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Our foremost priority, 
and the ultimate measure 
of our success as a 
business, is the safety 
of our workers and the 
communities where we 
operate. 
Through preventive management, our aim 
is to achieve “zero accidents” across all our 
operations and promote a safe culture  
of working. 
To achieve this goal, we have adopted the 
following principles:
	> Top management commitment to 
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) 
principles
	> Promotion of a safe and healthy work 
environment for all, based on training and 
preventive measures 
	> Each worker is responsible for their safety 
and must be committed to and comply with 
the OHS Policy and Procedures 
	> Workers are encouraged to proactively 
manage OHS by being responsible for their 
own safety and the safety of their co-workers 
	> Selection of suppliers and partners who 
share the same OHS principles
	> Continuous improvement of the 
organisation’s OHS Policy and Procedures
 
WORKFORCE  
OCCUPATIONAL 
HEALTH & SAFETY
Our OHS programs are the tools we use to 
manage occupational health and safety 
to reach our “zero accident” target. The 
foundation on which these programs were 
designed is prevention – identifying and 
eliminating hazards and risks before they 
become incidents. Following the Brazilian 
legislation, prior to working with Centaurus, 
all prospective employees are subject to 
pre-employment medical examinations by 
an occupational medical doctor. The medical 
examinations are job-specific to ensure 
workers are fit and cleared for work for their 
chosen roles. 
Once deemed fit for work and onboarded, 
employees and contractors are inducted in the 
four OHS programs aimed at keeping safety at 
the forefront of all work tasks undertaken:
	> OHS training program
	> OHS hazard elimination program
	> OHS performance measurement program
	> OHS incentive program.
As part of these programs, Centaurus ensures 
detailed safety procedures are developed, and 
the safety reporting framework is working. We 
document all our safety meetings including 
daily safety talks and fortnightly safety 
presentations, signed off by all participants. 
We ensure adequate stocks of personal 
protective equipment (PPE) are available, 
and our safety representatives check that 
PPE is being used where required and is 
fitted correctly. We also ensure our workers 
understand their roles and that the safety 
risks of those roles are well understood, risks 
have been assessed, and additional training 
and/or supervision is undertaken if necessary. 
Centaurus aims to continually improve safety 
culture and performance and expects that 
the safety incentive program introduced in 
2020 will continue to produce the desired 
behaviours.
OUR PEOPLE
zero
accidents

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