Health & Safety

Kodiak maintains an active Health & Safety management system encompassing all aspects of the corporate operations. Due to the nature of drilling operations, safety issues play a crucial role in our day to day activities. A brief description of our Health & Safety Management System is outlined below:

Policies and Plan - overall corporate policy on health and safety matters and detailed set of active policies.

Background Information – detailed compilation of health and safety resources.

Corporate Health Benefit Plan – insurance based benefit plan.

Health and Safety Resource Board – resource area for informational items related to health and safety issues.

Health and Safety Nook – resource/library area for health and safety related material.

Posters – WHMIS and First Aid posters.

MSDS – MSDS inventory.

Training – Kodiak has employee-specific health and safety related training requirements managed by a computer based training tracking system.

Site Specific Health and Safety Plan – in house developed Health & Safety Plan for Fieldwork.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – PPE requirements specified as task specific by company policy, by chemical specific guidelines, or by clients based on site specific conditions.

Health and Safety Representative – acts on non-management employees’ behalf on health and safety related matters.

Facilities Mapping – mapping of locations of emergency equipment and facilities.

Emergency Equipment - standard for office/shop facility and field equipment.

Drilling Safety Manual – Kodiak specific; part of the corporate health and safety policies.

Accident and Near-Miss Reporting - reporting forms and a management and health and safety rep review process.

Facilities Inspections – office and shop facilities inspection program.

Safety Meeting – monthly meetings to discuss health and safety related matters.

Utility Locates – Kodiak is a leader among drilling companies in developing comprehensive utility locate policies and practices, including stakeholder education

Upon request, we can provide you with a more detailed description of all the components of our Health & Safety Management System as well as the Table of Contents of our Health & Safety Plan. Many of our clients use this information to satisfy their own internal requirements and the requirements of their clients, by ensuring they are contracting a drilling company where safety truly does come first.