Common use of Procedure For Dealing With Safety Issues Clause in Contracts

Procedure For Dealing With Safety Issues. The steps to be taken are as follows: i. When an employee becomes aware of an unsafe situation, the employee is required to rectify it, if it is within the employee's range of skills / competencies and authority to do so. ii. If the employee is not able to rectify the unsafe situation, the employee is required to notify the leading hand, or supervisor who will take all necessary steps to rectify the unsafe situation. iii. If there is to be any delay in rectifying the situation, the supervisor responsible for that area will ensure that employees who are working in the affected area are relocated to work in other areas on the project until the unsafe situation has been rectified. iv. Provided it is safe to do so, all employees with appropriate skills will be used to restore safe working conditions and normal productive work will progressively resume in the affected area. v. Employees who are not able to be transferred to perform productive work in a safe area shall remain on the project in the site sheds if safe to do so, or at an agreed alternative safe location. vi. If there is disagreement over the existence of an unsafe situation or method of dealing with an unsafe situation, the work process in question shall not be carried out until such time as the matter has been resolved except under such conditions as are agreed between the parties. The matter will then immediately be referred to the company’s representative, the Project Engineer's Safety Manager (should the matter involve more than one contractor) and the relevant safety and health representative, who shall meet and inspect the work area in an attempt to resolve the matter. vii. If the issue is still not resolved, then the relevant Safety and Health Committee will meet to discuss the matter. The Safety and Health Committee will agree on whether an unsafe situation exists and, if so, agree a method of restoring safe working conditions. viii. Where an agreement is not reached by the Safety and Health Committee, an Inspector appointed pursuant to the relevant safety legislation will be called to the site to make a determination. ix. Should all work be deemed to be unsafe, employees will not leave the site, but will remain either in the site sheds if safe to do so or at an agreed alternative safe location. x. Provided the above safety procedure is complied with, entitlements to pay and other benefits shall continue in accordance with the relevant safety legislation . xi. Failure to follow these steps shall jeopardise the Project Incentive Payment provided for in Clause 4.6 of this Agreement.

Procedure For Dealing With Safety Issues. Comprehensive policies and procedures have been developed for the management of safety and health, including fitness for work issues. All employees are required to observe and comply with the safety policies and procedures of the Company and the Project in place and as introduced or varied, including any processes for addressing fitness for work issues and for resolving safety grievances. The steps to be taken are as follows: i. 29.1 When an employee becomes aware of an unsafe situation, the employee is required to rectify it, if it is within the employee's ’s range of skills / skills/competencies and authority to do so. ii. 29.2 If the employee is not able to rectify the unsafe situation, the employee is required to notify the leading hand, or supervisor who will take all necessary steps to rectify the unsafe situation. iii. 29.3 If there is to be any delay in rectifying the situation, the supervisor responsible for that area will ensure that employees who are working in the affected area are relocated to work in other areas on the project Project until the unsafe situation has been rectified. iv. 29.4 Provided it is safe to do so, all employees with appropriate skills will be used to restore safe working conditions and normal productive work will progressively resume in the affected area. v. 29.5 Employees who are not able to be transferred to perform productive work in a safe area shall remain on the project Project in the site sheds if safe to do so, or at an agreed alternative safe location. vi. 29.6 If there is disagreement over the existence of an unsafe situation or method of dealing with an unsafe situation, the work process in question shall not be carried out until such time as the matter has been resolved except under such conditions as are agreed between the partiesin accordance with this clause. The matter will then immediately be referred to the company’s Companies representative, the Project Engineer's Project’s Safety Manager (should the matter involve more than one contractor) and the relevant safety and health representative, who shall meet and inspect the work area in an attempt to resolve the matter. vii. 29.7 If the issue is still not resolved, then the relevant Safety and Health Committee will meet to discuss the matter. The Safety and Health Committee will agree on whether an unsafe situation exists and, if so, agree a method of restoring safe working conditions. viii. 29.8 Where an no agreement is not reached by the Safety and Health Committee, an Inspector appointed pursuant to the relevant safety legislation Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 will be called to the site to make a determination. ix. 29.9 Should all work be deemed to be unsafe, employees will not leave the site, but will remain either in the site sheds if safe to do so or at an agreed alternative safe location. x. 29.10 Provided the above safety procedure is complied with, entitlements to pay and other benefits shall continue in accordance with Section 74 of the relevant safety legislation . xiMines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 (WA). Failure to follow these steps shall jeopardise the Project Incentive Payment project incentive payment provided for in Clause 4.6 4 of this AgreementAgreement and the Special Allowance provided for in Clause 5.6.