Commitment
Big Five Refrigeration is committed to undertaking its activities in an environmentally responsible manner and effectively managing any risks that may lead to an impact on the environment.
We will do all that is reasonably practical to ensure that there is continuous improvement in environmental performance, including ongoing communication and awareness raising, active reporting of environmental incidents and continuous learning from experience.

Accountability
Senior executive management is accountable for Big Five Refrigeration’s overall environmental performance. This includes providing leadership, direction, and resources and support, to ensure activities are undertaken in a manner that at all times considers and effectively manages potential environmental risks and always strives for environmental performance improvement.

Responsibility
Managers and supervisors are responsible, within their work areas, for implementing the environmental policies and guidelines. They must proactively address issues that may adversely affect environmental performance at project worksites and workplaces for which Big Five Refrigeration is responsible.

Cooperation
Big Five Refrigeration requires its employees to cooperate in the management of environmental matters, including responding to the reasonable directions of external environmental regulators. Employees must monitor the continued effective installation and operation of environmental controls within the scope of their day to day work.

Consultation
Big Five Refrigeration will consult with management, employees, and relevant regulatory agencies and where appropriate, the community, on the development, implementation and refinement of its environmental function.

Compliance
Big Five Refrigeration will conduct all its operations, whether carried out by or on behalf of, in accordance with relevant legislation and government policy and agreements.

Management
Big Five Refrigeration will demonstrate due diligence in the provision of its services, manage its work activities in a manner that is consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development, and will deliver continuous improvement in environmental performance through:
· Assessing likely environmental outcomes before deciding to proceed with activities.
· Considering environmental outcomes when making decisions, in the same way that consideration is given to safety, cost, quality and time.
· Minimising pollution and managing potential environmental impacts resulting from activities and promoting the efficient use, reuse and recycling of resources.

Employees
All Big Five Refrigeration staff have a responsibility to actively contribute towards avoiding or minimising environmental impacts in their day to day work.
To do this staff must:
· Work carefully at all times to protect the environment.
· Report any environmental impacts, hazards or potential environmental management issues of which they become aware to the responsible officer, including poorly installed or poorly operating equipment they encounter in their working day.
· Work in a manner consistent with legal environmental obligations.
· Participate in relevant environmental management consultation and training initiatives, and use effective environmental management measures in their work.