HSEC Governance
At BlueScope Steel, we recognise that our success as a Company depends on how effectively and responsibly we work with our employees and the communities in which we operate to meet our health, safety, environment and community responsibilities.
Our commitment to meeting our health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities is essential to the way we conduct our business.
Corporate governance of the Company's responsibilities in these areas is overseen by the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Board. The primary objectives of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee, as set out in its Charter, are to:
- (HSEC Policy) adopt a Health, Safety Environment and Community (HSEC) Policy and, as it considers necessary, recommend changes to that policy;
- (compliance) monitor BlueScope Steel's compliance with the approved HSEC Policy;
- (HSEC standards) assess the HSEC standards of BlueScope Steel;
- (HSEC risks) assess the operations of BlueScope Steel and make recommendations for assessing, avoiding, eliminating, controlling and minimising HSEC risks;
- (legislation) assess compliance by BlueScope Steel with applicable legislation;
- (acceptable practices) research and recommend the adoption of acceptable HSEC practices in the industries in which BlueScope Steel operates;
- (incident reporting) receive reports concerning HSEC incidents within BlueScope Steel; and
- (implications) consider HSEC issues that may have strategic, business and reputational implications for BlueScope Steel.
The Chairman of the HSEC Committee is Mr Ron McNeilly, an independent Non-Executive Director. All Directors are members of the HSEC because of the importance of health, safety and the environment to BlueScope Steel's operations. The HSEC charter requires that the Committee meets at least four scheduled times per year. Discussions are held without management being present.
BlueScope Steel has an integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Community Policy which can be viewed at www.bluescopesteel.com. Our HSEC Policy, Health and Safety Management Standards and management systems drive improvement in our performance in these critical areas through the Company.
Our Health and Safety Management Standards, which include specific performance requirements and auditable criteria, apply to all our sites and operations and to major activities by contractors under our management.
We conduct a series of audits each year across a wide range of the Company's operations and activities to ensure the Health and Safety Management Standards are being applied adequately and effectively, and to verify performance. These include both internal and external audits.
We are committed to acting with integrity, honesty and fairness when dealing with our stakeholders. Processes are in place to facilitate communication with our stakeholders to determine their HSEC concerns, information needs and aspirations for community development.
Any concerns and complaints related to HSEC matters are recorded as incidents and investigated.
