Health & Safety

Excellence in Health & Safety

Protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors, and the public is paramount. ARC spends a significant amount of time on its health and safety programs. Whenever ARC purchases new properties, health and safety obligations are key considerations. Our health and safety programs are proactive and include educating our employees and contractors in safe working practices. Maintaining a strong health and safety record is challenging in today’s environment – especially on the contractor side – with increasing activity levels in the industry and much of the workforce less experienced than in the past. In spite of these challenges, ARC has consistently lowered our Lost Time Injury frequency to a level better than the industry average. We track and strive to improve our recordable injuries as a leading indicator of possible lost time accidents, and have initiated reporting near-misses so that we have a high level of awareness as to what activities could potentially result in injury. With no lost time accidents for employees in eleven of our twelve years of operations, we take pride in our performance, but every injury, no matter how minor, results in action. We carry out internal and third party independent safety audits as soon as we acquire any property and upgrade faulty or hazardous equipment if any exists. We also carry out regular audits on our own facilities. ARC has emergency plans in place that prepare us for emergencies that can threaten people, the environment and our operations.

Our Health & Safety Commitments

Our belief that people are our greatest asset is reflected in our commitment to the health and safety of our employees, contractors and the public. We will not compromise our safety standards to achieve corporate goals. Further, we will:

• strive to achieve a high level of health and safety performance through the active management and engagement of all individuals involved in our operations
• ensure the integrity of our systems and operations
• be prepared for emergencies
• invest in the well-being and development of our employees
• monitor and assess our performance and continually improve our processes
• meet or exceed regulations and industry standards

Going forward ARC plans to:

• continue to enhance our audit system to ensure we are able to identify areas to implement improvements
• update our Health and Safety Manual to ensure all policies and procedures meet or exceed regulatory requirements and expectations of our stakeholders
• expand our communication with employees and contractors to ensure understanding of ARC’s health and safety objectives

To learn more about Health & Safety at ARC click here to view ARC's Coprorate Responsibility Report