McDonald & Ross Const. Ltd.’s safety policies are steeped in the stringent requirements of working around pipelines through the training by the owners over the past thirty-nine (39) years - Safety is our number one priority.
The management of McDonald & Ross Const. Ltd. supports a corporate policy that protects the health and safety of all employees, protects the environment, and protects the property of both McDonald & Ross Const. Ltd. and the property of others.
Our key personnel are empowered by this to act as safety officers and each employee is dedicated to the maintenance and provision of a safe and healthy working environment. The Company's safety policy assists in controlling unnecessary production costs, conserves skilled manpower, protects machinery, equipment and materials from damage and prevents the wastage of time and effort.
Our supervisors and foremen are well trained in all aspects of safety and our operators have extensive experience working around pipelines for the past thirty-five (35) years and the majority of labourers have been doing similar work for at least five (5) to twenty (20) years.
All employees of McDonald & Ross Const. Ltd. have received certification for the following:
- Ground Disturbance 201
- Confined Space Awareness, Entry and Standby Certification
- H2S Awareness and/or H2S Alive
- WHMIS 2015
- Level I First Aid and/or Level II First Aid
McDonald & Ross Const. Ltd. encourages all employees to upgrade their training and continually provides training sessions for them. Many of McDonald & Ross Const. Ltd.’s employees have received the following certification:
- Imperial Oil CFO Safety Orientation for Contractors
- BC Hydro Training - PSSP Training
- BC Hydro Life Saving Rules
- BC Hydro PCB Awareness for Susbstatino Contractors
- BC Hydro Spill Prevent & Response
- Asbestos Awareness
- Accident investigation
- Clock Spring Installer Training
- Fire Fighting – S100 Basic Fire Suppression & Safety
- Fall Protection Certification
- Grinder Training
- PE Fusion recertification
- Nace Corrosion Certification
- Canusa (CPS) – Pipe coating
- Specialty Polymer Coating (SPC) Seminar
- Telehandler Operator Certification
- Traffic Control
- Hazardous Pipe Coating Removal training
- FTG Safety Training
- Respiratory Fit Testing
- Rigging & Slinging
- Excavation Safety – United Rentals
- Transportation of Dangerous Good
- Safety Audits
- Lockout procedures