OHSW

Our policy

• Purpose and application

  This policy describes VCET’s approach and commitment to providing an environment that is, as far as reasonably practicable, safe and free from risks to the health and wellbeing of all those who may be impacted by our activities, including workers, partners, customers and visitors.

  This policy applies to all workers, partners, customers and visitors who are participating in, or can be affected by activities and undertakings at Nyaal Banyul and MCEC.

• Statement

  VCET’s goal is to stage successful and memorable events with no harm to people or damage to the environment.

  To enable VCET to provide a safe and healthy workplace, prevent work-related injury and ill health, continually improve its safety performance, and enhance worker wellbeing, MCEC and Nyaal Banyul management have committed to develop, implement and integrate an Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System (OHSW MS) into business processes that conforms with the OH&S Management Standard ISO 45001 and includes wellbeing improvement objectives.

  VCET’s OHSW MS provides a framework for:

  • Identifying and eliminating hazards and reducing the risk of injuries, diseases, and ill health resulting from VCET’s activities.

  • Establishing measurable OHSW objectives to drive accountability and continuous improvement.

  • Responding when the need for further improvements to the OHSW MS are identified.

  Management is committed to:

  • driving a safety culture that enables and actively encourages workers to participate in the development, maintenance and improvement of the OHSW MS

  • providing and supporting services, programs and initiatives, that improve the health and wellbeing of its workers and

  • ensuring compliance with legislative and other requirements and working in collaboration with regulatory and other authorities to fulfil these obligations.

  Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing (OHSW) is everyone’s responsibility; every person has a duty to prevent harm to themselves and others. All workers, partners, customers and visitors are expected to comply with the OHSW MS and associated policies, procedures and instructions.

  Workers are expected to work towards the requirements of the OHSW MS by taking action to identify and manage hazards and risks at VCET and are encouraged take up opportunities that will enhance their wellbeing.

  Management will actively encourage all workers to raise any safety or health concerns or opportunities for improvement and provides authority for workers to stop any activity that poses a significant, serious and immediate risk to health, safety or wellbeing.

  Roles and responsibilities associated with the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the OHSW MS will be defined in documented management and operational procedures. These procedures will provide clear standards and instructions for all the applicable areas of the company’s activities.

  MCEC and Nyaal Banyul management will regularly review the OHSW MS to confirm controls to prevent workplace injury remain effective and there is a continued focus on employee wellbeing, and ensure it is continually improved taking advantage of identified opportunities.

  This policy will be communicated to all employees, contractors and stakeholders of MCEC and Nyaal Banyul to ensure awareness of our commitment to safety and wellbeing.

• Definitions and references

  Definitions

  Contractor: External organisation providing services to VCET in accordance with agreed specifications, terms and conditions

  Health: Includes physical and psychological health

  MCEC: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Precinct – encompasses Melbourne Convention Centre (MCC), Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MEC) and the Melbourne Exhibition Centre Expansion (MECE)

  VCET: Victorian Convention and Event Trust. The employer and operator Victorian Convention and Event Trust is the certified body (ABN 17434286169) and trades as Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

  Nyaal Banyul: Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre

  OH&S: Occupational Health and Safety. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OH&S), ‘occupational safety and health’ (OSH) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) have the same meaning

  OHSW MS: Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management System a set of plans, actions and procedures to systematically manage health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace. It combines the principles of occupational health & safety and risk management with initiatives that enhance worker wellbeing to prevent work-related physical and psychological injuries and illness.

  Stakeholder: A person or organisation that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or activity. The ISO standard also refers to a stakeholder as an interested party

  Wellbeing: A combination of feeling good and functioning well, physically and mentally.

  Worker: Person performing work or work-related activities under a VCET contract of employment or contract of training. Previously known as ‘employee’ or ‘staff’, the term worker includes top management, managerial and non-managerial persons, contractors, sub-contractors and their employees, labour hire, agency staff, apprentices, trainees, work experience students and volunteers.

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  References

  External

  • Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004

  • Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017

  • Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Standard AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018

  Internal

  • Code of Conduct

• Procedure details

  Division name – Operational Services

  Department - Security and Safety

  Approved date - 01/12/2022