OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY

BLOOMFIELDS IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING ITS EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND VISITORS ARE PROVIDED WITH A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

BLOOMFIELDS RECOGNISE THAT NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE A MORAL AND LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE WORK PLACE BUT THAT SUCH WELLBEING IS CRITICAL TO ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE FIRST CLASS SERVICE TO ITS CLIENTS.

THROUGH REGULAR REVIEW, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) ACT, TO PROVIDE A SAFE, PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT WHICH ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEE WELLBEING WILL BE MET AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, EXCEEDED.

 THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BLOOMFIELDS OHS POLICY ARE TO ENSURE THAT:

 WORK PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENT ARE SAFE,

PLACES OF WORK, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY BLOOMFIELDS, ARE SAFE AND SECURE,

THE INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES IN THE WORK PLACE IS PROVIDED.

APPROPRIATE FIRST AID EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED.

PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFE AND ORDERLY EVACUATION OF THE WORK PLACE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY,

OHS IS SEEN AS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL EMPLOYEES, AND

ANY OHS ISSUED RAISED, WHETHER IN FORMAL OHS MEETINGS OR ON AN AD HOC BASIS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND ACTED ON, IF APPROPRIATE, PROMPTLY.

ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED BY WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND ARE ENTITLED TO UNLIMITED ACCESS TO REHABILITATION PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE INSURANCE UNDERWRITER TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY FROM ANY ILLNESS OR INJURY WHICH MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

BLOOMFIELDS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

 

QUALITY CONTROL

QUALITY INITIATIVE                                                                                   DATE INTRODUCED 

FILE SAMPLE INSPECTION                                                                                  ONGOING

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT                                                                             ONGOING

QUALITY CIRCLES                                                                                                ONGOING

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL                                                                         ONGOING

 

RISK MANAGEMENT

 BLOOMFIELDS HAVE TAKEN ALL REASONABLE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE PAPER AND ELECTRONIC FILES IN ITS POSSESSION.

FILES AND STAFF SECURITY WERE MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SELECTION OF THE NEW PREMISES NOW OCCUPIED BY BLOOMFIELDS. THE OFFICES HAVE:

  • WINDOW GRILLS
  • SECURITY DOORS
  • RETURN TO BASE PERIMETER AND MOVEMENT ACTIVATED ALARM SYSTEM
  • FIRE ALARM AND
  • FIRE RESISTANT FILING CABINETS
  • COPIES OF OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE ARE STORED ELECTRONICALLY.
  • ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS REQUIRE PASSWORDS TO ACCESS FILES AND THE SYSTEM THEN RECORDS THE IDENTITY OF WHO HAS HAD ACCESS TO THE FILES. FILES ARE BACKED UP (TWO COPIES) DAILY AND THESE ARE STORED AWAY FROM THE OFFICE IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS.