HEALTH & SAFETY

Health & Safety Importance

Cambria Design Build is committed to the protection from accidental loss of all its resources, including all workers and physical assets. Job practices and procedures are clearly defined in our Occupational Health and Safety Management Program for all workers to follow. We believe that knowledge and training will result in a safer work environment. Loss prevention is the direct responsibility of the team members present at a project site, especially supervisors and all workers.

L to R: Kevin Flynn~Minister of Labour, Spencer Lavis~Cambria’s President,

Cambria Design Build has always taken health and safety very seriously and to keep improving our in-house H&S standards and to be more attractive to Construction Buyers in both the Public and Private Construction sectors, Cambria has signed up and its pursuing the Certificate of Recognition, COR™, which is nowadays the highest H&S Program in Ontario. “COR™ is a nationally trademarked and endorsed by participating members of the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA) of which the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association, IHSA, is a member”. COR™ provides employers with an effective tool to assess their health and safety management system and to actively take action to eliminate or control real or potential hazards in the workplace. “COR™ is aimed at driving positive workplace behaviour and practices that lead to improve performance”, which matches Cambria’s essence. “COR™ is currently being used across Canada” as an opportunity to improve and excel daily in H&S practices and procedures.

Cambria Design Builds 2018 Health & Safety Meeting

The annual meeting keeps the entire staff up-to-date on the latest Health & Safety information. Special guests included Carlos Figueira – ISHA Lead COR Auditor and Rob Ellis – Founder and President of MySafeWork.

League of Champions Construction Safety Award

Cambria Design Build receives the League of Champions Construction Safety Award on March 2, 2018.

To better achieve COR™, Cambria Design Build has added to the Management Team a CRSP H&S Professional to lead the way, and has combined this strategy with “eCompliance Health and Safety Software, the #1 software solution for protecting the workforce and our business. Our mobile‐first solution connects at‐risk employees with head office, generating safety dashboards that management can use to make faster, fact‐based decisions. With eCompliance, management and executives have a 360-degree real‐time view on safety performance so they can proactively protect employees, reduce corporate risk, and use improved safety performance as a competitive advantage”.

Cambria Design Build also employs the services of Safety First Consulting Inc., a company providing random on site health and safety inspections to current ongoing Cambria projects. These inspection reports are completed on site, reviewed with the site supervisor and then emailed to the Cambria Health and Safety Team for follow-up. Cambria takes SAFETY SERIOUSLY!”

Finally, all managers, supervisors, workers, and sub-contractors must comply with Cambria Design Build loss prevention requirements as they apply to every project. All workers must perform their jobs properly in compliance with established written procedures and operating practices as well as our clients’ policies. In fulfilling this commitment to protect both people and property, we will provide and maintain a Safe and Healthful work environment. In order to achieve this goal, Cambria Design Build will support its employees, sub-contractors and clients’ safety concerns, and whenever necessary, ensure that disciplinary action is taken in case of any breach of the Health and Safety Policy. Cambria Design Build will enforce compliance to legislative requirements and will strive to eliminate any foreseeable hazards. All supervisors, workers and subcontractors will be equally responsible for minimizing accidents within our company projects.

WSIB 2017 Safety Group Program

On November 28, 2018, Cambria Design Build successfully completed the 2017 Safety Group Program.

Safety Groups Program is designed to help improve health and safety, protecting the employees and stop injuries from happening at workplace. For more information about this program please click here.

ContractorCheck

On November 29, 2017, ContractorCheck accredited and certified Cambria Design Build. ContractorCheck is a third-party health and safety Accreditation program for contractors. They collect, review and store contractor health and safety policies, training procedures, insurance, and documentation. ContractorCheck assures clients that contractors have a safety programs satisfying federal and provincial legislation, as well as client specific requirements. Every assessment is assessed and/or accredited by an experienced CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional).

Government of Ontario

In 2017 the government of Ontario recognized Cambria Design Builds commitment to health and safety.

Ontario General Contractors Association

In 2016 the Ontario General Contractors Association awarded Cambria Design Build with the League of Champions Construction Safety Award.

May 2016 Cambria Design Build received the League of Champions Construction Safety Award

Distinguished Achievement in Health & Safety in 2016