| Policy
Statement: Occupational Health and Safety
De Beers Canada* is committed to the health and safety
of its employees. Protection of its employees from
injury and providing the environment for the maintenance
of good health are primary organisational objectives
which will be promoted in all facets of the business.
Every employee will be required to commit to this objective
and to the target of eliminating all injuries in the
workplace.
| De Beers Canada will
achieve this through: |
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Providing the necessary resources
(equipment, people, training and money); |
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Ensuring compliance with all legislation; |
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Developing appropriate health and
safety programmes which include comprehensive employee
training; |
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Ensuring continual improvement
through frequent review of all safety and health
programmes and procedures; |
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Designing working environments
and tasks to accommodate the capabilities of employees. |
Every employee will be considered accountable
for their own safety and for that of their fellow
workers, and must ensure that they understand and
comply with all relevant safety and health regulations,
policies, procedures, instructions and practices.
Immediate response to all unsafe situations
is expected of all employees – the situation
must either be rectified, reported immediately, or
other measure taken to isolate the danger.
De Beers Canada will appoint an overall manager
for all work sites, whose responsibilities will include
safety and health. Supervisors will be held accountable
for employees under their control and must ensure
that equipment is safe, that their employees work
in a compliance with approved practices and procedures,
and that they have had adequate training in the safe
execution of their tasks.
Injuries and accidental loss can be controlled
through good management, in combination with active
employee involvement, and is the joint responsibility
of all managers, supervisors and employees.
| *Unless otherwise
stated, the term De Beers Canada means De Beers
Canada Corporation, De Beers Canada Mining Inc.
and De Beers Canada Exploration Inc.
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