Health and Safety Policy

Purpose

Aratu Forests Limited (AFL) is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all employees, contractors, sub-contractors, service providers and their employees, visitors and others to its operations, and to eliminating all work-related injuries or illness.

AFL is also committed to the principle that the safety and wellbeing of all is a vital and integral part of its business operations.

Policy

This will be achieved by:

• Striving to achieve the Company goal of Zero Harm by 2020 by actively supporting the management of the Zero Harm Pledge
• Ensuring a safe working environment for all employees, contractors and their employees, sub-contractors and their employees, service providers, visitors and others
• The establishment and insistence on the use of safe work methods at all times
• The training of all employees in safe work practices
• Regular inspections to ensure all plant and machinery is safe and being operated safely
• Management of risk through identifying and reporting of hazards and ensuring suitable controls are in place
• Prompt and accurate reporting, recording and investigation of all incidents that have, or could have caused harm
• Ensuring everyone is made aware of emergency procedures and how to respond in emergencies and critical events
• Ensuring the involvement of all employees in the development, review and practice of health and safety policies and procedures, and striving toward continuous improvement of those.
• Promoting the philosophy that everyone has a role to play in ensuring we have a safe and healthy work environment