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At Packit Industrial Packaging we strive to be a responsible corporate citizen and operate in a manner that encourages lasting, beneficial and interactive relationships with all the communities in which we operate. As PIP expands its global reach, it is important that we continue to meet our fundamental responsibilities to act ethically with our, suppliers, customers, competitors, fellow employees and the public in general. This has been achieved through implementation of Quality Assurance Policies to manage operations, employees and the broader community in mind.
We believe in supporting the community as a whole. We want to make a difference in our community and be a part of making it a better place to live. To achieve this we invest in selected community projects, sponsoring local charity, sports and community activities.
Packit Industrial Packaging strives to provide a work environment that is professionally and personally rewarding. We believe success comes from providing employees with the right resources, effective processes and supporting culture to promote excellence in service and commitment to providing outstanding quality that consistently meets client expectations.
What is Surf Life Saving Australia?
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is Australia's major water safety and rescue authority and is one of the largest volunteer organisations in the country. Our mission is "to provide a safe beach and aquatic environment throughout Australia."
SLSA and its state centres provide patrol services on 400 of the 11,5601 beaches around Australia's 36,7352 km of coastline.In addition to this core service and responsibility, SLSA also contributes to the community by:
• Training volunteer surf lifesavers and paid lifeguards to undertake rescues, administer first aidand take preventative actions to keep our beaches safe;
• Developing and implementing community and school education programs, including toregional and rural communities;
• Providing helicopter, jet and offshore rescue boat services;
• Managing and delivering surf sports events, including the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
SLSA is a volunteer organisation and our services are provided by surf lifesavers who complete surf patrols in their own time – usually a half-day patrol every 2 to 3 weeks.Our total membership of almost 130,000 is spread across 305 affiliated surf lifesaving clubs in everyAustralian state and the Northern Territory. Of these, around 37,000 actively patrol our beaches and almost 50,000 are nippers' (junior surf lifesavers aged from 5 to 13).
In the 2006-07 season, our volunteer members were involved in 9,318 rescues, taking to more than 530,000 the total number of lives saved since the formation of the original surf lifesaving association in 1907.hnical
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In 2006-07, Australian Lifeguard Service (ALS) lifeguards were involved in 2,218 rescues, 11,147 first aid treatments and 255,732 preventative actions. SLSA is a charity and relies on the generous support of the public and our major corporate partners – DHL and Westpac, our major sponsors Telstra and Yamaha and our sponsors Kellogg Australia,Nivea, Willow Ware - and the Australian Government.
September 2007 Surf lifesavers also provided 30,063 first aid services and undertook 203,337 preventative actions (that is, assisting people before they get into trouble in the surf) during the season.
SLSA provides around 70 per cent of paid lifeguard services contracted to local council or resortoperators.