The Whelan Group

Health and Safety: Goals and Objectives

Goals:

Our Goal at Whelans Limestone Quarries Ltd. is to ensure that employees and contractors are provided with a safe and healthy work environment. Whelans Limestone Quarries Ltd. is committed to minimising the risks to employees by identifying all the occupational hazards and eliminating their associated risks. However, where it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, adequate control of the hazard is achieved through the implementation of safe systems of work, provisions of training and the provision of safe systems of work, provision of training and the provision of Personal Protective Equipment.

Objectives:

In accepting the responsibility to provide a safe and healthy work environment for its employees, Whelans Limestone Quarries Ltd. thereby seeks to:

• Ensure compliance with the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, and all other relevant legislation;
• Provide information to employees on legislation, codes of practice and such material, which would assist safe working practices;
• Continue to develop and operate safe working practices and procedures;
• Develop an awareness in each individual of his/her personal responsibility for the safety of him/herself and fellow employees, through information, training supervision and consultation;
• Engage the assistance of any Technical or Medical services deemed necessary to ensure acceptable standards are met within the company;
• Communicate the contents of the safety statement to all employees and ensure the safety statement is accessible by them.

To ensure these objectives are met, the Board of Directors and Management at all levels are committed to playing an active role in the implementation of the Safety System. Review and where appropriate the update of the System is undertaken at regular intervals.