OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM WILL INVOLVE:
- PROVIDING MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.
- CONDUCTING A PROGRAM OF SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTIONS TO FIND AND ELIMINATE UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES, TO CONTROL HEALTH HAZARDS AND TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR EVERY JOB.
- TRAINING ALL EMPLOYEES IN GOOD SAFETY AND HEALTH PRACTICES.
- PROVIDING NECESSARY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ITS USE AND CARE.
- DEVELOPING AND ENFORCING SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES, AND REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYEES TO COOPERATE WITH THESE RULES AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.
- INVESTIGATING EVERY ACCIDENT, PROMPTLY AND THOROUGHLY, TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED IT AND TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SO THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH ARE SHARED:
- THE EMPLOYER ACCEPTS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY TRAINING TO ITS WORKERS.
- EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THAT OF THEIR CO-WORKERS. IT IS THEIR DUTY TO HALT AND/OR REMEDY ALL UNSAFE WORK PRACTICES SUCH THAT WORK CAN RESUME SAFELY.
- THE SAFETY INFORMATION IN THIS POLICY DOES NOT TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER O.H. & S. REGULATIONS. ALL EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE O.H. & S. REGULATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO EACH OF THEIR DUTIES.
- SPEIGHT CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. SUPPORTS THE SPEIGHT SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND THE SPEIGHT CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANUAL.
