OH&S POLICY

This policy recognises that the environment, health and safety of all employees working with Sydney Metal Recyclers are the responsibility of company management.

In fulfilling this responsibility, management has a duty to provide and maintain, so far as is practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to health and as good corporate citizens it shall provide and promote environmental policies, which demonstrate its commitment to protecting the environment.

This responsibility includes:

• Providing and maintaining safe plant and systems of work;
• Making and monitoring arrangements for the safe use, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances;
• Maintaining the workplace in a safe and healthy condition; and
• Providing information, training and supervision for all employees enabling them to work in a safe, environmentally conscientious manner.
• Sydney Metal Recyclers is committed to ensuring that its environmental, health and safety policy meets with all of the relevant regulatory and legislative requirements and through its policy of continual improvement it will endeavour to improve its performance, particularly in the prevention of pollution and workplace accidents/incidents.
• The environment, health and safety duties of management at all levels will be detailed and company procedures for training and back-up support will be followed. In fulfilling the objectives of this policy, management is committed to regular consultation with employees to ensure that the policy operates effectively, and that environment, health and safety issues are regularly reviewed.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Sydney Metal Recyclers recognises that protection of the environment is an extremely important aspect within the company’s operations and a necessary element of good corporate citizenship.

Sydney Metal Recyclers is committed to implementing systems and procedures to facilitate the adoption and maintenance of sound environmental management and operating practices and to ensure the continual improvement of environmental performance.

Sydney Metal Recyclers Environmental Management System will operate to maintain a formalised method of control and minimise the environmental impact of all of the company’s activities.
Sydney Metal Recyclers environmental objectives are:

• To exceed the level of environmental performance required for regulatory compliance
  
• To establish and maintain environmentally responsible waste management and waste disposal practices
• To improve the efficiency of energy use
• To minimise harm to flora and fauna
• To store all materials in a manner that reduces their potential release to the atmosphere, soil or water
• To reduce the potential for environmental harm in emergency situations by responding effectively to any emergency using trained personnel and formalised emergency plans
• To ensure that subcontractors and suppliers conform to relevant requirements of our Environmental Policy
• To promote the adoption of sound environmental practices by all personnel through the improvement of overall environmental awareness
• Sydney Metal Reyclers will provide the resources required for achieving effective environmental management, and by so doing give both theclient and the community an assurance of their sound environmental performance.