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Australian Fishing Enterprises activities that have the potential to
negatively or positively affect, quality, the environment, OHS and
food hygiene are analysed and managed to eliminate or minimise any
impact. Australian Fishing Enterprises quality and food hygiene
activities are aimed at achieving customer satisfaction by applying
good management practices to all stages, from catching fish, to
processing and supply of both wildcatch fish and farmed tuna to
customers. Australian Fishing Enterprises environmental activities
are aimed at sustainable fishing for the future and minimising
environmental harm when fishing, farming, harvesting and processing
fish, whilst the OHS activities are predominantly employee,
contractor or visitor related. |
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Good quality
management begins with quality staff. Australian Fishing Enterprises
have a committed management team with dedicated roles bringing
together skills and experience from many industries, not just
fishing, to ensure the objectives of our Quality, Environmental and
Safety policies are met. The Billy Light’s Point office operations
include coordination of OHS/International Standards implementation.
AFE undertakes it's SBT harvest in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems and was the first fishing company in Australia to be certified to this standard. |
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TQCSI conduct third party
audits of the process vessel to ensure compliance with the
Australian Fishing Enterprises quality assurance system and the
Stewards. Personnel required to handle product are
required to undertake training in the HACCP principles and food and
general hygiene. |
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Australian Fishing
Enterprises also conducts its fishing operations in a manner that
minimises harm to unwanted fish species, sea mammals, aquatic birds
and the sea bed, with many of the fishing operations randomly
monitored by Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
observers. All environmental aspects and impacts have been assessed
with controls developed and implemented to minimize harm. Australian
Fishing Enterprises farming operations are also monitored to ensure
the local marine environment is not adversely affected. These
activities include the Windsor Avenue Freezer outputs and
the actual farm sites east of Boston Island.
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Good
occupational health and safety management is as equally
important to Australian Fishing Enterprises as quality and
environmental management. Australian Fishing Enterprises
employees undertake high risk activities as part of the
fishing operations, particularly when on vessels, requiring
highly trained and skilled personnel. Skippers are the
managers of vessels and all crew are their responsibility
whilst at sea. Australian Fishing Enterprises provide vessels
that are required to meet stringent safety survey requirements
before they are permitted to sail and these surveys are
required regularly to remain registered. Local State OHS
Regulations are complied with for both vessel and land based
operations, and considered a minimum level of compliance.
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| Training is monitored
to ensure crew meet the requirements of State and National
navigation Certificates of Competency for the relevant tasks they
undertake. |
| Australian Fishing
Enterprises foster a continuous improvement philosophy, regularly
auditing internally, and subject to external audits of all elements
of Australian Fishing Enterprises Quality, Environment and Safety
systems. Outcomes are reviewed to develop and implement actions on
an ongoing basis with annual senior management reviews for system
development and improvement. |
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Australian Fishing
Enterprises is committed to managing its operations to the highest
achievable standards of quality and demonstrate this commitment by
compliance with ISO 9001:2000
Australian Fishing Enterprises has a long term vision to ensure that
the Sarin name is synonymous with the supply of superior products
across our entire product range, while maintaining profitable and
sustainable practices.
Australian Fishing Enterprises is one of Australia's largest fishing
and tuna farming companies and the general product range includes
tuna farming and long line fishing, skipjack fishing and deep sea
trawl.
Australian Fishing Enterprises is committed to a process of
continual improvement across our operation and to regularly
reviewing our quality objectives to ensure that we maintain our
position as leaders in the industry.
At all times we want to be aware of our customers' needs and to
ensure that we are providing the quality they request. We will
always be proactive about improving our quality by actively seeking,
then incorporating, feedback from our customers.
Australian Fishing Enterprises is committed to being aware of and
meeting all regulatory and industry requirements.
Senior Management is totally committed to improving our quality to
achieve the highest possible standard. Our Quality Management System
at all times takes account of our long term vision to supply
superior products while ensuring profitable and sustainable
practices. |
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Australian Fishing Enterprises is committed to sustainable fishing
and farming practices and to an Environmental Management System to
ISO 14001:1996 to ensure that: |
- There is an effective framework
for continual improvement to prevent pollution and environmental
impacts directly or indirectly related to its fishing, tuna
farming and land based operations. New activities and techniques
are also assessed for environmental impact early in their
development. Regular audits and management reviews are conducted
to monitor the effectiveness and suitability of the System.
- All current and relevant
environmental legislation and regulations are complied with or
exceeded and where no appropriate regulations exists adopts
appropriate standards
- Community opinion is considered
by reviewing local media publications, information from TBOA and
AFMA as well as any community information that may be available.
- An effective mechanism exists
for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets.
- Documented procedures are
established and maintained to detail how environmental matters are
communicated to all employees, customers and contractors and how
relevant information is made available to the public.
- All processes are monitored to
ensure that all fishing and farming practices are sustainable and
the Company's practices incorporate safe and responsible disposal
of all residual wastes together with an efficient use of natural
resources and energy.
- All aspects of Australian
Fishing Enterprises business are run in such a manner so as to
minimise harm, and handle any incidents and emergencies should
they occur.
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The purpose of this
policy is to provide all employees with a clear understanding of the
safety requirements for work undertaken by employees and contractors
employed by Australian Fishing Enterprises.
Australian Fishing Enterprises believes the health and safety of all
employees, contractors and visitors is paramount and provides a safe
working environment as a minimum. Accidents can be prevented and
good health maintained. The prevention of accidental injuries is the
collective responsibility of the Fleet Manager, Skippers, Engineers
and all employees. The Chief Executive has overall responsibility
occupational health and safety. |
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objectives Australian Fishing Enterprises makes a commitment to: |
- Comply with all relevant
Australian and International legislation and industry requirements
- Continuous improvement with
objectives and targets, incident and hazard reporting, and
implementing corrective and preventive actions aimed at
eliminating work related injury and illness
- Consultation with, and training
for, all employees
- Ensuring that all employees are
aware they are also responsible for their own health and safety
and to follow all work instructions
- Ensuring that this policy is
available to all employees and to the public
- Effective rehabilitation and
claims management.
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