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At Goldcorp, we strive to operate a well-maintained and safe work environment for all employees, contractors and partners. Safety is a priority and is at the forefront of all we do. We recognize our leadership responsibility to continue
to enhance our operations, implement rigorous safety-management processes and educate employees about the importance of safety as we seek to continuously improve.
To generate a safety culture throughout Goldcorp, we have implemented a behaviour-based approach to safety education. Over 400 senior leaders have participated in our Safety Leadership Training, and the introduction of a parallel course aimed at all employees has begun in 2009. Our goal is to have our entire workforce exposed to safety leadership skills through this program in the next 24 months.
In support of our culture, early in 2008, we developed a corporate-wide safety vision – Goldcorp: Safe Enough for Our Families. The vision reflects our desire to create a safe workplace, one which would be suitable for a loved one
to work in and one in which we all show the same concern
for the safety of our colleagues as we do for our family members. It is a vision that also empowers Goldcorp employees to act as leaders, not only thinking about getting the job done, but taking a holistic view of their work.
In 2008, we implemented a Safety Management Information System across the Company to assist in analyzing trends in safety-performance statistics. This technology is enabling
us to identify and manage safety risks before they become larger problems.
Our safety program continues to generate positive results. Similar to 2007, we continued to see progress in safety performance across the organization in 2008. Our safety performance, as measured by the All Injury Frequency Rate, improved by 17% year-on-year, and the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate improved by over 30%.
During 2008, several safety milestones were reached including one million hours worked with no Lost Time Injuries (LTI) at Marlin, San Dimas and Marigold mines; Red Lake mine achieved two million hours worked with no LTI; Peñasquito achieved four million hours worked with no LTI; and San Martin completed the full year with no LTI.
These performance improvements and accomplishments do not detract from our goal of having a workplace that is
Safe Enough for Our Families.
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