Introduction
GOSCO is committed to providing a working environment that is safe to all its employees, contractors and others through the effective implementation of Health & Safety. Every person who works for GOSCO is responsible for ensuring that health and safety is managed in all aspects of our business.
GOSCO will:
Systematically manage its operating activities to continuously reduce risk and deliver performance improvement
Consult, listen and respond openly to its employees, contractors, customers, neighbours, public interest groups and stakeholders, to ensure the input of all
employees and contractors are included in the decision making processes impacting on workplace health and safety.Formally identify, assess and mitigate health and safety hazards and risks, appropriate to the nature and scale of GOSCO’s risks.
Ensure that its Leadership takes responsibility for taking immediate action to remove safety hazards when they are identified and reported.
Work with its partners, suppliers, competitors and regulators to aim to achieve best practice.
Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation, Standards, Codes of Practice and all other health and safety requirements to which the organisation subscribes and ensure that all Leadership and Staff are provided with information, instruction and training to be able to comply with those requirements.
Ensure all Leadership and Staff are provided with information, instruction and training on GOSCO’s Health & Safety policies and procedures and that all interested parties have access to the Health & Safety Policy.
Develop and implement training programmes to improve health and safety skills and knowledge requirements of employees and disseminate health and safety information to all employees, contractors, and others to the workplace.
Continually strive to improve health and safety performance by establishing clear and measurable objectives and targets, auditing, reviewing, monitoring and reporting performance (both good and bad) and recognizing those who contribute positively to improvement.
Provide employees with the appropriate equipment and facilities to undertake their duties in a professional and safe manner.
Ensure that the Health & Safety Policy remains relevant and appropriate to GOSCO by requiring periodic review in line with Management review procedures.
GOSCO employees and contractors:
Are required to adopt safe work practices and comply with all Health & Safety policies and procedures and to report safety hazards or unsafe work practices.
Have responsibility and authority to stop work if there is any question related to safety or operational risk.
A critical part of the success of the business is the health and safety of everyone who works for and on behalf of GOSCO.
“No Accidents, No Harm to People, and No Damage to the Environment”