D&D Services - Policies

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Policies

Our guiding principles in making D&D Services the 'BEST' place to work for every employee, offering the 'BEST' service to our clients.

Below is a list of some of the policies and practices that best support our operational diversity:

Environmental Management Policy

D&D Services recognises its moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and healthy work environment for employees, contractors, customers and visitors. This commitment extends to ensuring that the organisation's operations do not place the community or the natural environment at risk from environmental damage.

D&D Services will:

Provide safe plant and systems of work to minimise pollution.
Provide written and controlled procedures and to ensure environmentally sustainable systems of work.
Ensure compliance with Environmental legislative requirements and current industry standards.
Provide information, instruction, training and supervision to employees, contractors, customers and the general public to ensure that environmental safeguards are maintained.

Quality Policy

It is the policy of D&D Services to provide and supply product of consistent, reliable, economical and to the highest quality that meets the needs and expectations of the customer and is in compliance with the requirements of the International ISO 9000 family of Standards

The Quality Manual shall identify all measures required for the purchasing, planning, supply and delivery of product and maintaining a quality system in pursuit of excellence and customer satisfaction.

The Management of D&D Services is committed to the quality functions throughout all stages of our service and supply of product to include continuous improvement and meeting our goals and objectives.

Product quality will be the policy of D&D Services and it is required that all employees will actively support the quality assurance program in the implementation of this policy.

OH&S Policy

Obligation

D&D Services recognises its moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and healthy work environment for employees, contractors, customers and visitors. This commitment extends to ensuring that the organisation's operations do not place the local community at risk of injury, illness or property damage.

D&D Services will:

Provide safe plant and systems of work.
Provide written procedures and instructions to ensure safe systems of work.
Ensure compliance with legislative requirements and current industry standards.
Provide information, instruction, training and supervision to employees, contractors and customers to ensure their safety.
Provide support and assistance to employees.

Management representatives are accountable for implementing this policy in their area of responsibility. This will be measured via their annual performance reviews.

Management is responsible for:

The provision and maintenance of the workplace in a safe condition.
Involvement in the development, promotion and implementation of health and safety polices and procedures.
Training employees in the safe performance of there assigned tasks.
The provision of resources to meet the health and safety commitment.

Drug & Alcohol Policy

Objectives

(a) To ensure the health and safety of all employees, visitors, contractors and other persons in the workplace.

(b) To make rehabilitation and counseling available for drug and alcohol related illness, rather than focus on discipline.

Return to Work Policy

Objectives

To ensure that D&D Services complies with its obligations under the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act.

Commitment

D&D Services is committed to preventing injury and illness by providing a healthy and safe workplace. This commitment extends to ensuring that any injured worker returns to work as soon as possible, consistent with good medical practice.

This is achieved by undertaking a process of Workplace Injury Management, working closely with the injured worker, the doctor, and the insurer and rehabilitation provider.

Policy & Procedures

Ensure that the Occupational Rehabilitation process is commenced as soon as possible after an injury in a manner consistent with sound medical practice.

Contact the injured workers nominated treating doctor as soon as possible and indicate D&D’s commitment to rehabilitation.

Identify suitable duties that will assist in an early return to work.

Where appropriate have a functional and vocational assessment performed to establish a RTW goal.

Once the injured worker is fit to return to work, implement a return to work plan, and ensure that the injured worker is actively involved with their rehabilitation program at all times.

Commit such resources as are necessary to ensure that the rehabilitation process can operate effectively.

Ensure that consideration is given to address literacy or language issues.

Appoint a WorkCover certified Return to Work Coordinator.

Industrial Relations Policy

It is the policy of D&D Services management to ensure that industrial relations management performs at both the enterprise and project levels and to analyse potential risks that may impact on the project.

This policy is reinforced by the commitment of all levels of management who shall maintain the required enterprise’s industrial and employee relations objectives.

Management is responsible for the control of industrial relations matters, including, compliance with industrial and employment obligations and, as appropriate, the initiation and implementation of corrective action.

Management shall ensure that appropriate communication with employees, unions, other contractors and subcontractors on industrial relations issues are conducted and maintained.

Management shall be responsible to ensure that all approved subcontractors have the ability to comply with industrial relations and employment obligations.

This policy is further reinforced by D&D Service’s commitment to Quality and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.