National safety regulator Worksafe has presented Fulton Hogan with the chief inspector safety leadership award recognising the company’s commitment to workplace safety.
The award recognises safety leadership in the extractives industry.
Fulton Hogan New Zealand chief executive Robert Jones says the company had made a concerted effort to lead the development of safer working procedures in the quarrying industry.
“This award is an acknowledgement of our health and safety culture, and the approach we take toward empowering our people as safety leaders,” says Jones.
“At Fulton Hogan health and safety always comes first. We continually invest in looking after our people, and putting processes and plans in place to make sure that everyone goes home safely.”
The company has placed an increased emphasis on safe working practices across its quarrying businesses in the past 12 months, developing new management plans, procedures and manuals, and employee handbooks.
Working actively alongside WorkSafe, Fulton Hogan has provided industry support and feedback which is helping shape new regulatory guidelines.
WorkSafe New Zealand’s chief inspector extractives, Tony Forster says Fulton Hogan have lifted its standards and expectations at each of its sites and with its subcontractors, both nationally and regionally.
“This company has been well in front of its peers in understanding and engaging on the new regulatory regime – and it has actively assisted other operators to lift their standards, regardless of their affiliation with Fulton Hogan,” says Forster
The award was formally presented to Fulton Hogan by WorkSafe at a gathering at the Company’s Christchurch head office.
