Health Safety, Environment & Quality
XLam makes a strong commitment to HSEQ
HSEQ
HSEQ is central to our culture, activities, and approach
Mass timber is a renewable resource, and we empower our team in safety, sustainability, and quality.
HSEQ is central to the values and activities of XLam and the building methodology we enable. This means that we view HSEQ through both internal and external lenses. XLam places an emphasis on HSEQ across all our activities and take a market leading approach to Health, Safety, Environment & Quality in both our operation and the products and knowledge we supply to the building and construction industry.
The mass timber building methodology we support through the production and supply of CLT and GLT has a direct and positive impact on improving site safety, reducing the environmental impact of built form, and delivering quality project outcomes. Across our HSEQ program, although we are advanced in our thinking and our approach, we never rest on our laurels and make an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement to continue to lead the market and best support our customers.
Health & Safety
We support health and safety empowerment at all levels of our organisation.
We have developed and continually reinforce a positive safety culture with rigorous safety protocols and monitor lead and lag indicators to drive the correct safety behaviours. Across our team. we strongly believe that there can be absolutely no compromises with safety, and this is reflected in everything we do.
Our approach to safety reflects best practice in both manufacturing and construction industries. This means that we have proactive programs focussing on prevention, regular safety training and education, toolbox talks to highlight and reinforce appropriate safety behaviours, and an open culture that encourages a positive safety dialogue at all levels of our organisation.
The prefabricated nature of mass timber has proven positive impacts on site safety for our customers reducing the number of processes to be performed on site and providing a safe approach to achieve rapid construction while reducing risk.
Environment & Sustainability
We produce sustainable and environmentally friendly building products.
Our role in protecting the environment and reducing waste is something that we take very seriously. A positive track record with no breaches means that our activities and approach continue to meet the expectations of our clients, statutory authorities, and the broader community.
Low embodied energy
XLam CLT has one of the lowest embodied energy levels compared to similar building products.
Carbon sequestration
The timber used in building, is effectively locking up the carbon it has previously stored throughout its growth.
renewable
XLam CLT timber feedstock is sourced locally from renewable and vertically integrated plantations.
The Living Building Challenge
XLam has received Declare labels for our treated and untreated CLT panels.
Quality & Technical Expertise
Leading the mass timber market
We have highly developed and fully integrated quality systems and work to specific and tightly controlled tolerances to meet structural and performance requirements in the GTL and CLT we produce.
A significant and ongoing investment in R&D means that we have refined and perfected our manufacturing process and the CLT & GLT we supply. Our approach ensures that every product we deliver meets our stringent quality control standards.
We understand that quality has critical flow-on impacts for our clients and our rigorous approach ensures that production, delivery, and construction schedules proceed as planned. The outcome is that XLam has built an enviable reputation for quality across our products and the services and advice we provide to our clients.