Systems

Summit has implemented several systems to ensure that we complete our work safely, efficiently, and to high levels of accountability and excellence. We have documented systems in

• health and safety;
• environment; and,
• quality .

Our systems have five interrelated components:

• Training
• Inspections
• Audits
• Investigations
• Documentation

Training
Every Summit employee receives training prior to commencing work. This is where we communicate values and teach company policies and safe operating procedures for every aspect of our operation.

Training also allows us to introduce the ethic that underlies our systems-the critical importance of system implementation and the consequences of system breakdown.

Inspections
Inspections ensure our facilities and activities are safe and meet or exceed environmental regulations. Regular inspections are carried out and documented on the following:

• Vehicles
• Camp Facilities
• Fuel Facilities
• Tree Caches
• Quality
• Work Sites and Field Operations

Audits
Audits assess our safety and environmental systems as a whole. These audits ensure that system components are being employed as intended and notes deficiencies to be evaluated and improved upon.

Investigations
Summit conducts a formal investigation for every incident or accident. An accident is a situation that results in injury, property damage, or the loss of process resulting in down time. An incident is a situation that has the potential to become an accident.

The intent of our investigations is to determine the root cause of any incident or accident, not to assign blame. The information gained through investigation is then communicated to employees in order to avoid similar events in the future. It is also used to update our policies, procedures, and training design on an ongoing basis.

Documentation
All of our training, inspections, audits, and investigations are documented and signed off by our supervisors. These documents are reviewed at the year-end safety meeting as part of our on-going process of system improvement.