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Safety Programs<\/h1><\/div>

Workplace safety is of primary importance to PLCAC Members. Significant Association resources are used to develop and maintain workplace safety resources. The Safety Program has two components, The James L. Abraham Safety Performance Awards of Excellence and Workplace Safety Tools.<\/p>\n

Developed to support a safe, skilled, and collaborative pipeline construction industry, these resources reflect PLCAC\u2019s commitment to delivering practical value and advancing excellence across the sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Safety Programs<\/h2><\/div>

The Safety Program is guided by a standing Safety Committee of the PLCAC board of directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Safety Committee<\/h4><\/div>

This committee includes representatives from all areas of the PLCAC, including mainline, distribution, and maintenance and service. It functions to promote the development of various industry safety initiatives aimed at improving worker safety awareness and worksite processes.<\/p>\n

The committee works closely with our union partners, energy clients, industry associations and various regulatory bodies on matters that impact our industry. This committee also oversees the production of the PLCAC safety video series and is the liaison with Buildforce Canada on the distribution and administration of the Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST) program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

James L. Abraham Safety Performance Award of Excellence<\/h4><\/div>

Since 1997, the Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada has recognized Member Companies that have distinguished themselves for exemplary safety performance each year.<\/p>\n

These awards are known officially as the James L. Abraham Safety Performance Awards of Excellence.<\/p>\n

These awards are based on the lowest lost time incident frequency rates in 6 categories, which are:<\/p>\n

1. Mainline Pipeline Construction
\n2. Distribution Pipeline Construction
\n3. Maintenance and Service
\n4. Specialty Contractor \u2013 Transportation
\n5. Specialty Contractor \u2013 Other (over 20,000 person-hours)
\n6. Specialty Contractor \u2013 Other (under 20,000 person-hours)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Enhanced Learning Safety Video Series<\/h2><\/div>

The PLCAC is pleased to have produced 20 pipeline-specific videos to date in the Enhanced Learning Safety Video Series in collaboration between the PLCAC standing Safety Committee, our Contractors, and the Canadian Pipeline Advisory Council (CPAC).<\/p>\n

The Enhanced Learning Safety Videos are based on real accidents that occurred at our Regular Member job sites. These videos clearly demonstrate all lessons learned from these events.<\/p>\n

We are convinced that these videos, when shared with frontline workers and supervisors, will prevent such serious incidents in the future.<\/p>\n

All videos have been circulated to PLCAC Regular Members, our Union Partners, and Clients, and we encourage you to send them to your entire workforce to help educate everyone on specific safe procedures and help achieve a safer work environment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Links<\/h4><\/div>

Video Series Recap: Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility<\/a>
\nPLCAC Driving Incident<\/a>
\nPLCAC Excavation Incident<\/a>
\nPLCAC Electrocution Incident<\/a>
\nPLCAC Mental Health Awareness: General Summary<\/a>
\nPLCAC Mental Health Awareness: Suicide Prevention<\/a><\/span>
\nPLCAC Mental Health Awareness: PTSD<\/a>
\nPLCAC Mental Health Awareness: Anxiety & Depression<\/a>
\nPLCAC Mental Health Awareness: Substance Abuse<\/a>
\nWelding Shack Incident Video<\/span><\/a>
\nSideboom Incident Video<\/span><\/a>
\nRollover Incident Video<\/span><\/a>
\nCrossbore Incident Video<\/span><\/a>
\nSandblasting Incident Video<\/span><\/a>
\nRe-Fuelling Incident Video<\/span><\/a>
\nPowerline Contact Incident<\/span><\/a>
\nGrinder Incident<\/span><\/a>
\nEnvironmental Best Practices<\/span><\/a>
\nHook Incident<\/span><\/a>
\nHand Incident<\/span><\/a>
\nElectrocution Incident<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Safety Awards Program<\/h2>\n
(James L. Abraham Safety Performance Awards of Excellence)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

The PLCAC recognizes member companies who have distinguished themselves with exemplary safety performance and safety records through the James L. Abraham Safety Performance Award of Excellence program. These awards are based on lowest lost time incidents (LTI) frequency rates. The winners for the 2025 year were announced at the 2026 convention in Maui, Hawaii.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>
Mainline Pipeline Construction<\/h5>\n<\/div>
\"Michels<\/span><\/div>

Michels Canada Co.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The following companies also had zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) in this category (but worked less hours):
\nAecon<\/em> and OJB Energy Solutions<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Distribution Pipeline Construction<\/h5>\n<\/div>
\"NPL<\/span><\/div>

NPL Canada Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The following companies also had zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) in this category (but worked less hours):
\nRobert B. Somerville Co. Limited,<\/em> Aecon<\/em> and T.W. Johnstone Company Limited<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pipeline Maintenance & Service<\/h5>\n<\/div>
\"Robert<\/span><\/div>

Robert B. Somerville Co. Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The following companies also had zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) in this category (but worked less hours):
\nAecon, NPL Canada Ltd.<\/em> and OJB Energy Solutions<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Specialty Contractor \u2013 Transportation<\/h5>\n<\/div>
\"Premay<\/span><\/div>

Premay Pipeline Hauling L.P.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The following company also had zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) in this category (but worked less hours):
\n2XL Transport Ltd.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Specialty Contractor (HDD) \u2013 Pipeline Construction
\n(over 20,000 Hours)<\/h5>\n<\/div>
\"Aecon<\/span><\/div>

Aecon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The following companies also had zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) in this category (but worked less hours):
\nGlacier Blasting, McCaw\u2019s Drilling & Blasting Ltd., Michels Canada Co.,<\/em> and Robert B. Somerville Co. Limited<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Specialty Contractor (Hydrovac) \u2013 Pipeline Construction
\n(under 20,000 Hours)<\/h5>\n<\/div>
\"TESTCO<\/span><\/div>

TESTCO Western Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The following companies also had zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) in this category (but worked less hours):
\nLandshark Group, Lonestar Vacuum Inc. (A Division of Clean Harbours) <\/em>and Allstream Waste Solutions Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1047","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1172,"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1047\/revisions\/1172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pipeline.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}