Work Health and Safety and Wellbeing (WHS and Wellbeing) are important issues for everyone. This Policy Statement reflects the EPA's position on WHS and Wellbeing.
Safety and wellbeing are everyone's responsibility
Our EPA commitments
Safety and wellbeing are rights, not options.
Everyone including employees, contractors, volunteers, clients and visitors has a responsibility for safety and wellbeing; their own and that of others.
Our target is for zero injuries and work-related harm.
Developing and implementing our work health safety and wellbeing (WHS and Wellbeing) management system to meet current legislative standards requirements.
Developing and implementing WHS and Wellbeing plans, policies and procedures.
Identifying, assessing and controlling physical and psychosocial hazards to eliminate risks so far as is reasonably practicable, or minimise them where elimination is not possible.
Promoting a safe, healthy and respectful workplace that supports both physical and psychological health.
Preventing and responding to inappropriate workplace behaviours, including bullying, harassment, discrimination, occupational violence and other psychosocial risks.
Managing workload, work design, organisational change and other work-related factors that may impact psychological health and wellbeing.
Providing induction, training and education to enable all workers to work safely and to recognise and manage physical and psychosocial risks.
Consulting with all workers, including employees, volunteers and contractors, about decisions that may affect their health, safety and wellbeing.
Providing adequate human and financial resources to support WHS and Wellbeing requirements and worker wellbeing programs.
Regularly reviewing our system against measurable objectives and targets to ensure continuous improvement in WHS and worker wellbeing.
Ensuring effective communication about WHS and Wellbeing matters occurs with all stakeholders including employees and unions.
While at work, all workers, including employees, volunteers and contractors, will:
Take all reasonable care to ensure healthy and safe work practices are always implemented and by always operating in a safe and appropriate manner.
Identify and support measures to eliminate or minimise physical and psychosocial hazards, including reporting all incidents, near misses, hazards and concerns.
Contribute to a respectful, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace.
Assume personal responsibility for their own safety and wellbeing.
Comply with any reasonable direction to follow a safety policy, procedure or instruction given by management or an authorised employee.
We will comply with the
Work
Health
and
Safety Act
2012, associated regulations and Codes of Practice and relevant Employment Directions.
This policy statement applies to all business operations and functions.
Catherine Murdoch
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
17 September 2026