• Demonstrate visible and active leadership that engages employees and service providers to manage their own health and safety performance.
• Advocate front-line responsibility with clearly defined authorities and accountabilities.
• Ensure that all employees and contractors are aware of their legislated responsibility to ensure their own safety and the safety of those around them.
• Manage all projects, products and processes in a manner that promotes health and safety and minimizes impacts on the environment.
• Provide employees and contractors with the resources necessary to instill personal ownership and motivation to aspire to health and safety excellence.
• Utilize practices and procedures that meet or exceed provincial regulated requirements.

Arcis is the only spec data provider that employs regular HSE staff.

Arcis is proud to possess both an Alberta and British Columbia Certificate of Recognition. Maintenance of a Certificate of Recognition requires formal annual internal audits that measure the effectiveness of our Safety Management systems. Arcis utilizes the ENFORM Basic Safety Program Protocol to measure compliance.

Arcis was selected for the Work Safe Alberta 2006 Best Performer Award for exceptional performance in workplace health & safety.

• Have no disabling injuries for 60 person years of employment and have no more than one disabling injury per each additional 60 person years of employment. For example: an employer would need to have a minimum of 60 + 60 = 120 person years of employment before they could have a single disabling injury and still be considered for an award
• Have no outstanding compliance orders under Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Legislation.
• Have no violations of the OHS Act in connection with any incident investigated by Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry during the past two years.
• No workplace related fatalities in the previous three years.
• Are not currently being prosecuted for a violation under Alberta's OHS Legislation.

"Thank you for your ongoing commitment to ensuring the health and safety of Alberta's workers. Congratulations and best wishes for the future," wrote Mike Cardinal, Minister, Alberta Human Resources and Employment.

• "My Name is Carol and I'm a Safety Geek", Carol Vincent, The Source, Winter 2007.
• "Overhead Power Lines", Carol Vincent, The Source, Summer 2006.
• "Protect Your Melon", Carol Vincent, The Source, Spring 2004.
• "Safety Leadership for New (and not so new) Supervisors", Carol Vincent, The Source, Winter 2006.
• "Common Sense - Accident Prevention", Carol Vincent, The Source, April 2005.
• "Prime Contractor Responsibilities", Carol Vincent, The Source, July 2004.
• "Who's Accountable for Safety in Your Organization", Carol Vincent, The Source, January 2004.

For more information on Arcis' safety initiatives please contact Marek Jelen at 403.781.6230 or email mjelen@arcis.com.