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Health & Safety

We are committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all people involved in our business including:

  • Our employees
  • Contractors
  • Visitors and the public

Any harm or injury while onsite is unacceptable – we do all we can to ensure the health and safety of our people.

In meeting the commitment of this policy, George Weston Foods Limited will:

  • Demonstrate commitment and leadership through all its managers, supervisors, employees and contractors.
  • Clearly define health and safety responsibilities for managers, supervisors, employees and contractors and review these responsibilities annually.
  • Work to eliminate or, where not practicable, minimise hazards and eliminate practices that could cause incidents, injuries and illnesses.
  • Utilise the framework of the Australian and New Zealand standard regarding workplace occupational health and safety systems (AS/NZ 4801), to integrate health and safety into our general business management systems and to achieve the highest standards of health and safety.
  • As a minimum, actively comply with all applicable health and safety laws.
  • Incorporate health and safety into the business planning cycle so that objectives can be set, plans formulated and performance measures determined for the purpose of continually improving our management systems.
  • Involve all people who work for GWF or at GWF’s sites in identifying, assessing and controlling workplace hazards and in reviewing GWF’s health and safety performance.
  • Allocate resources to meet the commitments of this policy.