At Jobs Technical we are committed to ensuring that employees, contractors and visitors are safe from injury and risks to health whilst at work.
As a provider of on-hired contractors we recognise that there are multiple parties involved in managing our administrative employee & on-hired contractor’s safety, so it is important that we work together to achieve this objective and to constantly try to make improvements to the management of workplace health and safety.
Employer Responsibilities
Jobs Technical is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, monitoring & reviewing our OH&S practices through the following:
- Ensuring legislative compliance.
- Providing relevant information, instruction, training and supervision to employees, contractors, and visitors, as appropriate.
- Identifying workplace hazards; assessing the risks, implementation and reviewing control measures to provide optimum safety.
- Maintaining effective communication with clients.
- Providing a genuine opportunity for employee and contractor involvement and consultation on matters affecting health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation.
- Ensuring procedures and processes are in place to minimise the impact of any work-related incidents.
- Taking a pro-active approach to providing effective rehabilitation for ‘workers’ injured at work.
Employee Responsibilities
Employees are responsible for:
- Following Jobs Technical Occupational Health and Safety Management System & Procedures
- Avoiding activities that may adversely affect the health or safety of any other person through any act or omission at work
- Obeying any reasonable instruction that Jobs Technical may give in relation to health and safety at work
- Keeping the workplace clean and tidy
- Identifying any accident, incident, unsafe situation or unsafe activity and report it promptly to your supervisor
- Using equipment and tools in a safe manner
- Wear and use of personal protective equipment in accordance with instructions
- Working with other employees and management to help maintain OH&S standards and meet responsibilities.
- Ensuring they do not attempt to perform a new job without training and being considered competent to perform the job safely.
- Ensuring they do not attempt to work under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Participating in an induction and sign off to show that they understand what is expected of them.
On-Hired Contractor Responsibilities
On-Hired Contractors are responsible for:
- Following Jobs Technical & Client Occupational Health and Safety procedures
- Avoiding activities that may adversely affect the health or safety of any other person through any act or omission at work
- Obeying any reasonable instruction that Jobs Technical and/or its’ clients may give in relation to health and safety at work
- Behave and conduct oneself in an appropriate manner
- Keep the workplace clean and tidy
- Identify any accident, incident, unsafe situation or unsafe activity and report it promptly to your supervisor and to Job Technical
- Using equipment and tools in a safe manner
- Wearing and using personal protective equipment in accordance with instructions
- Avoiding the performance of work which falls outside the scope of work as outlined or approved by Jobs Technical and report changes in work requests to Jobs Technical
- Working with other workers and management to help maintain OHS standards and meet responsibilities
- Ensuring they do not attempt to perform a new job without training and being considered competent to perform the job safely
- Ensuring they do not attempt to work under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Participating in an induction and sign off to show that they understand what is expected of them.
Failure to comply with these responsibilities and/or legal obligations could result in prosecution and a substantial fine.
Jobs Technical is committed to encouraging consultation and cooperation between management, clients and employees on health and safety issues. Contractors & Employees should report health and safety problems and make any complaints about health and safety to their immediate client supervisor as well as the Jobs Technical consultant responsible for their assignment (where relevant).
Every employee & on-hired contractor will have access to this policy as part of his or her induction. Other safety policies and procedures, safe operating procedures and safety rules will be documented. Management and supervisors will be aware of these and should be able to help employees resolve any health and safety issues.