Research Laboratory Services (RLS) is committed to taking practical steps to ensure that management and staff take appropriate actions to ensure the safety of staff, contractors and visitors in the workplace.
RLS recognises that health and safety is not one person’s responsibility. All members of management and staff will actively participate in the continuous development and management of health and safety in the workplace.
RLS will take all practical steps to :
• Provide and maintain for staff a safe working environment through hazard identification and management, utilising specialist advice, codes of practice, legislation and guidelines; and
• Provide and maintain for staff safe equipment, practices and procedures while they are at the workplace; and
• Provide to staff all training, information and supervision required to ensure they are aware of the safety requirements of their job; and
• Ensure that equipment used by any staff member at work is so arranged, designed, made, and maintained that it is safe for the staff member to use; and
• Ensure that while at work staff are not exposed to hazards arising out of the arrangement, disposal, manipulation, organisation, processing, storage, or transport of materials.
• Develop procedures for dealing with emergencies that may arise while staff are at work; and
• Ensure that all accidents and health issues are reported, investigated and referred to the Commissioner as applicable.
All RLS staff members are required to :
• Ensure that their actions do not cause harm to themselves or other persons through failure to follow procedures, failure to report hazards, failure to act in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ensure all accidents and incidents are reported immediately and the health and safety information is accurately reported and recorded.
• Identify and report any hazards, which may cause injury or harm and where possible do something about the hazard immediately.
• Follow all procedures established to ensure the safety of all staff, contractors and visitors.