WHS Policy Statement

WHS Policy Statement

Workplace Health & Safety Policy Statement for our Workforce

This information does not contain any contractual terms nor does it form part of your employment contract or contract of engagement, as the case may be, and it may be revised from time to time.


Bayside Group is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, both physical and psychological, for its workforce. Bayside Group is also committed to ensuring all on-hired workers are in a safe work environment when working on-site for our clients.


Our Responsibilities:


  • Establish measurable safety objectives and targets and continuously review this to improve our WHS performance.
  • Perform regular workplace inspections, identify and promptly eliminate or control workplace hazards and reduce health and safety risks.
  • On-hired workers are trained on all work health and safety matters relevant to their work.
  • Contractors working on Bayside Group premises are fully aware of the hazards associated with their work and implement appropriate hazard

      control measures.

  • On-hired workers are inducted into the requirements of the WHS Management System and are held accountable for enacting their roles and responsibilities as defined in the WHS management system.
  • Effective consultation on health and safety matters includes the two-way communication of relevant information relating to hazards and OH&S risks, relevant incident outcomes and other safety information. This is achieved through toolbox meetings as required for the industry, reporting, regular health and safety meetings and feedback mechanisms.
  • Adequate resources are provided to enable full implementation of the WHS Policy and WHS management system. Where Bayside Group does not have the necessary in-house knowledge or expertise to enable it to meet its work health and safety objectives, it will ensure that advice and guidance are obtained from competent work health and safety professionals.
  • Senior managers and supervisors are responsible for the implementation and dissemination of all matters dealing with the health and safety of on-hired workers and contractors under their control.


Your Responsibilities:


  • All employees, on-hired workers, visitors, and contractors are required to comply with the WHS Policy and the WHS management system.  Compliance and improvement to the WHS management system benefits all stakeholders. Non-conformance can lead to potential serious harm to employees and others.
  • On-hired workers must cooperate with the employer regarding WHS actions taken by Bayside Group to maintain health and safety.
  • On-hired workers shall take reasonable care of their own safety and not adversely affect the safety of others at the workplace.
  • On-hired workers have ability to remove themselves from work situations that they consider present and imminent and and serious danger to their life or heath without undue consequences for doing so.
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