Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is an important component of Fly4Fun's quality management system. This function has the responsibility for implementing safe and healthy work practices and conditions so as to minimise the risk to all employees and the public.

Further developments in OH&S have provided the necessity to ensure that Fly4Fun discharge their legal obligations existing under State Legislation, and any subordinate Regulations, National Standards, Industry Codes of Practice, Guides and Advisory Standards.

CONTENTS OF THIS PROCEDURE -

1.0 PURPOSE OF THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL -
2.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL -
3.0 BENEFITS OF A RISk MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -
4.0 MEASURING SUCCESS THROUGH OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS -
5.0 CHANGES TO THIS MANUAL -
6.0 USING THIS MANUAL -
7.0 CONTROLLING LEGISLATION -
8.0 AUSTRALIAN STANDARD LISTING -

1.0 PURPOSE OF THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL -

This manual is designed to profile the Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures of Fly4Fun. The Fly4Fun management team will implement these procedures.

2.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL -

The objectives of this Occupational Health and Safety Policy and Procedures Manual are to provide written guidelines for:

• Identifying hazards: and
• Assessing risks that may result because of the hazards: and
• Deciding on control measures to prevent, or minimise the level of the risks: and
• Implementing the control measures: and
• Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the control measures identified.

• Ensuring a safe working environment for all employees, transient workers and the public: and
• Maintaining a high degree of awareness of occupational health and safety: and
• Providing a framework and structure for the implementation of these Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

3.0 BENEFITS OF A RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -

There are many benefits in implementing Risk Management Procedures through a systems approach. Some of these include:-

• More effective strategic planning
• Better cost control
• Enhancing value of Fly4Fun by minimising losses
• Increased knowledge and understanding of exposure to risk
• A systematic, well-informed and thorough method of decision making
• Minimise disruption
• Better utilisation of resources
• Develop a culture of 'continual improvement'

Apart from these more 'intangible' aspects, there are direct financial benefits to identifying the risk and implementing effective control measures to prevent injury.

An injury-free workplace will provide: -

• Lower worker's compensation premiums
• Possible lower public liability premiums
• No exposure to fines and penalties
• No legal costs
• No lost time in defending legal action
• No down-time following injuries
• No loss of business through adverse public perception of safety issues
• Better staff morale and productivity
• Public expectations of enjoyment without productivity

The Supervisors of workplaces are becoming more personally accountable to their decisions and actions. Management and Supervisors need a strategy that assures they understand the implications and risks associated with every decision that they make. Without risk management procedures in place, legal liability may attach.

Dissemination of the Manual

Each member on the Fly4Fun team shall have access to, and will be encouraged to read the manual. In addition, all reasonable steps will be taken to bring the contents of the manual to the notice of the Fly4Fun team through regular meetings and training sessions.

Complete working documents will be available for all Fly4Fun personnel from the Supervisor and the Health and Safety Officer (H&SO) at each Fly4Fun working locations. Other copies will be provided on request.

4.0 MEASURING SUCCESS THROUGH OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS -

The success of Fly4Fun's Risk Management System can be measured in many ways. Objectives and targets should be set by the Supervisors and Management as part of the annual Plan and communicated to all Fly4Fun personnel.

These targets should be: -

• Achievable and realistic
• Agreed by the Fly4Fun Management team
• Measurable and
• Meaningful

Benchmark achievements should be recognised and communicated to maintain the momentum of the program. Progress should be reviewed as an agenda at Management meetings. Achievements will be recognised.

5.0 CHANGES TO THIS MANUAL -

Amendments and changes to the Fly4Fun manual will be made in accordance with F4F-OH&S-PRO-02 'Document Control'

The Fly4Fun manual will only be changed in the following ways:

5.1 Procedure Changes
Procedural changes resulting from work organisation and removal of superseded or irrelevant functions, will be authorised by the management.

The Fly4Fun Management will monitor changes in legislation or Industry practice. AALARA Risk Management Pty. Ltd. will also provide a monitoring service to Fly4Fun in respect of such changes and will advise Fly4Fun in the form of either replacement pages or instructions for amendment. However the services provided by AALARA Risk Management Pty Ltd. is supportive only.

5.2 Sectional Changes
If there is a Quality Management system in place and sectional changes which impinge upon or conflict with other policies or manuals are made, they may only be made after a review by the Fly4Fun Management.

5.3 Manual Review
The manual shall be reviewed every two years and updated in accordance with the recommendation specified in the management systems and any compliance audit report.

As the Management will be responsible for ensuring occupational health and safety at Fly4Fun workplaces any changes to the manual shall only occur with their authorisation.

Changes to the manual shall be documented in a form suitable for inclusion in the manual. Document holders shall be required to sign an acknowledgement that the updated information has been included.

Any superseded policies and/or procedures shall be removed from each copy of the manual and disposed of appropriately.

6.0 USING THIS MANUAL -

It is that Fly4Fun's Policy and Procedures Manual be used as a reference tool by all Fly4Fun's management, supervisors' and employees. The objective of the policies and procedures contained within this manual are in accordance with the relevant State Legislation, and its subordinate legislation and advisory standards.

Using the manual Fly4Fun should develop a complete Risk Management System, which is specifically designed to promote a safe and healthy working environment for the Fly4Fun team and visiting public. Further, the manual is targeted at responsibility and accountability for Occupational Health and Safety at an individual level.

7.0 CONTROLLING LEGISLATION -

Where there is conflict between different State Legislation, the general principal of adopting the higher standard where applicable, has been implemented throughout the management system.

8.0 AUSTRALIAN STANDARD LISTING -

AS3533.1 - 'Amusement Rides and Devices Part 1: Design and Construction.'
AS3533.2 - 'Amusement Rides and Devices Part 2: Operation and Maintenance.'
AS3533.2 - 'Amusement Rides and Devices Part 2: Operation and Maintenance Supplement 1: Logbook.'
AS1841 - 'Portable Fire Extinguishers' (Series - 1.2.3.4.5.6.7)
AS2444 - 'Portable Fire Extinguishers - Selection and Location.'
AS1319 - 'Safety Signs for the Occupational Environment.'
AS2293.2 - 'Inspection and Maintenance.'
SAAHB59 - 'Ergonomics - A Practical Approach to Work Systems Design.'
AS1339 - 'Code of Practice for Manual Handling of Materials.'
AS1470 - 'Health and Safety at Work - Principles and Practices.'
AS1674 - 'Fire Precautions.'
AS1885 - 'Measurement of Occupational Health and Safety Performance.'
AS1885.1 - 'Describing and Reporting Occupational injuries and Diseases.'
AS1885.1 - 'Supplement 1- Recording and Reporting Form.'
AS1885/B - 'Register of Work Injuries.'
AS1885/C - 'Register of Work Injuries - Modified.'
SAAHB10 - 'Occupational Overuse Syndrome - Preventative Guidelines.'
SAAMP58 - 'Workplace Injury and Disease recording Standard.'
AS/NZS2210 - 'Occupational Protective Footwear.'
AS/NZS3920 - 'Slip Resistance of Pedestrian Surfaces'