Safety is Our Top Priority
Xlent Cleaning has a legal obligation under the Workplace Health and Safety Act, 2011, to ensure the health and safety of all workers, clients, visitors, and anyone else affected by our business operations.
In compliance with the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011, we are committed to fulfilling all legal obligations related to workplace health and safety.
We proactively identify and mitigate potential risks within our workplace environment. Furthermore, we are dedicated to creating a safe and healthy work environment for all. It is company policy to make every reasonable effort to prevent accidents, protect employees, clients, and visitors from injury, and promote the overall health, safety, and well-being of all stakeholders within our community.
Safety is More Than Just Complying
Safety is an integral part of the Xlent Cleaning business. At Xlent Cleaning, safety goes beyond simply complying with rules, regulations, and policies. It’s about building and nurturing a strong safety culture through effective safety management.
We provide regular, specialised training for our staff to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and mitigate unfamiliar hazards they may encounter in various situations. This training encourages safe working behaviors and habits, ensuring our team is well-prepared to handle challenges responsibly.
Xlent Cleaning actively collaborates with clients and team members to address workplace health and safety concerns. We are committed to maintaining safe work environments through proactive measures and open communication. In return, we expect our staff to embrace a responsible and professional approach to ensure we consistently meet and exceed our safety targets.
Keeping Workplaces Safe & Compliant
At Xlent Cleaning, safety is a top priority. We are dedicated to fulfilling our legal obligations by adhering to relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, and safe work practices. Our comprehensive occupational health and safety system includes all necessary measures to ensure workplaces remain safe and compliant.
To effectively implement this system, we provide staff with thorough initial safety training through our Online Induction and Training Programme. Additionally, we offer ongoing safety training at regular intervals to ensure our team remains equipped with the knowledge and skills to maintain a safe work environment.
We Never Compromise on Safety
Xlent Cleaning acknowledges its responsibility to provide, maintain, and continuously improve health and safety standards and practices in all work environments where we operate.
A comprehensive Risk Assessment and Management system is implemented at all sites to identify and address common hazards, including manual tasks, slips, trips, and falls, chemical hazards, biological hazards (e.g., sharps), electrical hazards, external hazards, and hazards associated with working alone.
We employ a hierarchy of controls to effectively manage identified risks, prioritizing the elimination or minimization of hazards wherever possible.
Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility – Achieving Safety Goals Together
We strongly believe that a successful occupational health and safety system relies on the active participation of everyone. By working together to identify and manage potential risks, we can create a safer and more productive work environment for all.
We collaborate with management, clients, and staff to develop comprehensive and site-specific work health and safety policies, procedures, and strategies.We implement this system effectively and conduct regular reviews to assess its effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. This ongoing evaluation allows us to continuously refine our safety practices and ensure they remain relevant and effective in creating a safe and productive work environment for all stakeholders.
Management Responsibilities
- Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control strategies to eliminate or minimise the risk to an acceptable level
- Exercise due diligence to ensure that we comply with our duties to ensure the health and safety of employees, clients, visitors and anyone else who affected by our business operations
- Design, purchase, install and maintain a safe site, equipment and products
- Develop and implement safe work practices for specific site and identical situations
- Comply with relevant State/Federal rules, regulations and guidelines
- Encourage consultation and participation in addressing safety issues
- Provide adequate initial and ongoing safety training, information, guidelines and supervision to team members so they are better able to recognize and deal with risks
- Ensure that workplace is safe for everyone and compliant
- Allocate sufficient resources to maintain health and safe work environments
- Maintain documentations for compliance and record purposes
- Take prompt remedial action in case of injury and provide appropriate rehabilitation service
Staff Responsibilities
- Xlent Cleaning staff must complete the On-line Induction and Training program prior to commencing work
- Adhere to all instructions, safe work practices and rules
- Wear personal protective equipment with proper uniform according to dress code policy
- Immediately report any accidents or injuries, or unsafe work condition or equipment to management
- Do not carry out unusual tasks unless they have been given safety instruction to do so
- Not mis-use, damage, refuse to use, or interfere with anything provided in the interest of occupational health and safety
- Not use any equipment which they reasonably think that poses health and safety risk to them and other people
- Carry out each tasks in a manner which ensures individual health and safety and that of all other employees and visitors
- Co-operate with all other employees to enable the health and safety responsibilities of all staff be achieved
Client Responsibilities
- Provide adequate information about potential hazards
- The client should, wherever possible, be involved in conducting risk assessments and developing solutions
- Provide secure access to cleaning room/s and allow reasonable modifications to be made ( If necessary) to ensure safety of our staff
- Draw attention to any damage and breakages which have the potential for health and safety risks
- Co-operate with Xlent Cleaning staff, including team leaders, and supply necessary information regarding health and safety
- Prompt notification of any unusual situation which might occur during a cleaning contract