Safety Performance
Work Safe Alberta 2006 Best Safety Performer Award

AltaGas Utilities Inc. has been selected for a Work Safe Alberta 2006 Best Safety Performer Award for exceptional performance in workplace health and safety. Approximately 300 of Alberta’s 140,000 employers earned this award in 2006 and AltaGas Utilities Inc. is proud to accept this prestigious award for the Large Employer category.

AltaGas Utilities Inc. has met the following criteria to be selected for the award in 2006:

  • A current Certificate of Recognition (COR) and a Partner in good standing under the Partnerships in Health and Safety Program.
  • A disabling injury (DI) rate 40 per cent lower than the Natural Gas Distribution industry’s average, no DI’s in the most recent 60 consecutive person years of employment, and no more than one additional DI per each additional 60 person years.
  • No work related fatalities in the previous three years, and no outstanding compliance orders under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Legislation.
  • No violations of the OHS Act in connection with any incident investigated by Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry during the past two years.
  • Not currently being prosecuted for a violation under Alberta’s OHS Legislation.

A more comprehensive look at the criteria is contained in the following PDF document, which is also available at the Government of Alberta's Work Safe Alberta website.

View the Government of Alberta's Work Safe Alberta Annual Best Safety Award Criteria (PDF format).

Last updated 2007/09/12