Digital Design Partners is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace, safe working methods, and the provision of safe equipment. Workplace health and safety is considered by management to be an integral and vital part of the successful performance of any job.

This policy sets out our responsibilities and those of our employees so that together we can keep the workplace safe and productive.

Company Rights and Responsibilities

DDP is committed to:

• Integrating workplace health and safety into all aspects of its operations.

• Identifying hazards, assessing risk and implementing control strategies to minimise risk of injury to people and property.

• Ensuring that relevant health and safety laws that apply to working conditions and the work environment are observed and enforced.

• Developing and implementing safe systems of work.

• Providing adequate safety information, training and supervision.

• Designing, purchasing, installing and maintaining a safe site and equipment.

• Ensuring that workplaces under our control are safe and without undue risks to health.

• Ensuring that the behaviour of all persons in the workplace is safe and without undue risks to health.

• Attempting to remedy all problems relating to workplace health and safety.

• Consulting with workers and other parties to address safety issues and improve decision making on workplace health and safety matters.

• Supporting and assisting workers in effective injury management and rehabilitation.

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

All employees and contractors are required to:

• Adhere to safe work practices, instructions and rules.

• Immediately report any unsafe work condition or equipment to DDP’s leadership.

• Not misuse, damage, refuse to use, or interfere with anything provided in the interest of workplace health and safety.

• Perform all work duties in a manner which ensures individual health and safety and that of all other people in the workplace.

• Encourage fellow employees to create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

• Co-operate with all other employees to enable the health and safety responsibilities of all employees be achieved.

Communication and Consultation

DDP recognises that employee consultation and participation in our safety system is vital and improves decision–making about health and safety matters in the workplace. Consultation is also included in the process of risk assessments and the development of DDP safe work practices.

Employees are actively involved in the workplace safety system. Suggestions for change and improvements to policies, procedures or safe work practices are encouraged, through reporting to management. Meetings to consult and inform employees on safety issues are conducted through staff meetings, as regularly as is necessary.

Employees are made aware of safety issues relating to their jobs on a regular basis. The manner of doing so will vary depending upon the type of information to be conveyed.

DDP expects our employees to be committed to working with their colleagues to effectively manage health and safety on the job. The team are encouraged to contribute to decisions that may affect their health and safety in the workplace, through contact with management and staff meetings.

Injuries in the Workplace

DDP is proactive in its approach to injury management and places strong emphasis on the safe, timely and sustainable return to work program for injured or ill workers.

We are committed to:

• Prompt injury notification.

• Communication and consultation with all parties to develop an appropriate return to work program.

• Accountability and responsibility for injury management being clearly understood.

• Provision of suitable meaningful activities during the return-to-work process.

• Dispute resolution in accordance with the DDP Grievance Handling Policy.

DDP will ensure the following positive approach in meeting these objectives, including:

• Early reporting of injuries.

• Appropriate and timely medical intervention and return to work planning.

• Provision of suitable resources and productive duties for the injured worker.

• Positive support and encouragement during the rehabilitation process.

• Review of incidents and accidents to seek preventive measures and continuous improvement.