Our modern, well-maintained EWP and towers together with wood chippers, trucks, and other equipment complete with our highly skilled and motivated workforce enables us to perform each task efficiently, safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. All of our fleet of plant and vehicles is fully owned and operated by Sapphire Coast Tree Service & Tower Hire. All towers meet electrical line clearing safety requirements and regular inspections are carried our by Workcover. Elevated Work Platforms comply with all legislation and standards including, RMS (RTA), Workcover, EPAAs2550.10.1994, AS1418.10.1996 and EC11 as well as complying with ISSC25. Testing is regularly carried out to meet all government and OH&S requirements. All equipment is registered in NSW/ACT, all equipment is less than 5 years old, all equipment can be viewed/inspected on request.

The safety of our workforce (extending to our subcontractors), the public, and property is of paramount importance. Our efforts are focused to ensure all of our employees are fully committed to this goal and this in turn is the approach they foster in others. We plan and monitor our stated objectives. We take a proactive approach and provide adequate resources to ensure that safe working areas, safe plants, and safe systems of work together with safe material handling procedures complete with personal protective equipment practices are established and implemented at each workplace in accordance with AS 4801 standards. Sapphire Coast Tree Service & Tower Hire will provide adequate health and safety support and training to both our management staff and our workforce employees. Works will be undertaken with the minimum risk to health and safety by providing adequate information, instruction, training, planning, and supervision to employees in safe and healthy methods of work. Responsibilities for managers, supervisors, subcontractors, and employees will be defined and communicated completely with authorities to meet these responsibilities. We shall monitor the overall effectiveness and accountability of each stakeholder. Sapphire Coast Tree Service & Tower Hire requires all members of the workforce including sub-contractor employees take reasonable care of their health and safety and that of other workers in the workplace and comply with the company health and safety requirements, ensuring conformance with legislative requirements and current industry standards. We are committed to regular consultations and cooperation on WHS & R with the workforce on proposed changes to the workplace and to gain ideas as to how best realise improvements.

Sapphire Coast Tree Service & Tower Hire has a commitment to protecting the environment through implementing our management system in compliance with AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008. Our company carefully plans each of our company operations including all projects activities so as to minimise the potential for impact on the environment. We plan and monitor against our stated objectives. Our processes have been analysed and risks and hazards are assessed for each of our projects. Appropriate training and resources are provided to our workforce to ensure these policies and procedures are effectively implemented and that adequate controls and measures are taken. To this end, special attention is afforded to client and authority requirements complete with precautions we afford to ensure appropriate measures are placed within and outside of our immediate project site area, to safeguard against our construction and tree surgery activities. These controls and measures extend to our subcontractors and suppliers. Emergency procedures are predetermined in accordance with the environmental risks and hazards identified. Waste is minimised and disposed of in an approved manner for each project. Sapphire Coast Tree Service & Tower Hire takes pride in pursuing the highest standards in respect of meeting our environmental obligations.