{"id":199,"date":"2026-03-16T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:09:39","slug":"health-and-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/health-and-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Health and Safety<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Health and Safety<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7f51fafc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health, safety and wellbeing within the government is based on the fundamental principle that everyone is responsible and personally accountable for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>their own health, safety and wellbeing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the health, safety and wellbeing of our work colleagues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the health and safety of anyone and everyone affected by the work that we do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a clear vision for health, safety and wellbeing: the provision of a health, safety and well-being management system deserving of our Islands. As well as keeping our employees, service providers and visitors safe and healthy within our working environments and promoting and supporting employee wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a clear agenda for sustainable improvement, with health, safety and wellbeing increasingly forming an integral part of the activities of all of our departments, service areas and business functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are committed to achieving the following outcomes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The prevention of occupational injuries and ill health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The assessment of risk and the provision of safe plant, equipment and systems of work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compliance with applicable legal requirements and other relevant standards and codes of practice to which we subscribe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continual improvement in our health, safety and wellbeing performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing a framework for setting and reviewing our health, safety and wellbeing objectives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The provision of adequate resource, training and guidance to develop the competencies required to meet our health, safety and wellbeing objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are aware of something dangerous that has happened in the workplace or something that could have been dangerous, please report it as soon as possible using this form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-23937766-f235-4f10-baaa-f14f7ab2dca4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/FIG-Incident-Notification-Form.xlsx\">FIG Incident Notification Form<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/FIG-Incident-Notification-Form.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-23937766-f235-4f10-baaa-f14f7ab2dca4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f9fafb;padding-top:10vh;padding-bottom:10vh\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please contact <br>the Public Works Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll find our office hours, location, and full contact details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health, safety and wellbeing within the government is based on the fundamental principle that everyone is responsible and personally accountable&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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