Safety Personnel Services, Inc.

Laird Electric Inc. 
Edmonton, AB  
 Canada
Laird Electric Inc. is a multi-faceted three-dimensional company providing electrical, instrumentation and power-line construction and maintenance to
commercial and industrial clients throughout western Canada. Established in 1962, Laird is one of the largest electrical contractors in the active Fort McMurray oil sands sector and in recent years has expanded operations into the Edmonton area.

 Laird Electric Inc believes that all incidents are preventable.

Our goal is to provide a strong cost efficient business that encourages employee growth in a safe and healthy environment.

We believe in establishing a Culture that promotes safety both at work and at home.

We believe our relationships with our employees and clients are the foundation of our success in a zero injury workforce.

We shall ensure that all employees have the support, training, tools and equipment necessary to complete the job safely.

We believe Safety is everyone’s responsibility and we anticipate all our employees to hold us accountable for our Health and Safety responsibilities.

We believe people are our most important resource; production, cost and schedule will never be placed before Safety.

Laird leadership is committed to ensure each employee goes home safe after every shift. Laird Electric Inc. sees every day as an opportunity to execute work on schedule, on budget and without incident. We believe all incidents are preventable. Safe completion of each and every task is the goal and the reward! Daily, we collaborate with the Client and other industry stakeholders to achieve the goal of Zero Harm to people, equipment and the environment. There is no compromise when it comes to working safely. No project or job task is so important that we cannot take the time to do it effectively and without incident. The Laird Electric Inc. Management Team actively participates in the Laird Electric Inc. HSE program. All Managers are involved in behavioral based observational (BBO) safety tours, Safety Meetings, Safety Team audits/inspections, Safety Training and the orientation process for new employees. All Managers discuss positive safety behaviors in meetings and with smaller teams and individuals. Front line supervision discuss the project direction with employees. Our employees own their work. Management, Supervisors and individuals ask, “What can I do to prevent the next potential incident?” Banners, flyers and marquees should be displayed around the jobsite promoting the vision.Laird Electric Inc. encourages ongoing communication with the management team and its workforce through regular meetings, recognition and one-on-one conversation. Laird Electric Inc. believes in hands on management and frontline visibility. Our boots are on the ground and our record of success and continued business relationships with our many long term clients is proof of this. Throughout the day Laird Electric Inc. encourages all workers to help our organization continually improve by bringing forward all suggestions that may make our job site a safer one, one free of incident. We strive to establish positive creative conflict and ensure that all doors to supervision and management are open. All hazardous conditions and incidents (actual and/or potential) are reported immediately. Non-compliance issues are immediately dealt with by way of progressive discipline. Blatant disregard for health, safety and/or environment are dealt with swiftly up to and including termination. We also strive to maintain a work environment free of harassment and abuse.One day at a time, Laird Electric Inc. has its day successfully end when everyone is home safely. Tomorrow is viewed as another opportunity to do it again. Tomorrow we do it all over again and tomorrow we do it better.

 Laird Electric is continuously improving our current safety and loss prevention programs and proactively developing new ones. Our safety culture is enhanced by the implementation of the START (Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques) program. Laird Electric's safety culture is supported by senior management and is the foundation from which additional, essential safety program elements are developed and implemented.

One challenge that Laird has faced in the past few years, is the quick growth of our company, and the always fluctuation workforce due to the nature of our business. To address that issue Laird has put together a leadership team that in my opinion is like no other. They are committed to our Health and Safety program, and ensure the resources are available continually improve our program.

Line management is directly responsible for the successful and effective implementation and maintenance of the Project Safe Work Plan. Opportunities for continuous improvement of the Project Safe Work Plan will be evaluated and implemented. All contractors, line supervisors and employees will be directly responsible for safely executing their duties, roles and responsibilities. Each of the personnel in the line management system also has important responsibilities to ensure that the HSE performance objectives are achieved.

President and COO - The President and COO, has the ultimate overall responsibility for the health, safety, and environment success of the company.

Vice-President - The Vice President has the responsibility to ensure that all aspects of the operation are supported with suitable resources, training and equipment to ensure Laird Electric Inc. projects are delivered in a safe manner.

Operations Manager - The Operations Manager provides guidance to the projects managers and supports and ensures compliance with initiatives and standards set out by the HSE Department.

