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Strengthening the health and safety culture at Golder
Employee health and safety has long been a part of Golder’s culture, and our operations worldwide have continuously met relevant local health and safety (H&S) regulations. Additionally, in a recent survey, 86% of Golder’s clients “agree” or “strongly agree” that Golder employees are committed to health and safety. Even with our high marks on H&S, in 2007 we began an initiative with the goal of developing an industry-leading H&S program by 2010. Senior management attention is a big part of this goal. The H&S initiative is headed at the Vice Presidential level and is comprised of a committee that has worldwide representation, meets annually and holds monthly conference calls. At a local level, Golder’s senior leadership, which is represented by the Principals and Associates, are responsible for promoting a culture in which H&S receives significant attention. These initiatives are supported through a global “learnings database” in which all H&S incidents are logged, a proven technique for determining what work-related risks employees face and what can be done to manage and reduce those risks. Since implementing this program in 2007, Golder has experienced a 50% reduction in injuries. The result is a safer work environment for Golder employees, which in turn gives clients greater confidence that Golder is able to manage their projects safely.
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Many of Golder’s employees spend much of their workday outside the
relatively safe confines of the company’s office walls—supervising the
installation of wells in mine tailings ponds, conducting wildlife surveys,
sampling water and the like. Others work in the company’s laboratories,
performing tests on samples collected in the field.