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FEATURE
MAY 2014
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LET'S FOCUS ON SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS

Although we may hate to admit it, it’s likely we’ve all had a slip, trip or fall. And while slips, trips and

falls may seem trivial, they can result in anything from minor injuries to a fatality.

In September 2013, we launched our irst enterprise-wide injury Get a Grip on Safety was originally launched in Oil Sands in 2010
reduction campaign, Get a Grip on Safety, to build awareness and accounted for a 50 per cent reduction in workplace incidents.

around the conditions and behaviours that contribute to slips, trips The 2013 campaign was rolled out to all business units and functions

and falls in the workplace and at home. Over six months, the across Suncor in an effort to reduce these common injuries. It is the
campaign featured information, tools and activity packages on irst safety campaign targeting a speciic risk that has been adopted

transition zones and walkways, boots and grips, access and egress, by all operations across the globe at the same time.
home safety, eyes on path, and ladder safety.
“While Get a Grip on Safety has been a success, there’s no

“We wanted to create an injury reduction campaign that shortage of lessons learned and we’ll be applying those to the
would resonate with all of our employees and contractors no next rollout in September, 2014,” says Frankie. “People are

matter where they are located or what their job entails,” says embracing the campaign and becoming more aware of safety
Frankie Fuchs, director environment, health & safety, central hazards. We’re on a Journey to Zero at Suncor and with

safety services.
campaigns like Get a Grip on Safety, we’re one step closer to
reaching our goal.”

Our people embraced the Get a Grip campaign.