safely, and with all possible measures taken to remove (or at least reduce) risks to the health, safety and welfare of employees, contractors, authorized visitors, and anyone else who may be affected by our operations.

We are committed to ensuring we comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996, along with relevant Regulations and applicable codes of practice.

Environment

Environmental sustainability is something that has now become of great importance due to the looming threat of climate change. Dominion Cables acknowledges this and we have put in place policies to assure that our manufacturing processes do not violate or degrade our environment in any way.

Employees:

Each employee has an obligation to:

• comply with safe work practices, with the intent of avoiding injury to themselves and others and damage to plant and equipment
• take reasonable care of their own health and safety and the health and safety of others
• wear personal protective equipment and clothing where necessary
• comply with any direction given by management in relation to health and safety
• not to misuse or interfere with anything provided in the interest of health and safety
• report all accidents and incidents on the job immediately, no matter how trivial
• report all known or observed hazards to their supervisor.

All non-workers; i.e. contractors, customers and visitors

• Take reasonable care of their health and safety while in the Dominion premises.
• Work safely at all times to protect themselves and those working with them.
• Report all hazards and incidents, including near misses, to Dominion Wire & Cables Ltd and in the event of an emergency follow the emergency evacuation procedures.
• Co-operate with management and workers on their duty of care under the Occupational Health and Safety at Work Act 1996.

Application of this policy

We seek the co-operation of all employees, customers and visitors. We encourage suggestions in realizing our health and safety objectives to create a safe working environment with a zero accident rate.

This policy applies to all business operations and functions, including those situations where employees are required to work off-site.

Management shall consult and co-operate with all Health and Safety matters as provided under section 27 of the Act and the Health and safety at work [Representatives and committees) Regulations,1997.

This policy shall be periodically reviewed to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness.