MICCL is committed to protecting its employees from injuries and occupational illnesses. On April 22, 2003, MICCL introduced an Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) based on the AS/NZS 4801:2001 standard. The implementation of effective occupational health and safety (OHS) management actions can assist in meeting legal requirements and can lead to sustained improvement in OHS performance.

Personnel are the organization’s greatest assets and occupational health and safety risks associated with MICCL’s activities need to be reduced. MICCL believes that all injuries and occupational illnesses are preventable and places heavy emphasis on hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control.Procedures for Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) were developed and implemented based on AS 4360. Risks were evaluated and registered within each department and also for the entire operation. Identified risks have been controlled through a preferred order of control methods (commonly referred to as a hierarchy). Safety objectives and targets have been established, based on the risk ranking, and detailed management programs for achieving those objectives and targets also have been developed.

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is the primary risk assessment and management technique used for all operational activities. Task-list development, job-safety analysis and risk assessment are performed in a team-based environment. The Departmental Management Plan (DMP) for each department was reviewed and revised to comply with the latest development within the department.

Personnel shall be competent to perform tasks that may impact occupational health and safety in the work place. MICCL has established education, training and awareness schemes to ensure that all personnel have the necessary capabilities and skills to perform their tasks safely. Health and safety competency assessments (including identification of hazards, risk assessments, and the elements of operational control and emergency response) were conducted with each employee to ensure that health and safety risks are controlled to prevent harm from occurring.