OH&S Principles

The AusIMM Safety Vision and Principles

Vision

The Institute believes that all accidents and incidents are preventable.

Principles

Members of the Institute should make all efforts to eliminate fatalities and to minimise injury and occupational illness in the minerals industries.
Accordingly, the Institute believes that:

1. It is every person’s right to work in an environment which will not put them at unreasonable risk to their wellbeing, health and safety.

2. It is the responsibility of all members, be they employees, managers or Directors, to work toward the total elimination of accidents and incidents in the workplace.

3. Employment of proper safety systems such as risk management, hazard identification, adequate supervision, safety education and personal responsibility by all in the workplace will minimise the risk of accidents and injuries in the workplace.

4. Appropriate measures shall be adopted to minimise the risk of events resulting in fatalities, injuries, illnesses, plant loss or any adverse effect on the community and the workforce’s health and safety.

5. Institute members have an ethical, professional, legal and personal obligation and responsibility (duty of care) to ensure that employees', contractors' and consultants' rights are protected and respected. They must ensure that workplaces under their control adopt, implement and observe best practice occupational health and safety standards.

6. The Institute, as the professional body for minerals industry professionals, has a core responsibility to provide occupational health and safety leadership to support the development of, and contribute to, a Code of Practice in this area and to support related continuing education initiatives.

7. It is the duty of every member of The Institute to work towards the goal of eliminating all accidents and incidents from the workplace.

Approved by The AusIMM Board March 2002.

Reference

Hall, Brigette. THE AUSIMM OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TASK FORCE. The AusIMM Bulletin, pages 70 – 71, March April, 2003.