HSE Manager - The HSE Manager will be responsible for supporting and participating in the successful site implementation of the Project Safe Work Plan. He ensures that the HSE performance objectives are achieved through audits and inspections, maintaining a commitment for continuous improvement.

He will then communicate corrective action and follow up to ensure that the actions are completed. The HSE Manager will interface with the President, Safety Advisors and also with the safety representatives of the Client to ensure ongoing input to the Project safety program is incorporated and that performance results meet or exceed client expectations.

Project Manager and Site Supervisors are ultimately responsible for safety and compliance of their workers.

 Laird Electric Inc. (Laird) has a history of growth and success. We are strongly committed to the flawless execution of all work and believe it is achievable. We pay attention to the details and we get there by measuring performance and constantly striving to improve. We recently introduced our Behavior Based Observation (BBO) program, and we believe we took one step closer to perfection.

Laird introduced the BBO Program across all business units in late February 2010, and has since seen a reduction in our total injury frequency.

 We offer a wide range of services to meet the energy/oil sands industries needs of having “one” company that will provide complete PEI (Power-line, Electrical, Instrumentation) service. This includes design layout, construction, calibration, commissioning, start-up, maintenance and operations of plants.

 Laird Electric Inc. employees anywhere between 500-1500 employees. Approximately 60 staff employees working at our 2 offices (Edmonton and Fort McMurray). We are a union employer and the majority of our workforce is hired through our local unions. 

 Syed Amjad Ali
Sinopec Service
Saudi Arabia
Syed Works as HSE Training Manager in Sinopec Training Center.  They have trained 2407 personnel to date in occasional safety, health & environment related courses.

Syed secured many accreditations like IADC, NSC, NFPA, and certified trainer form NSC, OSHA, NASP, IASP,SIA, etc. In his training center, Syed developed HSE courses curriculum as per international and local standards which successfully running.

Syed developed courses, exam, training material, delivered courses in center as well as on projects site and attended meeting in and out of countries where HSE Training is agenda.

 Introduce new ways of training, to enhance occasional safety &health knowledge among employees. Also introduced Safety incentive and behavior based recognition programs.

 The toughest challenge that Syed faced was communication. Sinopec had different nationalities in our company it’s very difficult to communicate during training courses.
In this regard they translated  the curriculum and exam in Chinese, Arabic.  They also invested in bilingual trainers and translators.

Sinopec Service works in Oil and gas exploration upstream, midstream, downstream activities, EPC, Seismic 2D-3D, Roads & Bridges.

Most of employees are permanent. Company employee’s numbers shrinks and expand according to projects execution.

Sunland Construction & Affiliates

 (Source www.sunlandconstruction.com)

Sunland & Affiliates have made a significant commitment to the safety and health of their organizations. Each division has committed resources to address safety concerns for their industry. The overall contributions of the entire team have been effective in decreasing incidents and helping to eliminate hazards. The team works together sharing skill sets, resources, and knowledge to train, implement and prevent future issues. The team consists of corporate, division and field level members from the following divisions:

Sunland Construction

Buffalo Gap Instrumentation and Electrical

Foremost Pipeline Construction

MB Construction Services

 Sunland-Kori Services LLC

 Sunland Field Services

 Individual team members to be listed soon.

SafetyXChange.org

SafetyXChange is an online community where safety professionals can go for new ideas, workable solutions and fresh perspectives. At the center of SafetyXChange is a Board of Advisors that includes some of the continent's most respected thinkers, industry leaders and policymakers:

• John Henshaw — Former OSHA Administrator
• Michael D. Topf — Topf Organization
• Mark Hansen — Hunt Oil
• Gary Higbee — Higbee & Associates
• Harold Engel, Esq. — Reed Smith LLP
• Art Fettig — Growth Unlimited Incorporated
• Richard Hawk — Richard Hawk Inc.
• Norm Keith — Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
• James Laboe — Orr & Reno
• Wayne Pardy — Q5 Systems
• Larry Wilson — Electrolab
• Barry R. Weissman — Hillman Environmental Group, LLC
• Kenneth S. Weinberg — Safdoc Systems, LLC
• Lauryn Franzoni — ExecuNet
• Alan D. Quilley — Safety Results Ltd.

The advisors are not here just to grace our letterhead. They'll be contributing stories to the SafetyXChange weekly newsletters. You'll also be hearing from safety directors of Fortune 100 companies like GM, BP, DuPont, Halliburton, Pfizer and Ford, as well as labor leaders from the AFL-CIO and UAW.



