RECOILA - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

RECOILA PTY LIMITED (“RECOILA”) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

ReCoila has adopted The Occupational Health and Safety Code of Practice 2008 (“the Code”) which came into effect on 12 June 2008.  The Code replaces 27 codes of practice.

The Code is a practical guide to safe work practices and risk management in relation to specific hazards and/or hazardous activities.  The Code is a guide to employers on standards of health and safety that must be achieved in the workplace in relation to those matters, hazards or hazardous activities.

The aim of the Code is to ensure that adequate health and safety standards are implemented on specific OHS matters while allowing flexibility for employers to incorporate new inventions and technological changes that are most appropriate for the workplace, provided they do not reduce health and safety standards.

ReCoila has to comply with the Code unless it identifies another way of achieving the same or better safety standards. If ReCoila determines that it can meet or better the safety standards prescribed by the Code, it can do so.

The Code has to be read together with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (“the Act”) and regulations.

ReCoila is aware that the Code does not cover all ReCoila’s responsibilities and that there may be additional risks at a workplace that have not been specifically addressed in the Code. ReCoila shall continue to identify and assess these risks and ensure that control measures are implemented.  

The Code can be viewed at the following HTML address: -
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/legislation/legislativeinstrument1.nsf/framelodgmentattachments/C7F13EFC51B9AF62CA257460001F2451