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to wear the proper safety aire to ensure they are visible

and protected, including relecive clothing, hard hats, safety

glasses, ear plugs and steel-toe boots. We also have Joint Health
mEssagE
& Safety Commitees for each division where employees can

from the raise concerns for the public or themselves.

Ceo

When I started working in the ‘80s, the safety

talk was a case of beer on the tailgate at the end of a

week. We didn’t appreciate the value of people as much

back then. over time attitudes change and our attitude
towards safety has definitely changed – for the better.

today people are recognized as our greatest asset and

we need to protect that asset.

Safety is one of our Core Values. So, what does

safety mean? It’s about ensuring the health and safety of
When it comes to our City and Commercial Construcion
our employees and the public.
and Heavy Civil Divisions, visibility in all weather condiions and
Did you know we have held over 200 safety training
traic management are two of our highest prioriies. Whether
classes and over 1700 tailgate safety talks in the last year?
we’re working on paving (for example on the 416), bridges or

the health and Safety team is here to support you roads, we install large, bright, well-lit signs at suitable distances

and your team to drive safety into everything we do. they to warn approaching traic of obstrucions. Barrels and

can do site visits to spot hazards that you’ve just become barricades are set up both to redirect traic and to keep our
employees at a safe distance from moving vehicles. Residenial
too familiar with over time, they send out weekly safety
projects, such as those with Greenbelt Construcion, require
talk briefings so you and your team can talk about how
those items relate to your worksite, and they provide us to provide temporary sidewalks that are well sign-posted,

continual safety training. If we all keep talking about properly separated from traic, with suitable surfaces for foot

safety, we will all keep safety first in everything we do.
traic, wheelchairs, and strollers. When we are working on a
400-series highway, we may also have police services present to
It is a tall order, and our responsibility. the only
re-route traic, and to protect the public and our employees.
way for us to achieve Zero Lost time Injuries is for each
Just as with Environmental Services, employees working
of us to work together as team, have each other’s back
on Construcion or Heavy Civil projects are provided with all
and hold each other accountable for the highest safety
standards. I’m counting on you to maintain a safe and the necessary protecive clothing and equipment. Health and
safety inspecions are carried out daily to ensure everything is in
healthy work environment, so we can each go home
place to protect employees in these condiions. Training is also
knowing we did our part to ensure we all make it home
a regular feature – on working at heights, conined space, heavy
safe and sound.
equipment, and traic management to name just a few.

If certain chemicals, oils or other types of hazardous
waste are spilled, whether through a vehicle accident or on a
Health and safety –
manufacturing site, there could be serious repercussions if the
it’s your responsibility.
product were to come into contact with the public, animals,

nature or certain elements like water. If this happens our team

arrives on site quickly with qualiied personnel and equipment
to assess the hazardous waste and clean the area. This is in order

to protect members of the public as well as our employees.

The division is also responsible for ensuring the safety of

Ron Tomlinson, CEO
those Tomlinson employees working in conined spaces or

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