11.1 Refusal to Work in Certain Circumstances It is acknowledged that workers have a legal right to refuse work where he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that to continue to work where an immediate or imminent hazard would expose him or her or any other person to the risk of serious injury or serious harm to health. Under these circumstances, the worker must also take the following immediate action:  Immediately notify his or her Supervisor and any Health and Safety Representative for the workplace;  Remain at the workplace until management has been notified and only leave the workplace if authorised by management (unless the hazard would expose the individual to the risk); and  Carry out other work as prescribed by the employer whilst unable to perform their usual duties due to these circumstances. 11.2 Disciplinary Actions and Penalties Non-compliance of Work Health and Safety requirements will result in disciplinary action. In the event of disciplinary action being taken, the following rules shall be followed with infringement documentation included on the individual’s personnel file:  First infringement – verbal warning given by the Manager, Superintendent, Supervisor;  Second infringement – written warning given by the Manager, Superintendent, Supervisor; and  Third infringement – Removal from the workplace by the Mining Manager and case referred to the General Manager. Incidents involving but not limited to the following issues shall warrant escalation of the disciplinary procedure:  Drug and alcohol abuse at the work site;  Breaches of tagging and isolation procedures;  Tampering with, misusing or damaging safety equipment;  Theft;  Any Work Health and Safety breach where blatant disregard, misconduct or neglect of duty of safety, health and welfare requirements is demonstrated;  Bullying;  Harassment; and
18. Work Health and Safety Hazard / Risk Management Programs and Strategies 18.1 Access and Egress from the Workplace (insert company name) shall ensure that, where practicable, the means of access to and egress from the workplace enable persons to move safely to and from the workplace and are at all times kept free of obstruction. 18.2 Air Temperature (insert company name) must ensure that work practices are arranged so that workers are protected from extremes of heat and cold and that if the workplace is in a building or structure that, as far as reasonably practicable, heating and cooling are provided to enable workers to work in a comfortable environment. Note: Due to the nature of mining and quarrying operations this may not always be practical. If your workers are exposed to the extremes of weather you will need to develop a system to manage risks like heat stress or hypothermia and a relevant procedure stating different working arrangements during extreme weather events. 18.3 Alcohol and Other Drugs (insert company name) has a zero tolerance to alcohol and other drugs. The following prohibitions apply at all (insert company name) work sites:  A person must not be in or on any (insert company name) premises while adversely affected by intoxicating liquor or drugs.  Individuals may be directed to immediately leave the workplace if it is the opinion of the (insert responsible role) that an individual is adversely affected by intoxicating liquor or drugs. It is mandatory for an employee, contractor or visitor to comply with these instructions. Should persons be taking prescribed medication that may affect their ability to operate equipment, it is a requirement of (insert company name) that the (insert responsible role) be notified. 18.4 Health Monitoring (insert company name) will ensure regular monitoring of the health of persons working at the mine. The monitoring may include the periodic provision of medical examinations for each worker working at the mine that is exposed or likely to be exposed to work health risks at the mine including risks due to air pollution, noise and vibration. Any record of health monitoring will be retained for at least 7 years or until the worker leaves employment at the mine.
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