We believe in smart risk management, early planning and consultation with workers to confidently deliver infrastructure without a strong focus on reducing risks to our workers, subcontractors and the community. Safety is managed on a continuous and cooperative basis, with all employees being fully aware of our company policy that quality work is ordinarily safe work and that this should be delivered without rushing or taking hazardous short cuts.
Our company commitment to safe operations is further demonstrated by the fact we were the first ACT civil company to achieve accreditation by the Office of the Federal Safety Commission (certificate number 164). We are proud of the low rate of injuries that we have ensured over many years, delivering high risk and complex infrastructure and this is witnessed by our very low workers compensation insurance premiums.
Environmental management is a major focus for Wodens. We have an excellent working relationship with all members of the Environmental sections of the ACT Government and in recent years have undertaken significant environmental conservation works under license for the protection and safe relocation of protected native fauna from clearing activities.
To add substance to this critical aspect of our company culture, we have had high praise from the EPA in relation to the environmental work we implemented at our current Monaro Highway Project and furthermore have invested at notable expense in training our site management teams in best practice environmental management skills, particularly with a focus on erosion and sediment control for the protection of our local waterways.
In addition, We have successfully developed and implemented complex Environmental Management Plans for the Molonglo Link Bridge project and Denman North developments. Both projects were covered by the Federal NES legislation and contained a number of environmentally sensitive issues. The projects collectively involved the construction of a launched box girder bridge over the Molonglo River just downstream of Coppins Crossing, the survey and relocation of pink tailed worm lizards in cooperation with the Australian National University and the formulation of bespoke environmental work methods for delivering hydraulic infrastructure in waterways and adjacent to areas of geological and ecological sensitivity. Our projects were successfully completed with no significant environmental incidents which is a testament to the planning capability and management of the team onsite.
The desire to produce quality civil construction outcomes is at the heart of the management of all aspects of Wodens. We have a strong belief in the idea of minimising the use of subcontractors and maximising the work that is done by our own direct employees in order to retain confidence and continuity of quality craftsmanship. Without any doubt, quality and time can be controlled to a higher standard using the above approach, and the principle extends to the ownership of a significant and targeted fleet of earthmoving equipment to reduce the reliance on outside resources. The maintenance and repair of plant is undertaken by our own workshop team, ensuring the ready availability of reliable and safe plant.
Our Quality Management system continues to accumulate lessons and experience over time to be incorporated into our construction plans and methodologies, this process of systematising expert insight across our company allows for the delivery of infrastructure projects across the board that achieving timely and harmonious hand-over with relevant asset owners and traceability of contract compliant works.
