Our workforce and contractors’ health and safety are
our top priority. We are guided by our Occupational
Health and Safety (OHS) management, aligned with
the requirements of ISO 45001. Our new Corporate
Health, Safety and Environment Policy provides a safe
and healthy working environment for all employees,
contractors, and stakeholders.
Our Head Office Health and Safety Team translates
this policy into health and safety strategies,
programs, and standards, communicated and
applied consistently across EDC. We also comply
with international guidelines and standards on labor
and occupational health and safety (OHS).
Our partner contractors share this responsibility
for health and safety. They are required to have
their own OHS management plan and initiatives
aligned with EDC’s standards and programs. We
conduct fleet-wide safety training with experts for
employees and contractors. This ensures safety
management throughout our operations. Our thirdparty agreements also require compliance with
the Independent Contractor Health, Safety, and
Environment Requirement.
We are continuously seeking ways to further
improve our safety performance and measure the
effectiveness of our Health and Safety Management
System. Throughout our facilities, we practice incident
reporting and record management to establish peer
to peer assurance, collect, maintain, and monitor
all necessary health and safety performance data.
We conduct regular assessments and internal and
external audits to ensure that we are meeting our
goals and effectively managing OHS risks in our
workplaces. Our target is a total recordable incident
rate of 0.1 or lower. We are constantly reviewing
and improving our incident management system as
we work towards a zero fatality consequence.