In conjunction with:
RISE WHS General Induction and Induction Booklet
RISE Induction Checklist and Assessment
RISE Host Employer WHSE Induction and Systems Checklist and Assessment
RISE Health Declaration

WORK HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL (WHSE)

1) WORKERS HEALTH AND SAFETY (WHS) POLICY STATEMENT
2) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY

Workers Health and Safety Policy Statement
RISE Personnel is a Professional Recruitment, Human Capital Consultancy, Manpower Supply, Human Resources Outsource, Labour Hire and Outsource Payroll company. We provide services of Permanent and Temporary Independent contractorRecruitment, Outsourced Human Resources Functions and Bulk Client Outsourced Pay rolling of professional white collar workers of all disciplines to clients and candidates in Australia and overseas covering – Technical, Engineering, Construction, Commercial/Finance, Project, Management, Administration, legal & Contracts and HR. We are engaged in the Industries of Resources On/Off-Shore Oil and Gas, Mining, Water, Power, Infrastructure, Marine, Buildings, Transport and Rail sectors.
We strongly hold the view that acknowledges no other business practice is more important than the safety of our people. Therefore, it is RISE’s policy to provide a place of employment which endeavours to reduce, or remove as reasonably practicable recognised hazards, providing incident and accident prevention system and awareness, comply with applicable national regulations and equally through collaboration with our client the host employer of RISE Independent Contractors to ensure they provide the same employment environment for RISE Contractors, their own people and the public.
This Policy underpins our Mission, Vision and Values, it is applicable throughout our Recruitment and any Service centre office/s and alignment is requested and required by employees of RISE Personnel,
Independent Contract workers and the host employer during the day to day supervision, direction, induction, training and welfare of the Independent contractor worker. It is the basis on which we work collaboratively with our clients, contractors and our people.
There is no operation that is too important to take the time necessary to carry out our business safely. This philosophy enables RISE to deliver the safest and highest quality services to its employees, Contractors and clients. RISE Personnel is dedicated to the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of its employees and all Contract workers engaged to work for our clients, as well as any other people who may be affected by RISE Personnel’s operations.
Our continual ongoing commitment is that all employees and workers are safe from injury and risks to their health and others while at work. The protection and safety of personnel, the environment and both client and company assets are at the core of the company’s primary objectives.
RISE Personnel is committed to operating our business with the primary objective of ‘Target Zero Harm’ to our people, the public and the environment. We will strive to ensure this primary focus is maintained for safety in all of our operations and endeavours which critically requires our independent contractor workers and our clients acting as the host employer, to collaborate in achieving this objective, and in turn support the Host Employers own objectives for Workers Health and Safety. This is not limited to the Host Employers duty of care to ensure the required supervision, direction and training is provided, and the independent contractor worker’s duty of care to ensure and communicate this is received, raising immediately any questions, queries, incidents or fall in standards, and for all parties to be aware of their duty to Maintain this ‘Target Zero Harm’ objective and all Health and Safety KPI’s.

RISE Personnel Commitment:
We have developed a comprehensive 8 – Stage Safety Program which supports our primary commitment to the health, safety and well-being of our employees, stakeholders and the community.
This program addresses the following themes:
1. RISE Personnel Independent contractor Worker Induction and the Host Employer managed and conduction of location and site Inductions
2. Fitness for Work Questionnaire and Disclosure’s
3. Safety Awareness Training and Health and Safety Management
4. Assessment of Hazards, Risk Identification, Elimination’s and Control’s
5. Consultation and Collaborative engagement
6. Education and Host Employer Safety Culture commitment
7. Support and Rehabilitation
8. Investigation and Prevention

To ensure RISE Personnel’s objectives are achieved our priorities, focus and surround: –

A. Thorough discussion with potential candidate workers emphasising an understanding of their needs and requirements so as to be able to best select workers with the knowledge, skills and experience required to be able to perform the tasks determined at interview and nominated by the host employer safely and in accordance with the Host Employers Health and Safety procedures.

B. To engage with our clients the host employer, to obtain accurate details and criteria as to the type of work and the knowledge, skills and experience required by the worker to be able to perform the work safely and competently for the job as specified in the host employers position description.

