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Organization

Our approach to delivering EH&S services in our organization is central coordination but local delivery.

We have restructured EH&S staff responsibilities to provide a regional focus throughout our operations. EH&S staff are located at Centralia, the coal plants in Alberta, and our gas plants at Sarnia, Ontario, and Fort McMurray, Alberta. These employees have responsibility for delivering EH&S services to help operations meet EH&S performance objectives.

Additional support to our business operations is provided by our Calgary-based EH&S staff, who provide expertise on safety and environmental matters, such as permitting, auditing and implementation of our management systems. Our Sustainable Development department, also in Calgary, works closely with EH&S staff to contribute to government policy development and to promote consistent sustainability practices and strategies company-wide.

Ken Stickland, executive vice-president, Legal, oversees the delivery of EH&S services. Reporting to Mr. Stickland is Dr. Bob Page, vice-president, Sustainable Development; Mike Kelly, director, Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S); and Don Wharton, director, Sustainable Development.
Leadership from Target Zero Implementation Team

Target Zero

Since 2003, an implementation team, consisting of directors and senior plant managers from across the company, has coordinated Target Zero, a long-term initiative to reduce our safety incidents to zero. Chaired by the director of EH&S, the Target Zero Implementation Team provides further leadership on EH&S issues. Every month this team meets to discuss EH&S risks, share best practices and make decisions on measures designed to improve EH&S performance.

In 2004, the team endorsed new EH&S standards and helped to ensure they were implemented in our operations. They also endorsed an ambitious campaign to address the increasing occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries (sprains and strains) in our workplace.