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11 | WSPS.CA/AnnualReport PLANNING for a SAFE FUTURE The team at Andrew Peller Limited constantly looks for ways to improve employee safety. The Ontario-based wine, craft alcohol and premium personal winemaking marketer and producer has been a part of the WSPS Safety Group for more than 12 years. It has also come to WSPS for JHSC Certification Training, machine safety assessments, and training on robot safety and lockout/tagout practices. However, the company believes the most important thing WSPS has assisted with is keeping it informed of changes in health and safety legislation to help it remain on track and plan for the future at all of its properties. "WSPS helped us identify, prioritize and plan for improvements so we were not throwing good money after bad, but rather investing in our production equipment to improve both employee safety and overall production efficiency," says Lynne Matsell, Andrew Peller Limited's Environment, Health and Safety Advisor. WSPS completed a machine safety assessment of one of the production lines at Peller's bottling facility in Grimsby and assessment of the second line wrapped up in 2017. "Peller has always been keen to acquire information and apply it to their operations," says Michael Wilson, WSPS Technical Specialist. "Last year, we saw what had been done since the first assessment. It's clear that a tremendous amount of effort went into those changes." "The machine guarding report helps us keep the conversation going," says Matsell. "Some gaps have quicker fixes than others— you have to start somewhere." The company's proactive focus on safety is producing great results. Multi-department JHSC involvement, workplace inspections, reporting and investigating all incidents, and new employee training are important pieces of its health and safety management system. Nationally, Andrew Peller Limited has experienced a 95% reduction in lost-time Injuries over the last 10 years. "We're always discussing how we can do better with improving our safety culture as the company grows. There is a lot of support for safety at all levels across the company," adds Matsell. "It's just the way we do business." — " — WSPS helped us identify, prioritize and plan for improvements so we were not throwing good money after bad, but rather investing in our production equipment to improve both employee safety and overall production efficiency. Lynne Matsell, Environment, Health and Safety Advisor Andrew Peller Limited — " —

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