Introduction

Health and safety is everyones responsibility and ACP Media has developed systems and procedures to provide a structure by which health and safety can be managed, based on the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act, and NZS4801 “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.”

Occupational Health & Safety Management System Model

ACP Media is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all staff, and to provide such information, training and supervision needed for this purpose. This also includes mobile employees, volunteers, trainees, secondees and persons on work experience. Although ultimate responsibility for health and safety rests with the Company, employees need to be aware of their responsibilities under the legislation and comply with company policy.

Employees are required to take all practicable steps to ensure their own safety while at work, and to ensure that no action or inaction on their part while at work causes harm to themselves or any other person. If employees become aware of any potential hazards during the course of their work, they must report these immediately to their immediate manager or any of the named Health & Safety committee members.

Specifically, the Company will comply with all relevant health and safety legislation, standards and codes of practice under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. The Act states:

Every employer is required by the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 to take all practicable steps to ensure the safety of employees while at work. This includes the identification, control, and management of potential hazards, the provision of information to employees on hazards to which they are exposed, and the recording and investigation of any accidents or near accidents at work.

The Health and Safety Act applies to places of work in New Zealand no matter how large or small. It has one fundamental aim:

To prevent harm to workers and others in places of work and requires anyone in charge of the work place to take all practical steps to protect employees and others.

The Act can be downloaded free by clicking this link or purchased from commercial bookstores.

The Company will take all reasonable steps to ensure that all employees understand their own responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace as well as what the employer’s obligations are.

Each employee is expected to play a vital and responsible role in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace through:

• Observing all safe work procedures, rules and instructions;
• Early reporting of any pain or discomfort;
• Taking an active role in the Company’s treatment and rehabilitation plan, to ensure an “early and durable” return to work;
• Ensuring all incidents, injuries and hazards are reported to any member of HR or H&S committee members.

Objectives

1. To offer safety coverage for all work situations.

2. Improve hazard identification and risk control.

3. Involve all employees in health and safety performance and improvements.

4. Promote improvements in health and safety performance overall.


Enviromental Policy

Managers

Managers responsibilities at ACP Media include:

• Ensure discussion on health and safety matters are held regularly.
• Ensure regular housekeeping inspections are carried out.
• Undertake identification of Hazards on a regular basis and maintain an up-to-date hazard register.
• Be fully familiar with accident reporting procedures and ensure all accidents/incidents are reported on the appropriate forms and investigated in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure all employees are trained appropriately and training is documented.
• Ensure contractors and sub-contractors receive appropriate induction.
• Accurately report and record injury trends, hazards and associated health and safety issues.

Employees

Employees responsibilities at ACP Media include:

• Use the suitable protective clothing and equipment provided by the employer as and when required.
• Ensure no action or inaction causes harm to any person (including the employee).
• Assist with the identification of hazards on a regular basis.
• Ensure all company health and safety procedures are followed at all times.
• Ensure all accidents and incidents are reported to the appropriate personnel.
• Keep the immediate work area tidy to minimise the likelihood of injury to yourself and others.
• Communicate health and safety issues of concern either directly to the immediate Manager or through a Health and Safety Representative.