Transcript Environmental - Safety Groups

Safety Pays
Porcupine Northeastern Ontario
Mines Safety Group
June 16, 2011
“Safety Pays”
• Company-wide recognition program
• Provides a means for ‘on the spot’ recognition
for remarkable acts of safety
• Agrium’s way of thanking an individual
working on KPO site for making his/her work
environment safer
“Safety Pays”
Q
Who distribute the poker chips?
A
Supervisors, Superintendents and
Plant Managers
“Safety Pays”
Q
When should a chip be given?
A
Immediately “on the spot” to an
individual or individuals who
recognize a hazard and took
immediate corrective actions.
“Safety Pays”
Q
What constitutes “earning” a Chip?
A
Safety action taken to prevent an
incident (i.e. roping off an unsafe
area to protect others, sanding an icy
walkways). Some individuals that
are very positive might get multiple
chips.
Goals of “Safety Pays”
• Encourages employees to do the right thing
for the right reasons
• Avert complacency through active
participation and pro-active approaches to
safety
• Adopts a safe behavior and cares for fellow
employees
KPO “Safety Pays” Program
• Supervisors can obtain poker chips from Health and
Safety Coordinator and Human Resources (HR).
• HR (URS & Agrium) has a “Safety Pays” recognition
spreadsheet to keep track of poker chips given;
DATE OF
ISSUE
RECIPIENTS
NAME
RECOGNITION
GIVEN BY
REASON FOR RECOGNITION
KPO “Safety Pays” Program
Continued
• Supervisors must enter appropriate
information on the “Safety Pays”
recognition spreadsheet before any
recipient will be able to redeem his/her
poker chip for $25 gift certificate from
HR.
KPO “Safety Pays” Program
Continued
• $25 Gift certificates are available for
the following local retail businesses;
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Canadian Tire
Wal-Mart
Esso
Casey’s Restaurant
“Safety Pays” at KPO
Thank you