1. Safety Culture Assessment

2. Cando rail services
Full service rail provider: Short Line RR Operator; Industrial Switching; Rail Car Storage; Transload Operator, Engineering and Track Services; Locomotive and Rail Car maintenance
450 employees in over 20 operations throughout Canada and the US
Employee owned company

3. Safety culture assessment
Perception survey: 363 of 450 employees completed (81%) return rate
Fairly positive results ranged between /5.00
Focus groups at employee hub locations: London/Winnipeg/Regina/Edmonton
Recognized that there was room to further improve and strengthen corporate safety culture
Focused on all aspects of communication within the organization including managerial communication processes and peer-to-peer

4. Initiatives
Introduction of TrackSmart – The goal of TrackSmart is to have a shared safety culture and improve communication and education across the company. ITS HOW WE DO THINGS AROUND HERE
Employee Safety Education Program – 8 hour interactive program covering modules on safety culture, human factors, personal fatigue management, ergonomics, hazard identification, distracted driving
Enhanced/targeted employee safety meetings
Additional training for supervisors and managers focusing on managing safety

5. Initiatives Re-vamped employee newsletter and intra-net page
Re-defined Efficiency Tests focusing on quality, coaching, mentorship
Development of Railway Education Program for our customers
Expanded Corp Safety Dept to provide field support
Development of new IT program focused on safety performance analysis

6. outcomes
A more clearer, concise and consistent approach to managing safety
Employee Safety Education program has been delivered to 75% of staff - extremely positive acceptance from employees, supervisors and managers
Better awareness from all levels of the organization on overall benefits of a positive safety culture