Providing a Safe and Rewarding Workplace

Sherritt’s operations are built on a zero harm health and safety culture. We aim to minimize operational risks to our workforce and nearby communities, and engage with these important stakeholders regularly on matters of safety, security and emergency response. Employee engagement and development remain priorities in ensuring we attract and retain the people critical to our business and its success. We believe that this is best achieved by fostering an inclusive, respectful and diverse workplace.

2020 Highlights

Sherritt implemented a number of additional health and safety measures designed to protect employees, contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders at its operations from COVID-19.

The company improved flexible work policies and expanded mental health offerings during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Operations focused their visible felt leadership safety interactions on COVID-19 controls and behaviours.

The Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate (TRIFR) was 0.22, the Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate (LTIFR) was 0.12, and the All Injury Frequency Rate (AIFR) was 1.44 per 200,000 work hours, respectively.

Over a three-year period, the trend with respect to safety rates remains positive with a TRIFR decrease of 49% and an LTIFR decrease of 63%. This level of performance continues to be peer leading.

The OGP Division in Cuba recorded zero lost time incidents (LTIs) for the fifth consecutive year since 2016, achieving more than 3.9 million work hours without an incident.

Sherritt was able to maintain safe and full production despite the COVID-19 pandemic by utilizing an essential workforce as permitted by local public health measures. There were no layoffs or suspensions of operations due to the pandemic.

There were no security incidents involving allegations or claims of human rights abuses at any of Sherritt’s operations.

Case Studies

Health and Safety Operational Excellence

The people who do the work usually know how best to solve the problems they encounter every day. OE simply enables it.

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Site Security Implementing The Voluntary Principles Initiative

The Fort Site has incorporated VPSHR–related requirements into its security provider agreements.

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Employee Relations Women-Only Heavy Equipment Training Program

Training women to operate heavy machinery is a unique initiative in the mining sector in Cuba.

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Meet Our Employees

Jafari Francis Manager of financial planning and analysis, corporate

Jafari has been with Sherritt for six years and has held progressive roles in Financial Reporting and Accounting Policy and is currently the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).

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