Work Health and Safety Policy

Overview

ReGen Strategic and its associated entities (the Company) is committed to ensuring the workplace health and safety (WHS) of all workers engaged by it or affected by its business, and the safety of its working environment. This commitment is a priority for the Company, and it will ensure it has appropriate systems in place to meet this commitment. This policy is part of the Company’s WHS systems.

The objectives of this policy are to ensure that:

the Company takes all reasonably practicable steps to identify, assess and eliminate all hazards and risks to health and safety in the Company’s workplaces
where workplace hazards and risks cannot be eliminated, the Company takes all reasonably practicable steps to effectively control those hazards and risks
the Company regularly monitors and evaluates the measures it uses to control health and safety hazards and risks
the Company consults effectively with its workers about WHS matters, and workers are engaged with and contribute to the decision-making process on WHS matters, and
all workers receive adequate information, instruction, training and supervision to safely carry out their duties and responsibilities while at work.

Scope of this policy

This policy applies to all workers of the Company.

Workers engaged by the Company must comply with this policy at all times in the course of their engagement by the Company. However, this policy does not form part of any person’s contract with the Company or create any enforceable rights or entitlements for them.

Failure to comply with this policy is likely to lead to the Company taking disciplinary action against a person, which may include termination of the person’s engagement by the Company.

Definitions

Who is a ‘worker’?

In this policy, a ‘worker’ of the Company means any person who carries out work in any capacity for the Company, including work as:

an employee
a manager
a contractor or subcontractor
an employee of a contractor or subcontractor
an employee of a labour hire company who has been assigned to work in the Company (i.e. a ‘temp’)
an apprentice or trainee
a student gaining work experience, or
a volunteer.

Where is the Company’s ‘workplace’?

In this policy, a ‘workplace’ is a place where work is carried out for the Company and includes any place where a worker goes, or is likely to be, while at work. It includes a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft.

What is the legal framework for WHS?

The following legislation provides the legal framework underpinning this policy and the WHS duties and obligations of the Company:

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT);
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT);
Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas);
Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (VIC), and
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD).

Contravention of WHS legislation can lead to prosecution, convictions, and significant financial penalties, for either or both individuals and the Company. In some jurisdictions, individuals are exposed to imprisonment for the most serious category of offences.

The Company applies the highest common standard established by WHS legislation, across all its offices.

The Company’s WHS duties and responsibilities

WHS legislation imposes a primary duty on the Company to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable:

the health and safety of workers engaged by the Company, and
workers whose activities in carrying out work are influenced or directed by the Company,

while the workers are at work in the Company’s business.

The Company must also ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out as part of the conduct of the Company’s business.

To discharge its primary WHS duty, the Company will:

eliminate risks to health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable, and
if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, reduce those risks so far as is reasonably practicable.

In order to meet its responsibilities under WHS legislation, the Company will, so far as is reasonably practicable:

provide and maintain a working environment which is without risks to health and safety
provide and maintain safe plant (moving equipment) and structures
provide and maintain safe systems of work
ensure the safe use, handling and storage of moving equipment, structures and substances
provide adequate facilities for the welfare at work of workers in carrying out work for the Company, including ensuring access to those facilities
provide any information, training, instruction or supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out as part of the conduct of the Company’s business, and
ensure that the health of workers and the conditions at the Company’s workplaces are monitored for the purpose of preventing illness or injury of workers arising from the conduct of the Company’s business.

The Company also has a responsibility to, and will:

keep information and records relating to work related injuries suffered by workers
investigate all work related accidents
consult with workers about matters that may affect their health and safety in the workplace
notify the relevant WHS regulator if there is a notifiable incident, and
consult about WHS with other people and entities having duties under WHS legislation.

WHS duties of the Company’s managers

The Company’s managers will:

eliminate risks to health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable
if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, reduce those risks so far as is reasonably practicable
consult with workers about matters that may affect their health and safety in the workplace
take prompt action to address WHS hazards
follow, implement and provide leadership on WHS policies in their workplace
maintaining up to date records in relation to WHS for their workplace
ensure risk assessment are conducted where required
report WHS incidents, and
otherwise, take reasonable steps to ensure the Company meets its responsibilities under WHS legislation.

WHS duties of workers

All workers must:

take reasonable care for their own health and safety
take reasonable care that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons
comply, so far as a worker is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is given by the Company about health and safety matter to allow the person to comply with the relevant WHS Act, and
co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the Company relating to health or safety.

Without limiting your obligations, this means you have a responsibility to:

report any incident or hazards at work to the Managing Director and Executive Chairman, as soon as possible
report any injuries or illnesses you suffer at work, as soon as possible
carry out your roles and responsibilities in a safe manner
obey any reasonable instruction aimed at protecting your health, safety and welfare while at work
use any equipment provided to protect your health and safety while at work e.g. ergonomic aids, trolleys for moving equipment such as computers, etc
consider and provide feedback on any matters which may affect your health, safety and welfare
ensure that you are not affected by alcohol or another drug (including effects of prescribed medication) which could endanger your own safety and others around you, and
take reasonable care to ensure that your personal work environment as well as the general work environment is appropriately maintained and safe.

Rights of workers

All workers are entitled to:

consult with the Company and other workers about health and safety matters
obtain assistance from and be represented by an employee representative (such as a trade union) about health and safety matters
be elected as a Health and Safety Representative
ask the Company to facilitate the conduct of an election for a Health and Safety Representative
participate in a Designated Working Group if established
ask the Company to establish a Work Health and Safety committee, or
participate in a Work Health and Safety committee.

No worker will be prejudiced or subjected to adverse treatment as a result of doing any of the above or exercising any other right under WHS legislation.

RESOURCES

Workers can seek assistance about work health and safety matters from the relevant regulator in each jurisdiction. The regulators’ details are as follows:

WorkSafe Western Australia | http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/WorkSafe/ | Mason Bird Building 303 Sevenoaks St Cannington WA 6107 | t: 1300 307 877 |