Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. takes very seriously its responsibility to act as a steward of the environment.
In meeting this responsibility, Sabina acts to:
- Ensure that we design our activities and operate in compliance with all environmental regulations to minimize our impact on the environment.
- Promote responsibility and accountability of managers, employees and contractors to the protection of the environment, and make environmental performance an important factor in the management/contractor review process.
- Provide resources, personnel and training to enhance the capacity of management, employees and contractors to implement programs and policies to protect the environment.
- Communicate openly with employees, contractors, local stakeholders and government on our environmental protection and sustainability programs and performance and address concerns pertaining to potential hazards and impacts.
- Promote the development and implementation of systems and technologies to minimize risks to the environment.
- Establish and maintain appropriate emergency response plans for all activities and facilities
- Maintain a self-monitoring program at each facility to ensure compliance and to proactively address plans to correct potential deficiencies
- Work cooperatively with government agencies, local communities and contractors to develop and enhance systems and technologies to improve environmental and sustainability practices.
- Encourage all employees, contractors or stakeholders to report to management any known or suspicious departure from this policy or its related procedures.
People who work for Sabina are the key to the Company's success and we are committed to the health, safety and well being of our entire workforce.
Sabina requires and enables each of its employees and contractors to maintain the health and safety of all individuals engaged in Sabina's operations and to strive to achieve an incident/accident free workplace.
Sabina provides its employees and contractors with the necessary resources to:
- Promote, prescribe and implement, health and safety practises and standards throughout the Company's operations in every stage of exploration, development, production and closure.
- Meet and, where reasonably practical, exceed regulatory requirements and continually strive to achieve best practises, notwithstanding any absence of legislation.
- Educate and train, on an ongoing basis, the individuals involved in Company operations to protect against injury, accidents and hazards.
- Institute health and safety reporting and accountability requirements and monitor same on an ongoing basis.
- Thoroughly investigate accidents, incidents and near misses and implement procedures and policies in a timely fashion to prevent re-occurrence.
- Work proactively with the public, contractors and governmental agencies to foster collaborative working relationships.