A safe work place is important to us. A safe work place is not only for our staff but the safety of our clients and the public is important and is embedded into our culture. In addition to our safety of our staff we also encourage and prompt any and all sub-trades working through us to follow our safety program.
ECO Groundworks invests in a comprehensive Health and Safety Management system. Utilizing the most up-to-date regulations, industry standards, clients and expertise of our employees in updating and creating processes.
OUR VISION-
We believe that all incidents can be prevented. Every reasonable effort shall be made to eliminate hazards that can cause injury to workers or damage property.
OUR MISSION-
To continually evolve, expanding our knowledge base, service offering, and improving our expertise, enabling us to deliver increasingly innovative solutions.
OUR AIM-
That every worker and subcontractor go home safe and healthy, every day.
OUR IMMEDIATE PRIORITY-
To reduce the potential for serious injury or death.
ECO Group Canada HSSE management is proud of and committed to building upon, the major successes of our first year of this three-year plan and has developed this strategy for 2021. Key outcomes from the health and safety strategy included the following:
- Implementation of risk management and reporting systems that enabled analysis and understanding of our risk profile.
- Maintenance of Certificate of Recognition (COR) accreditation of our health and safety management systems.
- Launch of the Competency-based Safe Operator certificate for Operators of all mobile equipment.
- Implementation of a training refresher program for high-risk job tasks (i.e., Confined Space, Shoring)
- Sort Service Worker (SSW)
- Behaviour Based Observation Safety (BBOS).
- Employee Safety Incentive Program
- Development of highly-regarded contractor procurement and management practices.
- Development of mechanisms to consult and communicate with our field contractors.
- Completion of surveys and workshops to understand the issues our contractors face.
- Development of management knowledge of health and safety theory.
- Establishment of a team of informal safety leaders who can investigate, audit, and demonstrate safe work.
- Strengthening of strategic relationships with clients, alongside engagement with other primary industry partners on health and safety initiatives.
- Commencement of health risk assessments and environmental monitoring.
- Establishment and implementation of a Joint Health and Safety Committee with a focus on wellbeing.
