Health & Safety

• Personnel Safety Program
• Equipment Safety Program
• SNUBCO's Corporate Statement
• Optic System
• Safety Stand Down Week
• Perception Survey Results
• IRP 15 http://www.enform.ca/859
• Business Code of Conduct

"Snubco Pressure Control is committed to providing highly trained personnel and specialized equipment to meet the customer's needs. We will strive to provide a consistent high standard of service and job quality for our customers on a daily basis"
~John Taskinen, President, Snubco Pressure Control Ltd.

SNUBCO believes in having a strong safety and incident control program to ensure the health, safety and well being of employees, customers and the public. Our safety record is one of the best in the industry with no serious injuries, accidents or incidents in our history. We achieve this by working together to sustain the safest work environment possible.

Snubco has received the “Certificate of Recognition from the Alberta Association for Safety Partnerships with an average score of 95% for each audit year.

Personnel Safety Program

The backbone of Snubco’s good safety record is the firm belief that safety is an “attitude” carried through to every aspect of the job. Snubco’s intensive safety program consists of:

• New Employee Orientation
• Intermediate Employee Training and Certification
• Advanced Employee Training
• Core Procedures Training
• Tailgate Safety Meetings in the field and shop on a daily basis
• Formal weekly Safety Meetings, and Job Site Inspections are conducted and documented by Supervisor level employees
• Safety Pays Program that rewards employees and management for consistent “on the job” and “in shop” safety practices and procedures
• Annual Safety Audits using the Enform Basic Safety Programs audit protocol
• Annual review of the Safety Program to respond to changes in technology, government legislation and hazards identified by staff or in the industry
• Hazard Identification Reporting System - a way for employees to give feedback on equipment safety for design modifications
• Well Control
• Well Servicing Blow-Out Prevention
• H2S Training
• Fall Arrest, Rig Rescue
• Confined Space Entry
• First Aid, CPR
• Off Road Driving, Defensive Driving, GODI (General Oilfield Driving Improvement), PDI (Professional Driver Improvement)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods
• Crane Operation
• WHMIS
• PST Training
• Hand Signal Training
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• Accident Investigation

Customized courses are also provided to constantly improve employees knowledge and safety such as:

• Hydraulics Trouble-Shooting and Pneumatic Design
• Packer Fundamentals
• Wireline
• Diesel Engine Basics
• Forklift Training
• Spill Response Training

In addition, SNUBCO maintains a comprehensive Policy and Procedures Manual – an active document that outlines all formal safety policies and job specific procedures. As snubbing technology expands, the need for additions to the manual is constant. Every employee contributes, so that future employees can benefit from past experience. Anyone within SNUBCO can contribute to improving or upgrading the policies and procedures manual; it is re-evaluated every year.

Snubco considers Safety training a “life-long learning” process and continually develops specialized workshops to keep up to date on safety topics related to our industry.

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Equipment Safety Program

All Snubco equipment undergoes a rigorous inspection and certification schedule. The results are documented at a frequency level that often exceeds governing body regulations. Our equipment is constantly maintained and improved based on feedback from our team to ensure the safest equipment possible.

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SNUBCO’s Corporate Statement: Health, Safety and Environment

Snubco Pressure Control will:

• Provide highly trained personnel and specialized equipment to meet the customer’s needs.
• Provide a consistent high standard of service and job quality to our customers on a daily basis.
• Protecting the health and safety of our employees and all the people affected by our work as well as the environment in which we live and operate.
• Comply with government regulations and follow accepted industry practices and maintain our own corporate policies at levels which are equal to the high standards by which we conduct our business.
• Continuously improving these standards compatible with improving our business performance.
• Communicate on health, safety and environmental matters in an open and timely manner with all affected parties.
• Provide the training and resources to support our commitments and take health, safety and environmental matters into account when making business decisions.
• Our people are our most important asset and we will not compromise our safety standards to achieve our corporate goals.

John Taskinen, President and Al MacDonald, HS&E Manager

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Optic System

To enhance communication with our field employees and improve our safety management system, Snubco has recently purchased the Optic computer based program. This safety management tool will serve to be a great resource to both those in the field and at our office. The reason for investing in the safety management program is that the health, safety and well being of all our employees at Snubco are considered one of our most important responsibilities.

The Optic System will allow Snubco to keep track of all training courses for our employees, providing details as to renewal dates, schedules and required courses. In addition, field employees will have easy access to MSDS’s, approved contractors, action items and job hazard analysis. Another benefit of this computer based safety system will be the 24 hour easy access for finding information on safety alerts, incident investigation reports and inspection reports.

Training will be provided to employees as soon as all the required details and forms have been inputted. The system is very user-friendly and will prove to be beneficial for all those who use it.

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Safety Stand Down Week – January 9 – 13, 2006

Snubco Pressure Control firmly believes in participating in Safety Stand Down Week each year to express management’s ongoing commitment to our safety program. We take pride in maintaining a safe working environment for our employees, contractors and customers. This year, our president and six other key members of management, went out into the field to meet with each crew to discuss any safety suggestions or concerns. Our management team also visited with our customers, their supervisors and consultants, at the well sites, in order to find out how our crews were performing. The feedback was very positive and all of the employees indicated that they appreciated management’s focus on their safety issues and suggestions. In addition, each of our customer’s well site supervisors mentioned that they were very happy with our crews and some wanted the same crew for their next job.

During safety stand down week, all of our well sites were visited in Alberta and British Columbia. For a total of nine, consisting of the Nitrogen unit, the Self-Contained unit (SC1), S3, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19 and S4.  Overall, safety stand down week proved to be very successful in obtaining safety suggestions to further create a positive safety culture at Snubco Pressure Control.

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Perception Survey Results . . . some highlights

In my company, the training needed to work safely is provided to all employees. 100% of those who participated in the survey strongly agree with the statement.

Commitment to a safe operation is a core value for our company and is a big factor in how business is conducted. 100% of those who participated in the survey agree or strongly agree.

My company honestly wants employees to bring forward their safety concerns/issues. 100% of those who participated in the survey agree or strongly agree.

Employees in my company are properly trained to safely lift heavy loads on a regular basis. 100% of those who participated in the survey agree or strongly agree.

Employees in my company are properly trained in the principles and use of fall protection if necessary. 100% of those who participated in the survey agree or strongly agree.

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Code of Business Conduct

At Snubco, we believe in integrity, honesty and respect in all workplace relationships.  We are committed to ethical behavior and expect our shareholders, managers, supervisors and employees to have the same commitment. The Code of Business Conduct was created to inform employees of their legal and ethical obligations to Snubco and our customers. While no document can completely encompass every situation with which our employees may be faced, the Code is intended to serve as a guide to ensure that ethical compromises are never made.  

As we endeavor to achieve all of our goals in this dynamic, changing industry, we will continue to provide our customers with value and excellent service. The Code sets forth the policies, guidelines and expectations for doing business to ensure that business is conducted ethically and in compliance with applicable laws. Snubco is committed to doing business with companies who support the same level of excellence for conducting business in a legal and ethical manner, with the same degree of professionalism.

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