C. Before arriving at any of the client’s (Host Employer’s) locations or site’s where the Independent contractor worker is required to perform duties we will provide details of the job Title and Duties as provided by the host employer, and provide Individual health questionnaire self-assessment and health disclosure with a RISE WHS Induction training handbook and General WHS Induction which is assessed for understanding of the Induction, WHS principles and the both Identification and Control of relevant workplace risks;

D. For every Host Employer ‘s site location which the Independent contractor worker attends or services are to be performed at, the provision by the Host Employer and attendance by the Independent contractor worker, of a Health and Safety Induction with job specific training for the type of work, location and industry to which they require the workers must be provided before any activity or work is authorised by RISE Personnel;

E. To collaborate with the host employer who are our client, requesting their engagement in active communications, and engagement in this WHS safe practice in line with our policies Target Zero Harm Objective and this 8 Point Safety program acknowledging ;

F. Stating clearly and documenting to both the host employer and the Independent contractor worker the terms and conditions between the parties, emphasising the conditions relating to each of their inherent required workers occupational health and safety responsibilities for being
a) A Professional White Collar Independent contractor worker b) The host employer for responsibility and duty of care in day to day directing, supervising, inducting and training Independent contractor workers for their Health and Safety at each site location and in their specific role position advising RISE Personnel where we can collaborate to support and reinforce their processes to meet all WHS requirements and help improve the safety for all;

G. Requiring that Host employers’ must share information and advise where support and collaboration is possible and allowed for RISE Personnel and the Host Employer to be able to support their Safety processes wherever possible ensuring their standards of safety are maintained and their duty of care to the Independent contractor worker is satisfied for meeting the legal and ethical obligations imposed on them;

H. Confirming the Independent contractor worker understands their duty of care with requirement to always attend an Induction and the obligation for insisting this must be provided to them before engaging in any activity or work at the host employer or any of their work sites or locations they are asked to travel to and process to follow if they do not receive the host employer induction;

I. Requiring the Host Employer to carry out an Interview, selection process and specific WHS induction for the Independent contractor worker specifically for each assignment, and the host employer to be always required to fulfil completely their duty of care in supervising, directing, training, instructing, and protecting the Independent contractor worker in all their duties and actions at every site and new location for which they require the on hired worker to attend or work;

J. RISE ensure satisfactory outcomes are achieved for the worker in terms of their understanding of the Host Employers Induction for each location and work or activity they are asked to perform by observing our duty of care and ensuring each WHS Induction by the host employer is assessed and confirmed to be understood, considered and instruction’s followed to the level required and would be reasonably expected by such a Qualified Professional through completion of the ‘Host employer Induction Checklist’;

K. Require and request the Independent contractor worker use their Professional experience, judgement and skills which they warrant to have to fulfil their own Duty of Care and obligation for their own and others safety at work, confirm they have received, understood, and attended all inductions, identified risks, their controls and any required training or equipment they need, and ensure they always receive supervision and direction by the host employer in every role and location they attend or work.;

L. Providing the opportunity and impressing on all staff and the Independent contractor worker the necessity to raise questions, concerns, issues or observations during the RISE Induction, the Host Employer induction, during completion of induction checklists, and at any other time during an assignment by:

a) Contacting RISE Personnel 24 hours per day on 08 6180 2200 or lisa@risepersonnel.com.au and asking to speak to the RISE Safety Representative

b) Contacting the Host Employer Line Manager, Safety Representative, or HR.

M. Ensure the Independent contractor worker understands they must request and receive a host employer induction and training for every new location or premise the Independent contractor worker is to attend, perform work or travel to, including third party client premises, without which they are unauthorised to engage with RISE Personnel ;

N. Require that the host employer maintains a suitable induction process, provides any specific job training and Personal Protective Equipment and Risk control measures with appropriate and required level of day to day Health and Safety supervision provided for all workers and Independent contractor workers;

O. To compile accurate documentary evidence and records relating to all issues of employment and occupational health and safety;

P. Provide the necessary resources, training and levels of competency to maintain and improve WHS performance;

Q. Demonstrate our capability to plan for, respond to, and recover from any WHSE emergency or crisis situation;

R. Investigate all incidents thoroughly such that we identify and implement effective corrective and preventive actions and collaborative management:

