About Us
Safety
Our highest held value is “Safe & Compliant or Not at All.”
At Heritage, Our First Commitment Is To Safety -
the safety of every employee, customer, supplier, contractor, and visitor.
We Empower Our Employees
To put it simply, we will not do any job or task that cannot be done safely and compliantly.
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Every Heritage employee has the right to stop any job or task that appears unsafe.
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Our goal is to send everyone home safe every day.
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We take pride in our health and safety record, which is amongst the best in the industry, but we continually strive to improve.
Health & Safety Process
The objective of our Health and Safety Process is to proactively control the chemical, physical, and environmental hazards through proper planning, hazard recognition, evaluation, control, and communication so that we have no incidents, spills, or other incidents.
To make that happen, we set our standards high and require strict adherence by our personnel, subcontractors, and visitors at Heritage facilities and project sites.
Our Safety Leadership
Heritage’s Health and Safety Process is led by the Corporate Director of Health & Safety, who reports directly to executive leadership.
Our process is implemented on a corporate-wide basis, with health and safety plans prepared for every Heritage project. Inspections and audits are performed to determine compliance with each site-specific plan. The major elements of our program are:
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Employee Medical Monitoring
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Employee Health & Safety Training
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Site Health & Safety Plan Development
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Site Inspections & Audits
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Near-Miss & Safety Observation Follow-Up & Corrective Action
Recognizing Safe Drivers
Driver Safety Recognition Program
This program empowers our employees out on the road to always prioritize safe driving practices and provides quarterly recognition to those who achieve a superior record of safety.
Learn more about our Driver Safety Recognition Program
Our Safety Principles
While management leads Heritage’s safety initiatives, each employee is responsible for following safety rules and regulations, stopping unsafe activities, and supporting an enhanced safety culture.
To achieve the company’s ultimate safety goal of zero incidents, each employee must pledge to hold themselves to the highest safety standards in accordance with our "6Safety" principles:
