AGWA Industry Awards

2021 Western Australia Safety Award

ASA Windows

Safety and Quality Culture

After setting the goal of achieving Zero Lost Time Injury (LTI) within a five-year timeframe, ASA Windows put in place a “Safety Toolbox” approach to Workplace Health and Safety, backed by sound communication and ensuring all company directors, management, employees, business consultants and contractors were on board.

The Safety Management System included holding regular Toolbox meetings to ensure all staff and contractors were fully aware of their workplace health and safety responsibilities, developing an Equipment Maintenance Schedule, developing an Equipment Competence Matrix to highlight which staff were qualified to use equipment and also to identify any gaps in training requiring attention, regular monthly reporting to management and directors on Quality and Safety to ensure compliance, and setting up reporting on non-compliance and incidents to highlight any trends or recurring issues that needed greater attention.

The adoption of ASA’s new Safety Management System resulted in an improved safety culture, and importantly the Zero LTI target has been achieved.