S. To endeavour where accessible and invited by the host employer to visit work sites to verify the information provided by the host employer, and to be available for the host employer to advise of risks to health and safety associated with the nominated work and work environment;

T. To conduct a constant never-ending improvement approach by assessing work sites where reasonably made possible, requiring the Independent contractor worker confirm that the provision by the host employer to maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of all our workers, and to raise any issues or incidents to RISE Personnel in their professional capacity if this is not being maintained or adequately in place;

RISE Personnel’s management has prescribed that our organisation will have a fully documented Occupational Health and Safety Management System containing detailed procedures designed to facilitate these aims.
The organisation remains committed to ensuring that this management system is implemented into its operations. The effectiveness and impact of this system is reliant greatly on the support of all our employees, host employer and workers; to this end each employee and worker is requested and required to be fully conversant and committed to the implementation of this policy.
To achieve this objective, the company its staff and Independent contractor worker must be committed to conducting our business and activities in the most responsible manner, delivering the highest achievable standards of Health, Safety and Environmental, HSE, performance via comprehensive management systems and activities that:
A. Promotes visible HSE leadership commitment;
B. Provides a governance framework for HSE activities, including compliance with regulatory, flag state, classification and contractual requirements and BAB mandatory business processes;
C. Identifies, reduces and manages our major accident risk levels to As Low As is Reasonably Practicable, ALARP, throughout the service and temporary assignment lifecycle, by providing suitable performance, technical, and operational integrity processes;
D. Minimise occupational incidents and injury and illness to all employees, host contractors, and visitors to all our premises and to Independent contractor worker through effective Induction and confirming host employer inductions.
E. We recognise that safety hazard awareness and prevention, and environmental protection are corporate functions, all employees and subcontractors at all levels are responsible for the prevention of work place related illness and injuries, property damage and environmental incidents or accidents.

Host Employer’s Responsibility:
Clients as host employers are to continually and adequately as would be required by law and reasonably expected in the industry and profession, supervise and direct work duties of the Independent contractor worker at their premises of work. Maintain and report to the standard’s required by the WHS Legislation and Common Laws, and industry authorities, ensure complying records are maintained for HSE compliance. Standards must be equal between all permanent staff and their Independent contractor who are identified and introduced by RISE Personnel and hired by the host employer to work at their required location.
Following the RISE Personnel Induction which is provided to the Independent contractor worker prior to attending starting work, conducting any activity, or travel for the Host Employer; RISE Personnel require the host employer to meet their obligations for the responsibility of day to day Health & Safety and work supervision of the Independent contractor worker, comply with all state, territory or Commonwealth laws and obligations and to act with due regard and attention in fulfilling their duty of care to all workers, acting with due diligence in affording them the required protection to their health and safety. This includes ensuring the Independent contractor worker is site and task specific Inducted, trained, assessed, directed, supervised, managed and protected from any physical or psychological harm, injury or incident.
To monitor and report to RISE Personnel on relevant WHSE performance against Key Performance Indicators, as a means of ensuring continual improvement. To provide all relevant HSE information to RISE Personnel and clearly communicate and request where collaboration is required by RISE Personnel for achieving their specific HSE requirements and obligations.
Workers are responsible for :-
Carrying out duties, training, and day to day activities at work with a Duty of Care to themselves and others in a manner which does not adversely affect their own health and safety and that of others and to the standards and insight reasonably expected by a Professional in their specific occupation with experience in similar positions, locations and employers.
Undertaking relevant training provided by the host employer in relation to WHS at their premises and locations of work in which they supervise and direct the on- hired worker, immediately reporting all matters which may affect workplace health and safety to their supervisor and / or RISE consultant.
Correctly using any information, training, personal protective equipment and safety devices provided and reporting of any concerns or matters not fully understood, only undertaking tasks for which they have authorisation and/or the necessary training and for which all necessary arrangements are in place. Cooperate with measures introduced in the interests of workplace health and safety at host employers and report to RISE Personnel any risks hazards or issues.
In addition, this Policy shall be applied in conjunction with other Corporate Policies, in particular those covering PPE, Security, Smoking, Drug and Contraband.

1) Environmental Policy Statement
It is RISE Personnel’s policy to conduct its operations in such a manner as to minimise or negate any actions that may have any impact on the environment.

