Health and Safety

At North Arrow Minerals Inc. (“North Arrow”), commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing of our staff and the communities in which we work is engrained in our culture. It is our goal to provide safe and healthy workplaces by developing, maintaining, and promoting safe and productive work practices in all aspects of our business.

To achieve this, North Arrow’s Health and Safety Plans (office and in the field) include, but are not limited to:

• Include safety and occupational health consideration as an integral part of its operation, from design to closure.
• Take all reasonable and practical measures to ensure the workplace is free of potentially hazardous conditions.
• Provide information, training, procedures, and protective equipment to enable employees to work productively in a safe environment.
• Ensure that all employees understand and follow established safe work practices and procedures.
• Ensure that all contractors employed by North Arrow abide by this policy.
• Maintain trained individuals or teams capable of dealing with medical and emergency situations.
• Improve occupational health and safety through continuous review and improvement of procedures.
• Ensure that all incidents are thoroughly investigated to eliminate or reduce any future occurrences. 

To ensure these measures are implemented appropriately, North Arrow conducts “Risk Assessments” to identify hazards and risk factors that have the potential to cause harm (hazard identification), analyze and evaluate the risk associated with each identified hazard (risk analysis, and risk evaluation), and determine appropriate ways to eliminate the hazard, or control the risk when the hazard cannot be eliminated (risk control). 

North Arrow pledges to abide by any specific and/or mandated health and safety regulations applicable, by jurisdiction, to its operations.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the priority of North Arrow’s business remains focused on the health, safety and well being of its employees, contractors, and the communities in which we operate. There have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any North Arrow worksite, and we continue to work with territorial, provincial and federal health authorities to adhere to all government requirements and update our preventative measures as required.

Nothing is more important to us than the health, safety, and well-being of our employees. Providing the safest possible working environment is one of our highest priorities. Occupational Health and Safety (“OH&S”) has also been identified by the World Health Organization (“WHO”) as one of the basic elements of sustainable development. Protecting labor rights and promoting a safe and secure working environment for all staff is our primary goal.

North Arrow is continuing to manage and respond to COVID-19 within the framework of our COVID-19 Response Plan (the “Plan”), recommendations of health authorities, and local and national regulatory requirements.

We have taken numerous steps to ensure needs are being addressed in the communities and regions in which we operate. Our operations have shared action plans and preventative measures being implemented, while seeking and considering input from our employees, contractors, communities, and industry peers to ensure we are delivering responsive actions consistent with broader efforts.

Across all our projects we continue to identify and implement measures to protect our employees and the communities we work in. We have implemented several measures including, but not limited to:

• All operations and offices have implemented travel restrictions, monitoring, and response plans to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure and outbreak, including health screening of contractors, visitors, and employees when appropriate (at our office, and in the field).
• Employees and contractors who have had incidental contact or exposure to someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, as well as those who have travelled internationally, are being instructed to isolate for the prescribed length of time based on local/territorial/federal mandates, regardless of whether they are showing symptoms. Suspected cases will be closely monitored and reported to health authorities where appropriate.
• The Vancouver office is currently open, but with a limited staff. Staff are currently able to work from home to reduce interactions through commuting or close contact with fellow staff members. This group includes employees that fit COVID-19 risk groups determined by public health authorities. 
• Awareness campaigns will continue to be implemented and carried out actively with our employees and contractors.
• As the situation around COVID-19 continues to evolve, North Arrow will update this Workplan to meet requirements set out by health authorities and will relay this information to all staff and contract employees.
• Increased frequency of sanitized cleaning at office (i.e. door handles, phones, electronics, light switches, tables and chairs). Infographics have been placed in specific areas to promote employee hygiene practices including additional handwashing, sanitizers, and sterile wipes.
• Regular communication with employees to ensure they have the necessary facts and tools to deal with this ongoing situation at the workplace, and in their personal lives.
• A sufficient supply of COVID-19 rapid-test kits have been purchased and are available to staff members.

Online References:

Government of Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus.html

BC Centre for Disease Control

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.cdc.gov