Occupational safety and health is therefore an integral part of Uranium Equities' philosophy and management systems. The policy has been developed to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and will be reviewed regularly with the aim of continually improving safety and health in the workplace. Uranium Equities will ensure adequate resources are available to implement the policy.
Prevent work place accidents and disease;
Protect employees from safety and health hazards which may arise out of their work by providing and maintaining safe work places, plant and systems of work;
Have employees understand that they have a positive responsibility to ensure their own safety and the safety of others and comply with proper instructions; and
Establish and maintain proper programs to meet the policy.
Establish and maintain work practices which are safe and reduce the risk to health;
Provide training, re-training, information, instruction and supervision of all employees to enable them to perform their duties safely; and
Develop procedures for hazard identification, risk assessment and to implement measures to control the risk.
Induction;
Safe work systems and practices;
Hazard identification, risk assessment and control procedures;
Accident / incident reporting, recording and investigation;
Provision of personal protective equipment; and
Rehabilitation.