Safety Protocols
It is a legal duty of every business to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of every employee. At GNC Engineering safety precautions are practiced at all times.
Workplace Guidelines
Wear protective clothing
Workers should always wear approved protective gear such as overalls, heavy duty gloves, safety glasses or goggles, steel capped boots and hard hats. Workers should also be mindful of wearing baggy clothing or jewellery that may get entangled in the equipment and should take care to tie long hair back.
Safety glasses
Must conform to Australian Standards. Eye protection required for use on all machinery
Clothing
Long sleeve, high vis top, steel capped boots, gloves worn or on carry clip at all times
Hard hats
Worn correctly, not backwards, only approved liners underneath
Sun Smart
Worn correctly, not backwards, only approved liners underneath
No Drugs & Alcohol
Consumption, impairment, possession or sale of alcohol or illicit drugs is strictly prohibited
No Smoking
No smoking on all sites and hire vehicle
No Headphones
No wear of ear buds (music, phone etc) or noise cancelling headphones
Fatigue Management
10 hour breaks between shifts are mandatory. No operation of machinery if feeling of fatigue
Authorisation
Only a licensed & competent person to operate machinery / vehicle
Maintenance
Regular inspections and maintenance procedures to repair or replace any faulty machinery and other equipment
Cleaning
Regular cleaning of work stations, benches. Equipment to be stored away and floors to be cleaned every night
Heavy Lifting
Using machinery rather than manual labour for moving heavy pieces of sheet metal
Incidents
All incidents & near misses must be reported to the site supervisor
Safe Handling
Handling of all tools, equipment, oils and chemicals to adhere hazardous guidelines