MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
SAFETY INTRODUCTION
Objective
The prevention of accidents and injury is the primary objective on this and all AMC
operations, and great importance is placed on ensuring and maintaining the health and
safety of employees. Furthermore, AMC wishes to protect all persons with whom
employees may have association during work activities. It is therefore the policy of AMC
to observe and comply with all statutory provisions and to take any additional measures
that it sees fit in the pursuance of safety.
Individual Responsibility
All employees of the Australian Maritime College are:
• responsible to themselves, their families, and their fellow workers to apply safeminded,
common-sense practices to all work habits.
• required to co-operate in implementing the requirements of all Health, Safety and
Environmental laws, codes of practice, and work instructions.
All personnel should:
• challenge and report all unsafe acts, accidents, and near misses - when they occur -
to their immediate supervisor.
• refrain from any action or omission or anything that constitutes a danger to any
person and are to be alert to such dangers, advising their immediate supervisor.
Chapter 1: MV BLUEFIN Safety Management Plan Page 6 of 46
Revised: November 2010