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National Health and Safety Committee
The Committee aims to cultivate a healthier and safer steel industry through promotion, education support. Its core principles are that all injuries and work-related illnesses can and must be prevented, management is responsible and accountable for health and safety performance, employee engagement and training is essential, working safely is a right of employment, excellent health and safety performance at work supports excellent business results and that health and safety must be integrated in all business management processes to bolster that. All relevant workplace safety information held by the State safety committees is directed to the Group.
Click here for Charter and National Strategy.
OH & S Excellence Awards
The Occupational Health & Safety Excellence Awards are an initiative of the ASI National Safety Committee to recognise steel industry companies and individuals for high achievements in health and safety. All ASI members, regardless of size of business, are encouraged to enter. The Awards are presented annually at the Australian Steel Convention.
Click here for Annual OH & S Excellence Awards |
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Safety Alerts and Principal Documents
Click here for Safety Alerts and other related safety documents
State OHS Authorities - information, selected publications and links
ACT: ACT WorkCover
NSW: WorkCover NSW
NT: NT WorkSafe
QLD: WorkCover Queensland
SA: WorkCover SA
TAS: WorkCover Tasmania
VIC: WorkSafe Victoria
WA: WorkCover WA
OHS Legal Hotline
Sparke Helmore Solicitors have a complimentary hotline available to ASI members, providing members with up to 20 minutes free legal advice following a workplace incident. Fees will apply after the initial 20 minute consultation.
Click here for details.
Australian Steel Industry Logistics Safety Code
The Australian Steel Industry Logistics Safety Code (ASI LSC) is designed to ensure that all participants are aware of their responsibilities in the supply chain when they control or influence the safe and legal carriage of freight.
The purpose of this Code is to provide guidance to the Australian Steel Industry in relation to:
• Controlling, managing, operating and auditing of Heavy Vehicle road transport freight movements;
• Minimising the risk along the steel supply chain associated with freight movements; and
• Complying with the Chain of Responsibility legislation, which imposes liability for Heavy Vehicle offences on all people and / or businesses whose actions, inactions or demands influence conduct on the road as well as on-road parties such as Drivers and Carriers.
Click here for details.
Queensland Fabricators Safety Portal
Access the Queensland Fabricators Safety Portal for workplace health and safety resources. This site contains workplace health and safety information pertaining to QUEENSLAND small businesses only (businesses with 20 or less employees). The information and templates provided on this site are an initiative of the Australian Steel Institute, with the support of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. |
