Teck COVID-19 Response Measures
March 17 2020 - 6:17PM
Teck is implementing extensive preventative measures across its
offices and operations in order to safeguard the health of its
employees, while continuing to operate safely and responsibly
maintain employment and economic activity.
All Teck corporate offices have been closed and remote work
implemented for all employees able to do so. Other measures being
put into place at Teck’s operations include:
- Reducing or eliminating in person meetings and other large
gatherings
- Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols, including
frequent disinfecting of employee buses and work areas
- Promoting personal preventative measures, such as frequent
handwashing
- Screening all contractors and external visitors to site for
risk factors and symptoms
- Increasing social distancing practices at site, such as
reducing the number of passengers on buses; separating groups of
employees at work; cancelling large group meetings; changing
meetings from in-person to electronic, e.g. holding crew meetings
by radio
- Requiring employees who show symptoms or are in close contact
with someone with symptoms to stay home from work
- Requiring employees returning from travel outside of Canada to
self isolate
- Reducing the number of on-site staff as much as possible;
implementing work from home where feasible
- Working on expanding sick leave coverage for affected
employees
Teck’s operating sites are very large, employees are widely
distributed and typically do not work together in large groups. We
are further abiding by direction from public health authorities to
restrict gatherings of people and maintain social distancing.
“We are focused on continuing to ensure the health and safety of
our employees and the communities in which we operate, while
maintaining employment to the extent possible through this evolving
challenge,” said Robin Sheremeta, Senior Vice President, Coal.
“We are implementing extensive protocols in response to COVID-19
to safeguard our employees and support community efforts to limit
transmission,” said Shehzad Bharmal, Vice President, North America
Operations, Base Metals.
“We are working closely with Teck management to support the
preventative measures being implemented to protect the health and
safety of our membership and maintain safe employment,” said
Stephen Hunt, Director of United Steelworkers (USW) District 3.
We will continue to adapt our response as necessary as this
situation continues to evolve, with our primary focus being the
health and safety of employees.
About TeckTeck is a diversified resource
company committed to responsible mining and mineral development
with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc
and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and
TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK. Learn
more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.
Teck Media Contact:Chad PedersonManager,
Communications Planning604.699.5013chad.pederson@teck.com
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