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ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) POLICY

Repak are committed to high standards of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) performance across our business. Our goal is to protect people, minimise harm to the environment and contribute towards sustainable waste management. We seek to achieve continuous improvement in EHS performance.

This EHS policy is reviewed periodically to ensure its ongoing suitability and effectiveness. Everyone in Repak has individual authority, responsibility and accountability for the safety of themselves and others, and an obligation to actively participate in promoting an effective EHS culture. We will regularly set and review our EHS objectives and targets with the aim of driving continuous improvement in EHS knowledge and performance.

Repak expects all registered Service Providers to understand and fully comply with all applicable international, national, state and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, all env ironmental, health and safety (EHS) and related laws and regulations. In addition, Service Providers must agree to abide by all Repak agreement conditions, including but not limited to, all applicable EHS policies, procedures and guidelines.

Service Providers must also:

  • Agree to be fully responsible and indemnify Repak for any liability resulting from the use, handling or transportation of non-hazardous and hazardous materials by the Service Provider or their contractors, and
  • have in place decision, management, control and continuous improvement systems to effectively manage their functional operations and packaging waste recovered and recycled.

 

Repak undertakes where applicable auditing to due diligence standard of Service Providers. EHS management is a principal component of the audit system.


The company will cease business with the Service Provider in the event of persistent audit failure particularly of the EHS element and of any activity been undertaken by the Service Provider or their agents if there is an unacceptable risk of accident or environmental incident.