A Commitment to Health + Safety Excellence
Columbia Power is committed to health and safety. Its goal is to ensure every employee and worker at Columbia Power managed facilities returns home from work safely at the end of each day. The operation and maintenance of Columbia Power facilities are conducted in a manner to protect the health and safety of employees, workers, contractors and members of the public.
The Health & Safety Policy is a driver for how Columbia Power manages health & safety. The Environmental, Health & Safety Management System provides a documented system to guide ongoing management of environmental and health & safety risks, providing a basis for due diligence and supporting continual improvement. The Environmental, Health & Safety Management System is audited annually by a third party auditor to ensure the system is consistent with ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 international standards.
Columbia Power is governed by and adheres to Work Safe BC (WSBC), BC Safety Authority and Health Canada guidelines and all Prime Contractors are Work Safe BC Certificate of Recognition (WSBC COR) certified which is earned by a successful implementation of a safety management system and by meeting a set of audit standards.
A Columbia Power-Columbia Basin Trust Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) made up of management and staff members participate in formal bi-monthly meetings to ensure all safety precautions are being taken and any issues are addressed in a timely manner. The JOHSC conducts annual health and safety inspections of Trust offices in Castlegar, Cranbrook, Golden and Nakusp.