Byrnecut Group

Safety

Byrnecut Mining’s safety philosophy of 'Safe Production' is simple and powerful and acts as the underpinning value that drives all of our continual improvement initiatives. Through professional excellence in all our activities and by continuously striving to achieve zero injuries to people, zero damage to equipment and zero releases to the environment Byrnecut Mining is an industry leader in mining safety performance.

The following Byrnecut Mining shared values and beliefs provide the foundation for the achievement of Byrnecut’s business objectives:

Core Value:

All incidents are preventable.

Safety Commitment:

The safety of the workforce is our highest value and it is never compromised.

Safety Excellence:

Excellence in safety is recognised as sound business practice.

Leadership:

Everyone is a safety role model and safety leader.

Communication & Training:

Support is continuously gained from others through communication, training and leading by example.

Innovation:

Proactively encourage innovation and utilise every opportunity to continuously improve core systems to benefit the business.

Recognition:

Good safe behaviour is admired, respected and recognised across the organisation.

System Compliance:

Working safely and in compliance with all systems and processes enhances quality, improves productivity and generates value.

Byrnecut has successfully integrated its Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) throughout the organisation by developing practical, thorough and user friendly systems, processes, procedures and associated documentation. The SEMS complies with the requirements specified within the Standard AS/NZS 4801 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. Our SEMS has also achieved or exceeded compliance requirements when audited against the following:

  • AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004: Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use
  • AS/NZS 4804:2001 : Occupational health and safety management systems - General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques
  • AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 : Quality management systems - Requirements
  • NOSA 5 Star Safety Audit System; and
  • Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Safety Audit System.

Byrnecut's Primary Policies include the following:

  • Safety and Health Policy
  • Environmental Policy
  • Quality Policy
  • Training Policy
  • Rehabilitation Policy
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Policy Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Indigenous Peoples Policy; and
  • Employee Relations Policy.

Some of the risk management systems that are integrated into our SEMS include:

  • Pre-Shift Toolbox Meetings for all employees on a daily basis
  • Weekly Safety Meetings for all employees
  • Training Resource Manuals for Critical Operator Competencies
  • Maintenance Procedures System for all Critical Maintenance Competencies
  • Workplace Inspections completed by all employees on a daily basis
  • Pre-Start Inspections for equipment
  • Planned Inspections completed by key Byrnecut and Client representatives on our sites
  • Job Hazard Analysis processes to identify risks associated with new or not common work tasks
  • Site Specific Procedures to identify safe, efficient and effective processes for conducting work tasks
  • Appropriate supervision of employees in accordance with statutory requirements
  • Planned Maintenance processes to ensure the safe, efficient and effective operation of equipment
  • BSAFE Audit process to ensure operational risk identification and continuous improvement; and
  • Independent External Audits to AS/NZS 4801 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems to ensure the continuous improvement of our SEMS.

Byrnecut has successfully integrated Client driven behavioural based safety initiatives such as the 'Take Time Take Charge Program', the 'Five by Five Program' and the 'Positive Attitude Safety System'. From an internal organisational perspective our behavioural based safety initiatives focus on integrating participative management practices to our management teams. These programs promote actively caring behaviours and employee enablement principles to ultimately achieve an organisational culture that reduces reliances on external accountability systems and promotes self directed behaviours at all levels.

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