Safety is at the core of everything we do
We care about our people and want you to be safe in everything you do. We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all employees, contractors and visitors entering and working on our sites. We promote safe behaviours and a positive safety culture and strive to remove or reduce risks to our people during the operation, maintenance and development of our plant, equipment and sites.
Duty of care, including for contractors
Under the NT Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act), Territory Generation has a duty to ensure the health and safety of all people engaged to work for us, including contractors while they are on our sites. A contractor someone who performs work for us and but is not directly employed by us.
As the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU). Territory Generation holds the primary duty of care for health and safety at our sites. Contractors also have responsibilities under the WHS Act. While at work, you must:
- take reasonable care for your own health and safety
- ensure your acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others
- comply, as far as reasonably able, with any reasonable instructions given by the PCBU
- cooperate with any reasonable health and safety policies or procedures.
It is essential you understand the role, the specific work you’ve been contracted to perform. and your health and safety responsibilities. This includes meeting Territory Generation expectations and requirements.
Site contact person
Your Territory Generation site contact is usually the person arranging your visit and responsible for you while on site. They will ensure you are provided all relevant safety information, including site induction and permit-to-work training, before starting work.
Once inducted and authorised to enter a site:
- speak up if you have any safety concerns
- always STOP WORK if you believe something is unsafe
- report concerns immediately to your site contact.