Our approach - EHS Program
A strong safety culture starts at the top
At the end of the day, health & safety is paramount. Kenaidan has a strong safety culture and a driving mission to maintain best in class standards across all its operations.
EHS Program
Putting Policy into Action
As part of our commitment to health and safety excellence and innovation, we developed our Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) program based on our extensive project experience, which complements and exceeds local legislative and regulatory requirements.
Kenaidan is committed to keeping practical and effective measures in place to protect the health and safety of all workplace parties. Our policy promotes this commitment through active participation of our organization from the top down, engaging each and every level to a committed goal of zero injuries.
Here are some of the things we do to continuously support environmental, health and safety at Kenaidan:
- ISO Registered – ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 provides a proven framework for implementing an effective environmental and occupational health and safety management system. This registration is an important part of our commitment to protect its employees from potential harm and meet their mental and physical health needs.
- Certificate of Recognition (COR®) Registered – COR® aims to promote excellent workplace behaviour and practices that contribute to higher performance. It is currently used throughout Canada.
- Comprehensive work-safe procedures with Executive Management stewardship and employee participation.
- Nationally Accredited Safety Advisors (NCSO®) – Our Safety Advisors have met the national level of training, practical application, years of experience, and written performance measurement as specified by the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA).
- Rigorous training programs – Upon successful completion of Core Training elements on their first day of employment, employees are then scheduled for various EHS training courses, based on their job function, work environment, and career development.
Why It Is Important
Because There's Nothing More Important Than People
Prioritizing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) is not just a commitment; it’s a cornerstone of our operational philosophy. Our EHS program goes above and beyond regulatory standards, demonstrating our proactive approach to ensuring the well-being of all stakeholders in our workplace. This pursuit of excellence and innovation is an organizational effort, actively engaging every level of our company toward a shared vision of zero injuries.
Our culture of safety is ingrained in the fabric of our everyday operations, forming a solid foundation of our core values. We’ve cultivated a proactive safety culture, highlighted by our longstanding Care Enough to Act (CETA) program, which empowers our team to take responsibility for their peers’ safety. Additionally, the Kenaidan Strong program underscores our commitment to holistic wellness, nurturing our team’s physical health and their mental, social, community, and financial well-being.
Highlights of how we’re prioritizing EHS:
- Our program surpasses local legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Active engagement from all levels to uphold environmental, health and safety measures, with a goal of zero injuries.
- A strong safety culture is always promoted through our CETA program.
Kenaidan Strong
Here’s what it means to put people and well-being first. Inside scoop on our corporate wellness program: Kenaidan Strong.
Kenaidan Strong embodies our commitment to our team’s wellness, encouraging development through annual initiatives, teambuilding events, corporate benefits, training, and communication. These efforts cultivate our team’s well-being under the program’s five pillars of wellness: physical, mental, social, community, and financial.
Putting Environmental, Health and Safety into Practice
Putting Policy into Action
As part of our commitment to health and safety excellence and innovation, we developed our Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) program based on our extensive project experience, which complements and exceeds local legislative and regulatory requirements. Kenaidan is committed to keeping practical and effective measures in place to protect the health and safety of all workplace parties. Our policy promotes this commitment through active participation of our organization from the top down, engaging each and every level to a committed goal of zero injuries.
Here are some of the things we do to continuously support environmental, health and safety at Kenaidan:
- Promote efficient use of materials and resources – reduction, reuse, and recycling in all of our activities
- Strive to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through improvements in operational efficiency
- Preventative and proactive safety stand down meetings
- Project planning with participation from Safety Advisors
- Encourage open communication throughout the job site
- Engagement with Clients and trade partners
- Collaboration with site team to achieve/meet corporate initiatives
- Hands on approach to safety
- Appreciation for worker commitment to onsite safety practices
- Onsite Safety Week activities for all employees
(CETA): Kenaidan’s Care Enough to Act Program
Working Together to Foster an Environment of Support
Safety is integral to Kenaidan’s construction processes and is the foundation of our core values. Our organization recognized the importance of employee empowerment programs to engage all employees in providing a safe work environment. This is why we created, endorsed, and supported Kenaidan’s Care Enough to Act (CETA) program almost two decades ago. The CETA program instils in workers the freedom and discipline to observe and evaluate their peers’ behaviours and encourage others to modify unsafe behaviours. This principle enhances Kenaidan’s health and safety culture as it engages our employees and their participation as a component of the success of our health and safety performance.
ISO
Exceeding the Standard
Environmental Management System
Health & Safety Management System
Kenaidan’s health and safety management system outlines practical and effective measures that are in place to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, subcontractors, suppliers, and the general public. It ensures all workplace parties comply with the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Certifications
Built on Safety: Protecting what matters most with proven safety certifications.
