Safety Systems
Overview
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Risk Management
At Major Drilling, risk is evaluated and controlled. We conduct site/equipment-specific risk assessments and job safety
environment analyses (JSEAs) from which appropriate controls are implemented and safe work procedures are developed.
All workers are trained on conducting Take 5s, a field-level risk assessment.
• Medical and hearing test
• Drug test
Training New Hire • Fit for duty
Qualification • DOT Medical Card
• Company orientation
Every new hire, regardless of position or experience, • PPE
is subject to qualification screening. Employees are • PPE
familiarized on the company’s policies and procedures
• Intelex
• HAZCOM
through the mandatory orientation training program. Field • Confined Space
employees also follow a vigorous task training program • Incident Reporting
as part of the on-boarding process and beyond. Skill • Workplace and Equipment
inspections
development of new employees is monitored closely and • Defensive driving and road test
evaluations completed leading to accreditation in recognized Training • First-aid, CPR and AED
training standards appropriate to their position. Retraining • MSHA Surface and Underground
(40-hour and 24-hour)
is provided where deemed beneficial. Our planned training
• OSHA 10-hour
programs are primarily structured by organizational level • LOTO
and job function. The content of these programs largely • Stop Work Authority
focuses on matters of health and safety and the internal • Every 1 to 3 years depending on
training course
responsibility system.
These training programs include:
Department
Supervisory
New Hire Induction or Function Work-Environment or Job-Site Orientation
Program
Orientation
Objective Know the organization Acquire the Fulfills a new Fulfills the need for employees, contractors and
and the procedures knowledge, or transferred visitors who are either new to an immediate
applicable to the entire skills and employee’s work environment or job site, or returning from
organization as well as attitudes need to an extended absence from that area or site, to
those particular to their generic to all know the become acquainted with the area/site, to know
level of responsibility employees policies and the procedures and work methods to be used,
with the organization filling positions procedures become aware of area/site-specific hazards
and the internal in a supervisory specific to and constraints and know response measures
responsibility system capacity that unit to follow in the event of an emergency
Audience New hires Supervisors and Department Employees, contractors, visitors
managers employees
Major has formal job-level training programs for positions performing its core business activities,
namely surface and underground drilling supervisors, operators and helpers. These programs fulfill
new, promoted or transferred employees’ needs to know and internalize the roles, responsibilities,
duties, applicable policies and procedures and critical tasks to be performed that are unique to the
job. Employee skills and knowledge are continually updated through annual refresher training.
Intelex HSEC and Training Database
Major Drilling tracks the details of each incident globally in our Intelex database. By entering details of incidents
regardless of severity of loss, we build an ongoing picture of risk that helps identify emerging trends and track the
effectiveness of our efforts.
Intelex generates reports of upcoming training requirements so refresher training can be scheduled without
disrupting projects. Copies can be accessed and provided on demand.
Supervisor Competency
A competent supervisor is key to a successful health and safety program, and expectations placed on a supervisor
are always high. Our supervisor training program aligns with the fundamental requirements outlined in occupational
health and safety legislation and directly relates to the application of our safety programs and processes, ensuring
the health and safety of the workers they supervise.
The supervisory training program addresses:
• The basic principles of safety and the internal responsibility system
• Incident reporting, investigation and management of incidents
• Effectively communicating with clients
• Field-level risk management
• How to handle disciplinary actions
• Hazard recognition, workplace inspections and observations
• Prepare for emergencies (covered on page 5 for emergency preparedness)
• Follow health and hygiene procedures and guidelines
• How to follow and implement company safety programs
• How to effectively communicate with various workplace parties
• How to manage work area activities
• Leadership and coaching skills
Supervisor competency is monitored and evaluated in accordance with a recognized training standard.
Inspection and Observation
Inspection and observation programs play a central role in the monitoring of our safety programs. A series of
focused inspection forms and checklists assist in ensuring that the basis for safe equipment and workplace
conditions are monitored for specific details at a pre-determined frequency. Operating surface and underground drill
sites and shop areas are inspected by the supervisor on a weekly basis. Where the inspection is for a drill operation,
it covers the various areas of the job site including the access route and drill site, pump site, dry facility and storage
area and/or container, as applicable.
Observation programs ensure that workers adopt and use correct work methods, which minimize their exposure.
Substandard conditions, work methods or hazards identified during an inspection or observation are evaluated
and corrective actions prioritized and completed in accordance with the risk rating assigned. Outstanding corrective
actions are tracked through the database system until documentation demonstrating that the issue has been
resolved is entered.
Pre-Op Checks Inspections Observations
• Drilling equipment • Pre-start inspections • Movement
• Mobile equipment • Weekly inspections • Hand and fingers
• Ancillary equipment • Monthly tower inspections • Hazard observations
• Vehicles • Task observations
Safety Communication
Communication is fundamental to the successful implementation of our safety programs. It is by design that Major has
many communication tools and programs to transmit information at various levels within the company. Each of these
programs or tools flow one into another to create a continual flow of information for the ultimate benefit of the worker.
