Environmental Policy
FortisOntario Inc. (the "Company") and its operating subsidiaries strive to achieve
environmental excellence in providing electrical power and electrical utility services to its
customers. Through the implementation of its Health, Safety & Environmental Management
System, the Company maintains its focus on the continual improvement of its environmental
responsibilities and performance. The following policy sets the Company's environmental
commitments.
We will endeavor to:
- Encourage and enable the Company to have an effective environmental management system that is appropriate to the nature, scale and impacts of its business, and is committed to the continual improvement and prevention of pollution.
- Comply with all applicable environmental legislation, regulations, and other requirements and require the Company's contractors to comply with the same standards.
- Integrate environmental factors into the Company's planning, decision making, and business practices.
- Manage the system through documentation, implementation and maintenance.
- set environmental objectives and targets to enable the responsible management of the Company's environmental aspects.
- Make available to all employees of the Company appropriate training to ensure that their work is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Ensure that the Company's environmental policy is communicated to the Company's employees and is made available to the public, shareholders, and other interested parties.
Date: January 29, 2010
Version: 8
Approved By: Bill Daley, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Health & Safety Policy
FortisOntario Inc. (the "Company") and its operating subsidiaries strive to achieve health and
safety excellence in providing electrical power and electrical utility services to its customers.
Through the implementation of its Health, safety & Environmental Management System, the
Company maintains its focus on the continual improvement of its health and safety
responsibilities and performance. The following policy sets the Company's health and safety
commitments.
We will endeavor to:
- Encourage and enable the Company to have an effective health and safety management system that is appropriate to the nature, scale and risks of its business, and is committed to continual improvement and prevention of injury and ill health.
- Comply with all applicable health and safety legislation, regulations, and other requirements and require the Company's contractors to comply with the same standards.
- Integrate health and safety factors into the Company's planning, decision making, and business practices.
- Manage the system through documentation, implementation and maintenance.
- Set health and safety objectives and targets to enable the responsible management of the Company's health and safety risks.
- Make available to all employees of the Company appropriate training to ensure that their work is conducted in a healthy and safe manner.
- Ensure that the Company's health and safety policy is communicated to the Company's employees and available to the public, shareholders, and other interested parties.
Date: January 29, 2010
Version: 8
Approved By: Bill Daley, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Workplace Violence &. Harassment Policy
FortisOntario Inc. (the "Company") and its operating subsidiaries strive to achieve health and safety excellence in
providing electrical power and electrical utility services to its customers.
The Company recognizes that its employees should be able to work without fear of vioience and harassment. The
Company is committed to fostering a workplace free of violence and harassment by meeting its statutory obligations,
taking reasonable steps to protect employees from workplace vioience and harassment and ensuring that all
employees are treated with respect, fairness and sensitivity. The Company is also committed to creating an informed
and socially responsible workforce, by increasing awareness of the implications of violence and harassment. All
complaints and incidents related to workplace violence and harassment will be treated seriously and receive the same
care and attention as any other workplace hazard. The follOWing policy sets the Company's commitment to this
endeavour.
We will endeavor to:
- Take all reasonable precautions and steps to protect employees and ensure a workplace free from workplace violence and harassment.
- Undertake workplace violence risk assessments to identify risks of workplace violence and develop appropriate controls.
- Encourage and enable the Company to have an effective health and safety management system that is appropriate to the nature, scale and risks of its business, and is committed to continual improvement and prevention of workplace violence and harassment, accidents and injuries.
- Comply with all applicable health and safety legislation, regulations, and other requirements and reqUire the Company's contractors to comply with the same standards.
- Consult with the Joint Health and Safety Committee as appropriate, including with respect to the Company's workplace violence risk assessment.
- Make available to all employees of the Company appropriate training to ensure that their work is conducted in a healthy and safe manner.
- Make available to all employees of the Company appropriate training on the contents of the Company's workplace violence and harassment policy and program.
- Ensure that the Company's Workplace Violence and Harassment policy is reviewed at least annually, and that the policy and program are communicated to the Company's employees and available to the public, shareholders, and other interested parties.
Date: June 15,2010
Version: 1
Approved By: Bill Daley, President and Chief Executive Officer
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