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MAY 2014
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It's critical that Suncor workers and our
contractors are on the same page when it
comes to safety.

Here are a couple of examples of this “Suncor works with us and has shown the site, to avert driver fatigue on busy
teamwork in action.
great leadership,” he explains. “Suncor has Highway 63. Workers participate in ‘tool

made us welcome at daily safety meetings box’ learning sessions and safety stand-
A partnership that’s demonstrating
and invited us to participate in initiatives downs, and the team committed to

results at our mines
like Get a Grip on Safety and SafeStart, and “Showing up Differently.”

we always do. They’ve really opened the
Finning Canada is a long-time contractor doors to working safer together.”
In 2013, Finning achieved zero total
recordable injury frequency (TRIF), even
servicing Suncor’s Caterpillar maintenance
equipment and engines at the Millennium Larry says Finning has always been safety working 23,000 more hours than in 2012,
conscious, but a fatality in 2008 at the when TRIF was 4.86.
and Steepbank mine sites. Some tasks
happen in controlled environments, like a Suncor site shook both companies.

shop; others may be in a mine pit or
tailings reclamation area. Services are “We made a commitment to do everything
possible to sharpen our focus, working in
delivered 24/7 and in extreme temperatures,
from -45 C to 35 C (-49 F to 95 F).
partnership with our customers.”

Finning stepped up the visibility of senior
At irst, Finning dispatched staff as needed,
leaders, who each do documented safety
but about 70 people have been located on walk-throughs, take part in monthly calls
site since 2000.
and recognize safety achievements.
Increased focus went to incident
Larry Gouthro, GM of Finning Canada, says
Suncor doesn’t just point out their safety investigations, with those involved helping
develop corrective action. A Park & Ride
stats and command them to improve.
program buses shift workers to and from
Members of the Finning team work closely
with Suncor on our mine sites.