We know that the amount of online information available to the safety professional is practically boundless. But SafetyXChange won't be just another face in the crowd. Its mission is to enliven workplace health and safety and give the people who practice it a new forum for interchange. It's the place where everybody knows your name and are always glad you came. But instead of beer, SafetyXChange serves up enriching content like:

• Daily newsletters that provide practical solutions to the real world problems safety professionals like you confront every day;
• Unique “Tools”, or model forms, checklists, training documents and other materials that you can adapt and use at your own facilities;
• Access to archives of searchable editorial content on all aspects of health and safety—from compliance to finance and “making the business case for safety”;
• Interactive listserves and “blogs” for exchanging ideas with your colleagues; and
• Career guidance and information about the industry.

The driving force behind SafetyXChange is the conviction that safety doesn't have to be boring. We aim to make the SafetyXChange experience rewarding and entertaining. When you come to SafetyXChange, be prepared for something different: imaginative solutions, challenges to old line theories, provocative opinions and even humor.

But make no mistake. SafetyXChange is not an attempt to be radical or even outside the mainstream. If you don't believe it, just take a look at our Board of Advisors.

SafetyXChange is completely FREE. To get access to the content and share in the interchange you simply have to provide your e-mail address. - (source- SafetyXchange.org)

F.A.S.T. ProgramTM 
Developed by Troy A. Bonar "The Safety Samurai"

• Field/Floor Assistant Safety Team TM Program
  The Fastest way to get your employees to understand their role in safety.

  Allows you to virtually walk every employee through the projects for weeks at a time.
  
   Reduce complaints from supervision about how much paperwork safety requires.

  
   Will help to get supervisors to play a more active role in mentoring.

  
   This program will give your safety culture a boost of momentum.
  
  Helps  your employees feel connected to you.
  
  Employees feel like they can talk to you anytime about safety issues.

  Helps managers see improvement in your programs.
  
  Prevents  the  usual disconnection from the floor or field employees.
  
  Reinforces  employees  to take ownership of safety in all areas.
  
  Assists employees mindset to take personal responsibility for the safety programs of   
  the entire company.
  
  Helps you to make the biggest impact in a short amount of time.
  
  Have positive long term results for your entire organization. 

   
  This specially designed program has been a great success for those who have used it, they even went on to win multiple safety awards in their industry.

   

(source SPSI)

June Degeyter
Sunland Construction & Affiliates

June has been the key safety administrator for Sunland Construction. She is in charge of safety administration for over 3,000 employees, including duties such as incident tracking, documentation, drug and alcohol testing, background checks, training documentation, behavior based safety analysis and much more.  Her dedication to excellence and getting the job done is a trait that helps to make her safety team look good. She truly is the magic behind the team. Without her support there would be chaos in the field.  She has worked to streamline documentation procedures and help to enter data into multiple 3rd party tracking databases that are required by various clients. Her knowledge and skills have helped to make division Safety Coordinator's jobs easier and their time more effective. Without the role of safety administrator many safety personnel would be tied up in the office vs. being out in the field and working face to face with emplyees.

Occupational Health & Safety   Magazine (ISSN #0362-4064), a registered trademark of 1105 Media Inc., is a trade/business magazine published 12 times a year. Its editorial purpose is to:

• address a readership with a wide range of education made up of corporate executives, health and safety managers, industrial hygienists, engineers, personnel managers, occupational nurses, therapists, physicians, academicians, and anyone else interested in worker health and safety;
• provide reliable techniques and exemplary applications to help assess and control worker risk and protect worker health while increasing productivity in the workplace; and
• keep readers well informed of significant events, standards, legislation, and trends that influence workplace safety and health.

(Source www.ohsonline.com)

Soon to be Announced

Soon to be announced

Would You Watch Out For My Safety?


Discover what it means to watch out for others’ safety.  John Drebinger teaches through story and lecture format all within the same cover. Learn the reasons why you want to watch out for others, how to do it, and especially how to make it comfortable for you and those you’re watching out for.

Written by John Drebinger

"Well written; quick read.
Great message for everyone!"
-The Safety Samurai

Buffalo Gap Instrumentation & Electrical Co., Inc.
Buffalo Gap, TX
for reaching the safety milestone of 6 years without lost time incident. (Awarded June 30 2011)