Occupational Health and Safety Policy

We will conduct business in a manner that protects the health and safety of our employees. We seek continual improvement in our occupational health and safety (OH&S) management practices and performance by setting, reviewing and updating OH&S goals and through close cooper­ation between management, employees and unions, where applicable.

We will strive to ensure safe working conditions, equipment and work sites. We will continue to promote employee involvement and accounta­bility in identifying, preventing and eliminating hazards and the risks of injury.

We are committed to: 

• Incorporating OH&S considerations into all aspects of our man­age­ment practices;
• Managing operations to meet all applicable OH&S laws and regulations and company policies;
• Identifying and assessing potential injury risks and implementing appropriate measures to eliminate or control those risks;
• Establishing, communicating and enforcing, through employee involvement, work site-specific rules and safe work methods;
• Promoting and developing safe behaviors, awareness, leadership and accountability of our employees in health and safety through their involvement in continual improvement processes;
• Measuring our health and safety performance in accordance with established stan­dards, and communicating the results to our employees;
• Conducting independent OH&S audits to confirm that our management prac­tices meet policy objectives, legislation and the principles of sound management; and reporting to the Board of Directors on the OH&S status of our operations.

Our employees share in this responsibility and are accountable for the successful implemen­tation of this policy. Local management is empowered to curtail operations, as necessary, to prevent serious adverse impacts on health and safety.

July 2009