Supervisor
Daily Talks Toolbox Meetings Managers Meetings
Conference Calls
Purpose • Develop/maintain a • Increase awareness • Develop supervisor’s • Share best practices
safety culture of potential hazards safety leadership • Discuss safety concerns
• Promote positive safety through HSEC topic of • Follow-up on daily • Learn from other
attitude the week safety talks operations
• Promote safe work • Share safety alerts • Share best practices
practices and behaviors • Address site-specific and disseminate
• Learn from co-workers concerns information
Led By Foreman Foreman Manager General Manager
1st & 2nd Line Area Managers & HSEC
Attendees Workers Workers
Supervisors Managers
Duration / 5-10 minutes / at shift
10-20 minutes weekly 30-45 minutes weekly 30-45 minutes weekly
Frequency change
General safety meetings, typically led in collaboration with an HSEC team member, are held on occasion to communicate
new safety initiatives and safety performance results, and address safety issues as the situation requires.
Components of
WorkSafe Program WorkSafe Card WorkSafe Card
The WorkSafe program is a
What is it?
straightforward and comprehensive
process implemented at the field Task Planning - Take 5
PLAN
Daily tool used by the drill crew and
level. This program entails the supervisor to systematically: Hazard reporting
systematic 3-step process of:
A. Identify hazards
B. Assess the risks involved, and Daily supervisor contact
• Identifying hazards
C. Act to control them communication tool
• Assessing their risks, and then
between shifts
DO
• Acting to control them
Following the 5-point safety system:
LOTO and hot work
Following the Neil George 5-Point 1. Check entrance & travel way documentation
Safety System, this program is 2. Check workplace condition
centered on the WorkSafe Card, which 3. Plan for task to be completed Pre-shift inspection of
CHECK
must be completed by the crew and 4. Do an act of safety workplace
the supervisor (with some exceptions) 5. Can & will work continue safely?
Pre-ops for equipment
for every shift worked, even if there is
no drilling activity during that shift.
The program requires that crews inspect
Take 5 Requirements:
the condition of their equipment and
work environment in order to identify and • New to an employee
ultimately control hazards. It also requires • Non-routine task that has not been completed within the past 5 days
that crews reflect on the work assigned • Work conditions change
and complete a TAKE 5 (a field level risk • Hazardous or anytime an employee feels the risk assessment is required
assessment) where tasks are either non- • Anytime a LOTO is performed
routine or present a certain level of risk.
Emergency Preparedness
Given the transient nature and remoteness of our work sites as well as challenging access, emergency preparedness
continually remains in the forefront of our job planning activities. The preparation of emergency response plans entails:
• Evacuation vehicle • The identification of possible types of emergencies;
Equipment
• Communication devices • The allocation of suitable equipment and supplies to facilitate
& Supplies
• First-aid supplies an adequate response;
• Providing the workers with appropriate training and written
Procedures • Protocols for emergency response instructions on how to respond in the event of emergencies,
& Training • First-aid training and
Emergency • Ensuring that a site-specific emergency contact list is readily
• Emergency contact list available and that response efforts are coordinated with local
Contacts
emergency services prior to the start of the project.
A site-specific emergency response plan is prepared for every site in which we operate.
Incident Management
Employees are required to report all injuries and near-misses regardless of severity and seek first-aid and/or medical-aid
as the situation requires. All high potential incidents are investigated and followed up with corrective actions and a post-
incident review call. Lessons learned are drawn and corrective actions implemented to prevent re-occurrences.
We track the details of each incident in Intelex, our HSEC tracking database. The generation of various reports drawn from this
database provides a picture of on-going risk, permits us to identify emerging trends as well as the effectiveness of our efforts.
Job Management Audit
Job management audits are conducted by area managers, senior supervisors or HSEC team members on each project
every month. This process serves to measure job management performance on two fronts:
• Quality Assurance – a proactive process where the focus is on the processes and programs used to execute the
work. This process seeks to monitor compliance to the management system, job plan and applicable safety and
environmental program requirements; and,
• Quality Control – a reactive quality process where the focus is on the job results. This process seeks to monitor
compliance to the job and client requirements.
Audits are documented, entered in the database and corrective actions generated and tracked.
Safety Programs
10 LIFE SAVING RULES
The 1O Lifesaving Rules target high risk
operations at work where it is proven that
failure to comply has the highest potential
for serious injury or fatality. By driving a
simplified, standardized set of Lifesaving Rules
across Major, we aim to achieve a culture of
compliance throughout all operations.
TAKE 5
Conducting a Take 5 risk assessment
helps workers identify the hazards
associated with each job’s steps, and
apply the appropriate controls to do
the job safely.
Major Drilling also implements a number of safety programs developed to address specific risks, including:
Vehicles & Working in Adverse
LOTO Hot Work
Work-Related Travel Winter Conditions
Working from heights
Return to Work Drug & Alcohol Industrial Hygiene Sampling
Fall Arrest
PPE Confined Spaces Stop Work Authority Etc...
Critical Risk Management
Purpose: Approach:
Our critical risk management Every critical risk identified
program serves as a key part in this program has a set
to a critical incident prevention list of critical controls. Every
strategy. shift, when the employee
It provides the controls encounters a critical risk
deemed necessary to prevent symbol they will need to
potential fatalities, serious stop and complete the
incidents and/or injuries that corresponding critical control
come from our most common checklist.
hazards and risks encountered
in our daily business tasks.
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