Systems

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

• Health and safety
• Environment
• Quality

Our systems have five interrelated components:

• Training
• Inspections
• Audits
• Investigations
• Documentation

Training
Every employee receives training prior to commencing work. It is where we communicate values, and teach company policies and safe operating procedures for all aspects of our operation.

Training also allows us to introduce the ethic that underlies our systems-the critical importance of their implementation and the consequences of their 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
• Chemical storage areas
• 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.

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

The intent of our investigations is to determine the root cause of an incident or accident, not to assign blame to any one person. This information is then communicated to employees 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 a supervisor. These documents are reviewed at the year-end safety meeting as part of our on-going process of system improvement.