Solid Energy New Zealand Limited has grown significantly
since becoming a State Owned Enterprise in 1987. Exports, profit, turnover,
output per employee are all trending upwards. The company has identified the
management of Health and Safety as a key capability to sustain future growth,
and to add value to the business. It has set a target of being the best practice
in managing Health and Safety.

This paper examines the company's
activities in the Health and Safety area, and how it sees that value can be
added by preventing and containing losses through accidents involving people,
property, process and the environment. Solid Energy is confident that a Planned
approach to managing Health and Safety can achieve this. It will explore
historical events, strategic changes, Health and Safety systems, Benchmarking,
Performance Measures, initiatives, progress to date and challenges for the
future.