All of our people share our commitment to reducing incidents. We believe that high performance is enhanced by a safe workplace. To that end, we are continuously improve our safety programs and strengthen safety leadership at all levels of management.
The success of our business is dependent on the health and safety of our most valuable resource: our people.
Our corporate values reflect the importance of everyone safety and their wellbeing: Everyone goes home to their families at the end of their shift – everyone goes home. Period.
Heddle Shipyards actively strives to exceed industry benchmarks and foster a strong safety culture with our people, customers, visitors and contractors. All of our people share our commitment to reducing incidents.
We invest in recruiting, developing and retaining people who share and actively demonstrate our safety values.
Heddle Shipyards has developed comprehensive safety inspection programs to identify and address potential hazards over the duration of all projects and across all levels of work. From pre-inspections to final walk-throughs, we ensure continuous safety compliance.
All of our people work towards identifying and reporting hazards, with active Safety Response Teams to investigate and mitigate developing issues at each site. These dedicated teams also communicate all hazards to all levels of workers at all sites across Canada. Our focus on strong communication and sharing expedites group learning from our pooled experiences.
These teams coordinate with accredited third-party assistance to ensure 24-7, cross-Canada response and deployment in the event of an emergency situation.
Each Safety Response Team undergoes routine testing and evaluation of skills and abilities, to ensure that they deliver the service required to uphold the requirements of Heddle Shipyards and meet regulatory standards.
We are in the process of implementing a proactive approach to comprehensively manage and mitigate environmental risks. Our goal is to minimize any environmental impact from our business on the ecosystems in which we operate.
With five facilities across the Great Lakes and Atlantic Canada, we recognize the value of the unique ecosystems in which we live and operate. Canada’s Great Lakes—representing nearly 20% of Earth’s fresh surface water—St. Lawrence Estuary, Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic coastlines support a diverse array of plants and animals, comprising complex marine and estuary ecosystems, unlike any other.
As a committed partner in this expansive ecosystem, Heddle Shipyards looks to minimize all adverse impacts. Furthermore, through our Corporate Social Responsibility Programs, we invest time and money to further causes that support the continued success of these waterways.
Active Environmental Committees at each of our facilities proactively work to identify critical touch points where environmental impacts could occur. We have dedicated on-site teams that are trained in response techniques to mitigate, clean and dispose of material before it is released into the natural environment. In addition, each facility has a structured recycling program to ensure that as many materials as possible can be reused and not end up in our land fills.
We believe the continued success of our Canadian Waterways equals the continued success of Heddle Shipyards and we are committed to addressing environmental concerns or issues that impact our community.
To report an issue or concern, contact the Heddle Shipyards HSSE Manager at 905 528 2635 ext 253
Heddle Marine has offered timely, efficient and unique solutions for McAsphalt Marine over the last two decades. When our vessels attend Heddle yards, we have a high comfort level that Heddle will attempt to get our vessels back to work on our schedule.
Drydocking is a stressful time for owners and Heddle Shipyards helps alleviate the stress by keeping the information and timelines flowing to the owner’s onsite representatives.
Our highly skilled workforce adheres to ISO Quality Management Systems standards, with a continuous improvement mindset. We work hard and smart to earn your satisfaction.
Heddle Shipyards is currently certified at ISO 9001:2015. This accreditation ensures our ability to consistently meet customer expectations and adhere to international quality standards, as well as all statutory and regulatory requirements.
In 2019, Heddle Shipyards highlighted our commitment to quality with a new Quality Assurance Policy. This is our promise that our growing operations have been structured to employ the highest standards of planning, communication, training, and procedural control to provide our customers with the best quality of service, in a timely manner at the most competitive price.