Workplace Health & Safety Policy

Definitions

Workplace:
Any place where work is, is to be, or is likely to performed by a worker, self-employed person or employer.

Worker:
A person who does work, other than under contract for service, for or at the direction of an employer. A person may be a worker even though the person is not paid for work done by the person.

Health:
The general condition of a person's body and mind. Freedom from disease or illness.

Safety:
Freedom from danger, hurt injury or risk.

Policy

Volunteering North Queensland Inc. (VNQ) has both an inward and outward focus as an integral part of its health and safety policy.

The inward focus is about VNQ's own working environment and the outward focus has regard to VNQ's role as a regional volunteer resource centre in Queensland.

The Inward Focus:
A commitment to establish and maintain appropriate systems to protect each of its workers, volunteers and visitors from exposure to risk of injury or illness in the working environment.

The Outward Focus:
A commitment to consult, work with and inform other not-for-profit community organisations on how best to achieve optimum health and safety outcomes for volunteers who support these organisations.

VNQ will not demand or expect any person to participate in a workplace activity that is likely to be a risk to the person's health or safety.

The Management Committee is responsible and accountable for the management of the workplace risk, including the identification, assessment and control of exposures that are likely to affect the health and safety of VNQ's workers, volunteers or visitors. The Committee is also responsible for ensuring VNQ complies with the relevant Acts, Regulations and Standards.

To complement VNQ's commitments and responsibilities each worker and volunteer must actively participate in any health and safety programs and be committed to the elimination and control of workplace health and safety risks.

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