Health & Safety Policy

Resene is committed to providing a healthy and safe working environment for our employees, contractors and visitors to our workplace.

Health and Safety Roles and Responsibilities

The responsibility for Health and Safety is a shared one between the company (employer) and our employees, contractors and visitors with the company having the primary duty for ensuring safety at our workplace.

Management (Employer) Responsibilities

• Identify and document all risks to health and safety in the workplace.
• Implement and document appropriate control measures to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.
• Provide health and safety information, training, instruction and supervision.
• Encourage employee consultation and participation in matters relating to health and safety.
• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting of all accidents, incidents, injuries and near misses.
• Support injured staff to return to work safely as early as possible.
• Provide support and resource so that systems are maintained and improved.
• Meet our obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Regulations 2016, all relevant Standards, Codes of Practice and Best Practice Guidelines.

Employee’s Responsibilities

• Observing all safe work procedures, rules and instructions.
• Actively contribute to identification and management of risks to health and safety.
• Participate in health and safety training.
• Adopt safe work practices and encourage others to do the same.
• Ensure that all accidents, incidents, injuries and near misses are reported to a manager promptly and accurately.

All employees, contractors and visitors must observe, implement and fulfil the company’s statutory obligations under New Zealand legislation.