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* This general policy is supplemented by another organizational health and safety policy specific to construction work sites.
1. As an engineering construction and manufacturing company operating worldwide, the SNC-Lavalin Group and its subsidiaries ("SNC-Lavalin") make occupational health and safety a primary objective in all of their activities both in Canada and abroad.
2. The Board of Directors established the Occupational Health and Safety Committee and mandated it to monitor the general Policy on Occupational Health and Safety. Each business unit, operating division or wholly-owned subsidiary is responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations under this general policy, along with the operating guidelines issuing therefrom, which are applicable to all employees without exception.
3. Measures implemented by SNC-Lavalin include, among other things:
3.1. training employees so they can help integrate the occupational health and safety standards into SNC-Lavalin activities;
3.2. developing construction, operating and working methods to ensure that occupational health and safety objectives are part of SNC-Lavalin project quality criteria;
3.3. producing an annual report on SNC-Lavalin's progress in attaining its occupational health and safety commitments and objectives.
4. SNC-Lavalin, with regard to all the establishments where it is assigned a mandate or responsibility in occupational health and safety matters, has an objective of zero (0) accidents in the workplace and the elimination at source of any risk or danger.
5. All units, divisions and subsidiaries are responsible for reporting any fatal or serious accident resulting in lost time or property damage and to present their reports on such matters to the company's Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
6. SNC-Lavalin has identified measurable objectives which are specific and adapted to each type of operation in which it is involved which will be subject to periodic review.
7. SNC-Lavalin favours a return-to-work policy to assist those who have been involved in a workplace accident at any of its worksites or facilities.
8. The Director, Occupational Health and Safety, is responsible for verifying official directives regarding occupational health and safety and to assure that all offices, plants and worksites comply with laws, regulations and operating policies. Status reports are submitted to the company's Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
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