The company is aware of the sensitive and ecological balances required between any operations we may conduct and the environment. RISE Personnel makes every effort to avoid or minimise pollution that would disturb the environmental balance.

RISE Personnel, its employees and subcontractors will follow all national guidelines and regulatory standards to prevent pollution or environmental damage to the land, waters or air in which the company may operate.

Subcontractor’s, Independent contractor workers and others who visit or work at any RISE Personnel company facilities or host client locations will be held accountable for ensuring that environmentally proven practices and policy procedures are followed.

RISE Personnel respects and recognises the value of the environment to the community and future generations. We understand our responsibility to work towards sustainable development through the accountable and engaged use of energy and resources.

At RISE Personnel we acknowledge the industries we are associated with through our clients the host employer of our Independent contractor workers, are governed by strict requirements and enforced processes for Health, Safety, Security and Environmental concerns. We request collaboration with our clients for their HSE objectives and they ensure Independent contractor workers take responsibility for ensuring adequate
specific Environmental training is included in the induction they must provide for each job and location of work they are asked to fulfil duties.

RISE Personnel have gained extensive experience and trust with major multinational operators in global and local markets and have ensured that these practices are standard in our daily operations.

We seek assurance that all our clients fulfil their commitment in observing all environmental laws.

We request that collaboration with our clients the host employer means they involve us in assisting them to improve their Environmental standards of practice where it may be possible and to support their efforts as a partner in providing technical discipline lead candidate for them to hire.

Reduce our impact on the environment and the communities in which we operate through pollution prevention, waste and emission minimization, and the reduction of natural resource consumption, by applying Best Available Technology, BAT, practices;

Our experienced consultants have an understanding and responsibility to understand these requirements and WHSE/HSSE initiatives. Through an alignment and appreciation of this we can meet our client’s specific demands and establish connections to the best specialists to meet their job requirements.

RISE Personnel actively promotes and is committed to working with our contractors and clients in the area of Environmental Protection. We acknowledge the need for commercial development in the
resources, mining, engineering and construction industry as well as sustainability and maintenance of the environment.

Independent contractor workers are required to complete a host client induction for each and every site and each role, task or duty fulfilled in which the Safety and Environmental impact and management measure’s which the host employer must take are to be considered. They MUST complete the checklist that confirms attendance, understanding and acceptance of the induction, highlighting immediately any misunderstanding or concerns regarding their obligations for the Host Employers control and management of environmental and safety risks. The checklist assessment provides the opportunity to raise issues at the host client and imposes an obligation to report to RISE Personnel any Environmental Impact or controls issues before and during an Independent contractor assignment.

We engage with our contractors in ensuring that all hazards and dangerous substances are reported in compliance with our procedures. Where possible in the spirit of collaborating with Host Employers and when allowed and invited, we support, visit and monitor our clients to ensure they comply in monitoring their environmental performance and policies.

We actively promote and encourage the adoption of ecologically sustainable work practices within RISE Personnel and amongst our clients. We do this by ensuring that contractors commencing with a client receive all necessary documentation and training to enable an efficient understanding of their rights and obligations in relation to occupational Workers Safety & Health, Security, Environment and Sustainability and related policies.

RISE Personnel will:
• Provide a safe and Healthy workplace for the prevention of worker related injury and Ill Health.
• Actively promote a sense of environmental responsibility amongst our people.
• Communicate with and involve all interested people on environmental issues in an open and timely manner.
• Conserve the natural and cultural environment in all our operations in a socially responsible manner.
• Work with and apply the principles of continual improvement, waste minimisation and pollution prevention.
• Endeavour to reduce waste and Green House Gas Emissions.
• Strive to continually improve our environmental management system.
• Meet all legal obligations and industry agreements both in letter and spirit.
• Develop, monitor and review environmental targets and publicly report environmental performance.
• Deploy cost-effective measures to abate greenhouse emissions as part of business decisions.
• Seek to become an example in the development and application of sustainable energy.
• All staff have a personal responsibility to support this HSE statement and encouraged to report openly on any WHS or HSE Issue.

Environmental pollution violations, incidents or hazards associated as part of this policy should be bought to the immediate attention of management.