Corporate
Health & Safety
Our Health & Safety
It is CRA's belief that our employees are the company's most valuable resource and that they deserve the right to practice their profession in a safe working environment. Safety ranks as the highest priority of commitment by CRA's senior management. CRA's health and safety program is called Safety Means Awareness Responsibility Teamwork (SMART). The SMART program was developed to provide the foundation for continuous improvement in our safety performance and serve as a vehicle by which we sustain the importance of health and safety management in our daily activities.
CRA's Health & Safety Policy Statement
Principles and Objectives of the SMART Program
Principles. In the pursuit of our vision, we will adhere to the following principles:
- Preventing injuries, illnesses, and incidents is a valued business practice
- All injuries and illnesses are preventable by anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of causative factors
- Management at all levels is personally responsible for providing leadership, accountability, and resources to prevent injuries, illnesses, and incidents
- Adherence to safety policies is a condition of employment for all employees
Objectives. Fundamental objectives underlying our vision are:
- Elimination of all injuries and illness through proper management of causative factors
- Acceptance and practice by all employees and contractors of our safety and health principles and policies, both on and off the job
- Provide consistent safety and health training throughout the company
- Respect and recognition in the marketplace, earned through our actions and accomplishments, that we have become the premier consultant in occupational safety and industrial hygiene performance
Employee Responsibility for Safety
CRA employees have the following responsibilities for safety regardless of workplace location and/or position held within the company:
- Comply with CRA safety and health policies and procedures
- Comply with United States, Canadian, and client site-specific requirements for occupational safety and health
- Report all accidents, injuries, illnesses, near misses, and unsafe conditions
- Follow safe work practices
- Wear appropriate clothing and personal protective equipment
- Recognize health and safety hazards and use appropriate safeguards
