HSE POLICY
Protection of employees from injury or occupational hazard is a major continuing objective. We are committed to continuing improvement towards an accident-free workplace through effective administration, education and training. Zero tolerance towards violation of HSE protocols.
PROTOCOLS
- Preventing injuries and ill health, eliminating or mitigating hazards and environmental aspects.
- Commitment to comply with applicable HSE legislation and other requirements.
- Implementation of an Health, Safety & Environmental Management System (HSEMS) in accordance with the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007 and an Environmental (EMS) in accordance with ISO 14001: 2004
- Identification of risk and implementation of necessary control measures associated with the HSE aspects of our activities, products and services.
- Ensure all plant, equipment and substances are properly used, maintained and/or handled in a manner so as not to constitute a risk to employees.
- Consult with our employees and make them aware of their responsibilities to adhere to safe work and environmental practices.
- Inform our employees of HSE standards, practices, procedures and objectives.
- Promote continual improvement of our safe working environment and HSE performance
- All supervisors and workers must be dedicated to the continuing objectives of eliminating the “near misses” which will greatly reduce the risk of injuries.
- Everyone from the General Manager to new workers has the responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace. Let’s all work together to prevent incidents from creating unwanted losses and personal injuries or illnesses.
- All employees are responsible and accountable for translating QGC HSE objectives into positive productive actions.
JSA - JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS
- QGC takes Job Safety Analysis very seriously, we’ve been making sure that we conduct our job safety analysis according to best practices in the construction activities.
- We prepare a job safety analysis (JSA) to identify the dangers of specific tasks in order to reduce the risk of injury to our workers, employees & site visitors.
- A Safe Work Method Statement is prepared for any activity that is usually carried out more than once, and is deemed to create an unacceptable level of risk.
- Safe Work Method Statements should be as detailed as is necessary to describe the activity to be carried out and the method of controlling the risk. Generally, the higher the risk the more detail will be required.
- A Safe Work Method Statement or Job Safety Analysis is required for all work activities prior to work beginning. A Job Safety Analysis must be completed prior to work beginning on potentially hazardous activities (which are those that could cause or death or serious injury). Copies of JSAs and SWMS must be provided prior to commencement of work.
IEH - IDENTIFICATION & ELIMINATION OF HAZARDS
IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESSMENT
ELIMINATION & REDUCTION
We are using the Safest way to do the job in order to eliminate or reduces the hazards before & during the work progress by using the following processes:
When engineering and administrative controls aren’t possible or don’t adequately protect the workers, personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves, hearing protection) are recommended.
- A work method statement is a part of the safety plan that we use in our workplace . The statement which has to be used in our projects to describe a document that gives specific instructions on how safely to Perform a work related task, or operate a piece of plant or equipment. We normally submit these statements at the beginning of all project to be approved by the client or their representative. These method statements set out the work that is to be done and importantly by whom and how, including the safety measures. A method statement, if used, should arise from a risk assessment which has considered how to deal with significant risks.
- The purpose of conduct risk assessment is to identify the main hazards and risk of injury or damage associated with the main activities/operations performed by our staff, in the course of day to day work. It includes the risks to the Company’s personnel and any other personnel who may be affected by the work undertaken by us.
- Identification protocols are 1. What can go wrong? 2. What are the consequences? 3. How could it happen? 4. What are other contributing factors? 5. How likely is it that the hazard will occur?
ELIMINATION & REDUCTION
We are using the Safest way to do the job in order to eliminate or reduces the hazards before & during the work progress by using the following processes:
- Describing each step or activity.
- Changes in equipment (machine guards, improved lighting, and better ventilation)
- Changes in work processes
- Changes in personal protective equipment
- Changes in how the task is done .
When engineering and administrative controls aren’t possible or don’t adequately protect the workers, personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves, hearing protection) are recommended.