Abacus Property Group – Sustainability Report 2017

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HEALTH & SAFETY
OF OUR PEOPLE AND
CUSTOMERS
Why is this Material Issue
important
At Abacus, the health and safety
of our people and those affected
by our undertaking are of high
importance to us. We consciously
recognise the fundamental right
that each member of staff and
visitors to any of our workplaces
are entitled to return home in the
same condition that they originally
arrived in. Through the application
of our WHS principles, we are
committed to provide, so far as
reasonably practicable, a safe and
healthy working environment for all
employees, contractors, customers
and visitors.
Our WHS vision is simple:
”We aim to achieve zero harm
in the workplace through the
application of risk management
principles, effective stakeholder
engagement, and continuously
improving our systems of work and
organizational practice to empower
all staff to work safely”.
Over recent years, significant work
has been completed portfoliowide
to ensure all assets comply
with the relevant state/territory
requirement and to improve the
assets operationally. Stemming
from this process we have
established a comprehensive risk
profile for our operations as well as
defined “minimum” and “optimum”
operating standards as relevant to
the asset or workplace lifecycle.
1.2
FY17 Severity Rate
1.5
FY16 Severity Rate
2.3
FY15 Severity Rate
3 . 2
FY14 Severity Rate
Severity rate is the average time lost per occurrence of injury/disease.
Our material
issues