Safety Policy

Our Health and Safety Policy Statement
 

Ontario Cutting & Coring Limited's {OCC) commitment to health, safety and the environment is the overriding principle of our safety system. The mission of our Health & Safety program is to ensure the safety of all our employees to provide a safe and healthy work environment. OCC believes that every employee is entitled to work under the safest conditions possible. To this end, we are dedicated to the ongoing protection of all of our employees from injuries or occupational diseases. We make every effort to prevent incidents through our comprehensive Health and Safety Policy and procedures. The elements, policies, and procedures outlined in the OCC Health and Safety System comply with the health & safety regulations as outlined in the Occupational Health & Safety Act & Regulations. Supervisors will be held accountable for the Health & Safety of workers under their supervision. Supervisors are required to make sure machinery and equipment are safe and that workers receive appropriate training in their specific work tasks. Supervisors also have a duty to ensure all employees:

• Adhere to all safety requirements, policies, procedures, and practice
• Are made aware of all existing or potential hazards in the workplace and the safe work procedures in place to mitigate against the identified hazards
• All employees are aware of their responsibilities as outlined in the health and safety system and per the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations
• All employees are in fact working in a safe manner within a safe and healthy environment

All employees have the responsibility under the OCC Health & Safety Policy and per Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations to: 

• Report unsafe conditions & work methods
• Report all workplace injuries and incidents (including near misses)
• Refuse unsafe work
• Follow & use safe work procedures
• Comply with company and legislated regulations, rules, policies, and procedures
• Look out for the safety of coworkers

All subcontractors and visitors to our business will be responsible for health and safety the same way as our employees and should attend all site health and safety meetings. Ontario Cutting & Coring Limited is dedicated to the continual improvement of the Ontario Cutting & Coring Limited Health & Safety System. We shall monitor the overall efforts toward safety, provide oversight, and at least annually review the safety system policies, practices, and procedures, work environments; to identify possible areas of improvement and to implement a plan to address the identified areas of improvement. Ontario Cutting and Coring Limited will not allow under any circumstances any deviations or exceptions to the Health & Safety Policy. The Internal Responsibility System means that we must all work together to ensure that health & safety is the primary focus of all employees and subcontractors. We are committed to ensure that all employees work in a safe environment at all times. 

Last updated: January 3, 2025