Employee Notice Board

Canwide Steel Ltd. is committed to implementing a comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Program to provide and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for our employees. Our company is committed to work in a spirit of consultation and cooperation with our employees. We will take all reasonable steps to prevent injury at the workplace and comply with all applicable legislated requirements. The information in this Policy does not take precedence over the applicable legislation, with which all employees shall be familiar.

We acknowledge our workers' right to work in a safe environment, the right to know and be informed, the right to participate in workplace health and safety activities, and the right to refuse to perform unsafe work.

Our workers are encouraged and trained to report Health and Safety concerns/incidents, including bullying and harassment, to Management. Our bullying and harassment policy is implemented with the management's objective to maintain and provide everyone a safe and healthy environment.

Management is responsible for the implementation of our OH&S Program that ensures the health and safety of our employees while providing healthy and safe working conditions. Management will provide resources to promote and support our Company's OH&S Program and ensure that all employees are informed of the Company's expectations regarding health and safety.

Superintendents and Supervisors are responsible and accountable for providing safety instruction to all new and reassigned employees before assigning any duties, including enforcing OH&S Regulations and this OH&S Program. They are also responsible and accountable for ensuring that regular inspections of our sites and workplaces are conducted with prompt corrective actions taken to eliminate hazards or minimize risks. All personnel with supervisory duties shall set a good example by following all safety regulations and implementing/promoting all safety activities addressed in the OH&S Regulations and this OH&S Program.

Safety Manager/Coordinators/Officers are responsible for the coordination and implementation of the OH&S Program and applicable OH&S Regulations on all our sites by supporting all levels of staff in the safe performance of their duties.

Employees & Subcontractors shall observe all safety rules, the company's OH&S program, and OH&S regulations. They will conduct themselves in a manner that does not endanger the well-being of themselves or others, or cause property damage. All workers, employees, and subcontractors shall report all incidents and injuries immediately to their supervisor and/or superintendent. Everyone is encouraged to submit recommendations for improved safety measures at the workplace.

Visitors shall comply with the company safety rules while on our property.

Our OH&S Program is written with the best interest of all employees, contractors, visitors, and customers in mind. We believe incident prevention and efficient production go together and insist on dedicated participation from all our employees. This Health and Safety Policy will be reviewed annually, in consultation with all employees, for proactive due diligence and regulatory requirements. Employees are encouraged to participate in the annual review process and to make suggestions for improvement.

Your cooperation and dedication to health and safety is greatly appreciated. It is our expectation that everyone's commitment to their health and safety responsibilities in this program will prevent harm.

All employees are expected to adhere to all aspects of our OH&S Program. Workers found in non-compliance will receive disciplinary action up to and including termination as follows:

Definition: Any infraction of government, corporate or client rules that does not have the potential to cause immediate serious damage or injury.

Despite the above criteria for infractions, a gross safety violation may be cause for immediate dismissal.

Definition: Any infraction of government, corporate or client rules, or legislation that has the potential to cause serious damage or injury.

Violations of the Workers Compensation Act ("Act") or Regulation relating to the following circumstances are considered to be high risk violations by WorkSafeBC:

• Entry into an excavation over 1.2 m (4 feet) deep, contrary to the requirements of the Regulation.
• Work at over 3 m (10 feet) without an effective fall protection system.
• Entry into a confined space without pre-entry testing and inspection to verify that the required precautions have been effective at controlling the identified hazards.
• Causing work disturbing material containing asbestos, or potentially containing asbestos, to be performed without necessary precautions to protect workers.
• Hand falling or bucking without necessary precautions to protect workers from the tree that is being felled or bucked, or other affected trees.
• Work in the vicinity of potentially combustible dust without the necessary precautions to protect workers.

The goal of the Return-to-Work Program (RTW) is an early return to suitable and available employment that is within the worker's functional abilities and, if possible, restores the worker's pre-injury earnings. An injured worker can transition back into the workplace earlier and more safely when the employer takes immediate steps to accommodate the worker's injury.

Injury Management programs serve as a part of an injured worker's therapy and recovery by helping them stay at work, and/or return to productive and appropriate work as soon as possible. Injury Management programs are based on a philosophy that many injured workers can safely perform productive work during their recovery.

• Helps injured workers recover faster
• Reduces financial uncertainty for the worker and their family
• Reduces the concerns of employment security
• Maintains necessary job skills
• Maintains a sense of attachment with co-workers
• Reduces the risk of negative long-term health effects

• Demonstrates to all workers they are valued employees
• Returns injured workers to work in a safe and timely manner
• Maintains worker/employer relationships
• Reduces the cost of claims, which can help employers be more competitive
• Helps retain healthy and qualified workers
• Reduces the cost of training replacement workers
• Includes the employer in the recovery process for their injured worker

The information in this policy does not take precedence over applicable government legislation, with which all employees should be familiar.