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Social - Protecting our people
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Our business objectives should never be allowed to compromise safety.
We believe all harmful incidents are preventable. Whilst all operations involve risk, we aim to achieve the ultimate goal of zero harm to all employees and contractors, landholders and local community members either directly or indirectly associated with our operations.
Our safety metrics are based upon Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rates (TRIFR) which refers to the frequency
of recordable work-related injuries or illness for each one million hours worked and Lost Time Injury Frequency Rates (LTIFR) which is the rate of injuries which directly lead to lost productivity time and is measured for each one million hours worked.
Importantly, we will employ behavioral based measures to proactively identify safety hazards (safety observations) and adapt our work practices pursuant to these observation to ensure we continually build a safer workplace.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AR3 seeks to be an employer of choice, a place where people want to work because it is meaningful, o ers purpose, and where an individual contribution is acknowledged as part of a team e ort.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of culture, age, race, gender, and sexual orientation within our workforce. A multitude of perspectives and diversity of thought has a direct and positive impact on productivity and creativity.
In addition, as an equal opportunity employer, AR3 is committed to ensure that our labour practices are gender neutral and nondiscriminatory. Discriminatory practices and harassment are not tolerated, and any reported instances will be formally investigated with appropriate disciplinary action taken.
This is re ected with the implementation of our Code of Conduct Policy across the company, reinforcing our belief that equality and inclusion are core to the success of our culture.
Australian Rare Earths team members (L-R):
Jamie Stephens - Senior Field Hand,
Jacqui Owen – Manager Land and Community Chris Cockburn – Exploration Manager
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