The Port of Townsville is committed to:

• providing a safe Port;
• preventing all workplace injuries and illnesses;
• ensuring all employees and others on port land are safe.

How does the Port of Townsville achieve this?

• Conducting safety inductions for employees and other interested parties.
• Promoting safe work practices.
• Implementing the safe walkways initiative.
• Promoting use of safety equipment.

What are the clothing requirements?
The Port of Townsville has a personal protective equipment policy with regard to our own, and contractor’s employees.

As a minimum requirement safety helmets, safety footwear, and high visibility clothing must be worn in operational areas or as directed by an Authorised Port Officer. Operational areas are anywhere in the port where cargo handling activities are in progress.

Port users, operators, or contractors also have site-specific requirements for personal protective equipment.

The Port of Townsville contractors and visitors are not required to wear the minimum clothing requirements when working in or visiting offices, in mess rooms, or exclusion zones.

Safe Walkways
These are yellow painted walkways located on berths and around the port area to help everyone safely move around busy operational areas. They are located on all berths, pathways and other operational areas.

Everyone, including all employees, shipping agents, crew, visitors, and media representatives should use these walkways.

Safe walkways should be used at all times when you are moving through an operational area/berth including moving from car parks to ships, ships to taxis, ships to Mission to Seafarers.
It is also important to follow safety directions given to you by berth operators.

Inductions & Conditions of Entry
It is a requirement that each person entering the port must undergo a safety induction or be escorted by an appropriate person familiar with the procedures.

Safety inductions are carried out every Monday morning at the Port of Townsville Engineering Building, commencing at 0900 hrs and concluding at 1030 hrs. To book an induction please phone (07) 4781 1600.
Entry to the Port is granted on the understanding that you are aware of your obligations under the Queensland Government Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (Qld) and Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 (Qld).

Speed Limits
Please obey all signs placed by Port Users and the Port of Townsville.
Maximum Speed for Wharves: 20 kilometres per hour (or as indicated)
Maximum Speed for Roads: 50 kilometres per hour (or as indicated)

Entry to Operational Areas
Only authorised vehicles or persons are permitted on wharves when cargo handling operations are in progress. Speed limits are to be strictly adhered to when driving through operational areas.

Authorised Officer’s Directions
Port of Townsville Authorised Officers may require you to follow his/her directions, a requirement that has the force of law as written into the Port Notices (Direction .3.1.3).

For further information please refer to our Port Notices.

Occupational Health & Safety Management System

The Corporation’s commitment to providing and maintaining the best possible standard of occupational health and safety for everyone at the Port of Townsville is supported by its Occupational Health and Safety Management System, certified to AS/NZS 4801:2001.

The Occupational Health and Safety Management System establishes a framework for:

1. consideration of, and compliance with, relevant legislative, regulatory and statutory obligations;
2. hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control requirements for routine and non routine activities;
3. reduction of workplace injury and illness;
4. accident and incident prevention initiatives; and
5. training, awareness, communication and consultation requirements.

The Corporation’s Safety Policy and Fitness for Work Policy set out the occupational health and safety standards necessary for achieving the objectives of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System. These documents can be viewed below:

Occupational Health & Safety Policy

POT-Occupational_Health_&_Safety_Policy.pdf (Feb 2009)

Fitness for Work Policy

POT-Fitness_for_Work_Policy.pdf (July 2009)