Focused on health, safety and environmental stewardship
Arcis is committed to protecting the health and safety of employees and all people involved in day to day operations. Our intent is to minimize the environmental footprint of operations on natural surroundings. Our goal is to eliminate all injuries and unsafe practices from our activities.
To meet our commitment, Arcis will:
- Demonstrate visible and active leadership that engages employees and service providers to manage their own health and safety performance.
- Advocate front-line responsibility with clearly defined authorities and accountabilities.
- Ensure that all employees and contractors are aware of their legislated responsibility to ensure their own safety and the safety of those around them.
- Manage all projects, products and processes in a manner that promotes health and safety and minimizes impacts on the environment.
- Provide employees and contractors with the resources necessary to instill personal ownership and motivation to aspire to health and safety excellence.
- Utilize practices and procedures that meet or exceed provincial regulated requirements.
Health and Safety Initiatives:
Arcis is the only spec data provider that employs regular HSE staff.
Certificate of RecognitionArcis is proud to possess both an Alberta and British Columbia Certificate of Recognition.
Maintenance of a Certificate of Recognition requires formal annual internal audits that measure the effectiveness of our Safety Management systems.
Arcis utilizes the ENFORM Basic Safety Program Protocol to measure compliance.
Work Safe Alberta 2005 Best Performer Award
Arcis was selected for the Work Safe Alberta 2005 Best Performer Award for exceptional performance in workplace health & safety.
Of Alberta's 128,000 employers, approximately 350 earned this award. Arcis met the following criteria:
- A current Alberta WCB account
- A current certificate of recognition
- A lost time claim rate (LTC) less than 2.0 LTCs per 100 person years, a
LTC rate of 40% better than our industry's LTC rate, no LTCs in the
most recent 120 consecutive person years of employment, and no more than one
additional LTC per additional 120 person years.
- No workplace related fatalities
- No outstanding compliance orders under the Alberta Occupational Health
and Safety (OHS) Act and no current prosecution for a violation
"Thank you for your ongoing commitment to ensuring the health and safety of
Alberta's workers. Congratulations and best wishes for the future," wrote Mike
Cardinal, Minister, Alberta Human Resources and Employment.
Safety articles written by Carol Vincent (Arcis):
- "My Name is Carol and I'm a Safety Geek", Carol Vincent, The Source, Winter 2007.
- "Overhead Power Lines", Carol Vincent, The Source, Summer 2006.
- "Protect Your Melon", Carol Vincent, The Source, Spring 2004.
- "Safety Leadership for New (and not so new) Supervisors", Carol Vincent, The Source, Winter 2006.
- "Common Sense - Accident Prevention", Carol Vincent, The Source, April 2005.
- "Prime Contractor Responsibilities", Carol Vincent, The Source, July 2004.
- "Who's Accountable for Safety in Your Organization", Carol Vincent, The Source, January 2004.
For more information on Arcis' safety initiatives please contact Marek Jelen at 403.781.6230 or email
mjelen@arcis.com.
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