Vodafone's H&S management system (policies & procedures)

Vodafone’s H&S management system framework

To manage any health and safety risk our business creates, Vodafone Australia has developed and implemented a H&S Management System that aims to:

• Ensure compliance with H&S-related legislation;
• Comply with H&S Policies and Standards established by Vodafone Group; and
• Encompass five (5) basic principles of effective OHS management (click here to view) as described in AS4801.

Consistent with these principles, Vodafone’s H&S Management System recognises a range of documents that provide information to Vodafone management, Vodafone personnel , and partners. These documents include:

• H&S Policies that define Vodafone Australia’s commitment to effectively managing a range of H&S issues that impact our business and operations;
• Corporate H&S Procedures that describe provisions and processes relating to H&S Management System performance and administration;
• General H&S Procedures that describe provisions for the functioning and management of specific health and safety issues that may impact Vodafone’s operations or business activities;
• Safety Fact Sheets and Guides that provide specific guidance information and instruction to the reader regarding an H&S-related topic; and
• Project or Work activity specific documents (i.e. service agreement, project OH&S plan, Job Safety Analysis) that describe H&S performance criteria or requirements for a specific contract, project, work activity or task. 

Vodafone H&S policies and procedures

Vodafone Australia’s OH&S procedures recognise the methods and systems utilised by Vodafone to manage H&S issues arising from or related to our business activities in Australia. 

Are partners required to adopt and work according to Vodafone’s H&S Policies and Procedures?

Generally, the answer to this question is “NO”.  Vodafone partners are expected to identify health and safety issues relevant to the work they perform for Vodafone, and establish and maintain a system (including policies and procedures) that effectively manages injury risk in compliance with OH&S legislation. Therefore, in some cases, Vodafone documents/procedures may be provided as general H&S risk management information.

However, compliance with specific Vodafone documentation (and even processes managed for Vodafone by other partners) could be identified as ‘mandatory’ for the proposed supplier activities, and would be communicated clearly to the supplier.

When parts of the Vodafone OH&S management system are reviewed and amended, partners who are impacted by such changes should be notified.  Notification may comprise various communication tools and is coordinated by the Vodafone relationship manager or a nominated Vodafone representative

Click here to view a list of VF Australia H&S policies and procedures.

How can I get a copy of Vodafone’s H&S policies and procedures?

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of a Vodafone H&S policy, procedure or guide, please forward a H&S Document Request to the Vodafone Relationship Manager or the Vodafone H&S Team.