We place a high priority on protecting the health and safety of our employees, contractors and the public in the communities in which we live and work. Enerplus consults with stakeholders on health and safety issues and actively participates in industry-recognized programs at the highest possible levels in an effort to support continuous improvement.
To continue improving its safety performance, Enerplus is developing the following programs for implementation in 2012:
- ISNetworld – a program to collect, verify, and evaluate contractor and supplier safety information and performance;
- Safety Essentials for Supervisor and Managers Training – a program designed to provide managers and supervisors with the tools, skills, knowledge and desire to lead their workforce to achieve an injury-free environment;
- Fit for Duty Program – a program designed to ensure that all employees and contractors are fit for duty to prevent injuries and loss and to be effective in completion of their duties; and
- Sustainability Information Management System – a comprehensive health, safety and environment sustainability software tool to record our health, safety and environmental incidents, our compliance audits and inspection records as well as our corrective actions.
Enerplus has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition (COR) by ENFORM, Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry safety association. COR is an initiative that recognizes and rewards employers who go beyond the legal requirements of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation by taking a best practices approach to implementing health, safety, and return-to-work programs.
The Enerplus Board of Directors, leadership, and employees, are committed to protecting the health and safety of all persons and communities involved in, or affected by, our business activities.
Enerplus reinforces this commitment through the promotion and support of a culture in which all employees and contractors participate and share ownership in health and safety management.
We will:
- Strive to ensure no harm to employees, contractors, or the public.
- Maintain and continuously improve our comprehensive health and safety management system.
- Continue to operate and report within the Stewardship Framework embraced by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ("CAPP").
- Comply with relevant acts, codes, regulations, standards and procedures.
- Provide resources, training and technology to meet our health and safety objectives.
- Consult with stakeholders on issues related to health and safety.
- Audit and inspect our operations as part of continuously improving our safe work practices.
- Recognize individual and group achievements in health and safety performance.
Remember: No job requires such urgency that it cannot be planned and executed in a safe and responsible manner. We are each accountable to ourselves, our colleagues, and our family, to work safely. After all, Safety is a moment of choice. In your Moment of Choice ... Please Stop ... and take the time to consider each possible hazard and related risk.
Gordon J. Kerr
President and CEO
Enerplus Corporation
November 2011
About EnerplusEnerplus is an independent North American energy company with a diversified asset base of oil and gas properties across a variety of resource plays. We are focused on creating value for our investors by providing organic growth in production and reserves complemented by a monthly dividend. more
