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We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wesfarmers Energy and are a major national producer and distributor of industrial, medical and scientific gases. Acquired in February 2007, we have operations in most Australian states. We employ about 180 employees.
The main challenge facing our business on an ongoing basis is the safe operation of our facilities in a way that minimises any adverse impact on the environment.
The two main safety areas on which we focused our attention during the year were maintaining accreditation to ISO 9001 Quality Management System and delivering safety training.
Safety Training is presented to the workforce. Topics include manual handling, dangerous goods, hazardous substance, transport of dangerous goods and safe handling of gas cylinders.
Our Quality Management System is certified and compliant with AS/NZS 9001. Triennial audits were held at our Brisbane, Newcastle, Yennora (western Sydney) and Melbourne sites during the year. No non-conformances were identified.
We have a Safety, Environment and Quality Policy which is displayed on our noticeboards at our operating sites.
Environmental
We have a Refrigerant Trading Authorisation which is administered by the Australian Refrigeration Council Ltd. It provides authorisation to buy, sell, store and handle refrigerant gases.
We have a Controlled Substances Licence, administered through the Federal Department of Environment and Heritage. It provides authorisation for the import and sale of ozone depleting and/or synthetic greenhouse gases.
Our LTIFR was 8.2 and since owned by Wesfarmers there has been one LTI. Safety statistics are distributed and discussed by management at the Management Team meetings held quarterly.
There were nine workers compensation claims reported since 1 March 2007.
We focused on auditing and safety training. In the year we held 22 training sessions and conducted 19 audits.
During the year we had one significant on-road accident.
We reviewed our Yennora Emergency Plan and in April we conducted an emergency evacuation exercise at the site.
The Yennora site is licensed for EPA Chemical Storage and Chemical Handling. All seven of our sites are Dangerous Goods-licensed.
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