Safety

COSOL is an organisation with a proud record in Occupational Workplace Health and Safety.

Over the ten years of operation, COSOL has

• engaged over 200 staff working over 60,000 person days,

• delivered 50,000 days of chargeable consulting services to its clients,

• worked in projects delivered in over a dozen countries,

• maintained 4 active office locations.

COSOL is committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for all activities under its jurisdiction. The health and safety of all staff, partner organisations and visitors is key in the planning and conduct of all COSOL activities and customer engagements. This broad policy requires that the health and safety standards of Australian State authorities are met. Key points include:

• All injuries, occupational illnesses and incidents are preventable. Our goal is zero injuries, occupational illnesses and environmental incidents.

• At COSOL offices, all employees, contractors and visitors must comply with Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) standards and all relevant legislation. Incidents are reported, investigated and analysed. Corrective and preventative actions are taken and lessons shared within the COSOL organisation;

• At customer sites, all employees, contractors and COSOL commissioned visitors must seek out the specific workplace EHS induction on arrival irrespective of prior mine site experience or familiarity of other customer sites.

• All employees have a responsibility to themselves and others to act in a way that contributes to a safer, healthier and improved environment at work.

• COSOL supports the fundamental human rights of employees, contractors and the communities in which we operate.

• COSOL seeks to actively participate in and contribute to support programs which deliver sustained benefits in areas such as health, education and training.

* 2004/05 Estimate

LTIFR = Lost Time participate Injury Frequency Rate. The number of lost time injuries per million hours worked.

AMIFR - All Medical Frequency Rate. The number of medicals (workers compensation claims) per one million hours worked.