Health Safety Security & Environment (HSSE) is integral to everything UGL does. We promote an injury-free environment and to work on the basis that all injury and damage is preventable.

We place particular emphasis on the responsibility of line managers for effective HSSE management and ensure these managers achieve more than just compliance with base-line expectations. They are responsible for developing our safety culture and engaging our workforce, clients and partners to achieving safer UGL workplaces.

The rewards of attaining a goal of no injuries are significant – a healthier and more committed workforce and improved productivity.

UGL's HSSE aims include:

• every employee of the company accepting health and safety as an individual responsibility and a prerequisite in the planning of all activities;
• open communication;
• training; and
• monitoring accountability.

By operating free from injury and damage for longer periods, UGL is moving closer to its goal of zero harm. UGL has a history of continuous improvement in its safety performance and a strong safety culture aimed at ensuring a safe work environment and safe contract delivery.

UGL's HSSE management is based on proven risk management processes through which we examine workplaces and identify hazards and the potential for injury and damage to equipment and property.

Our business operations are supported by HSSE staff positioned in selected locations to facilitate the consistent implementation of UGL's HSSE management system through the use of business-specific HSSE management plans.

Specific targets are set, and continuous audits of practices and procedures allow us to review our progress and ensure we remain leaders in developing safety initiatives. All members of workplace teams are required to participate in a program of group support in which pre-planning for injury prevention is a constant initiative.