SRQ is committed to implementing comprehensive health & safety policies including environmental, work and community (HSEC) guidance. These policies and guidance are actively communicated to the Company’s leaders, team, contractors, and partners to ensure that they are actively applied, reviewed and improved.
These policies are intended to ensure that SRQ and its subsidiaries adhere to best standards on health, safety, environment, and community during exploration and the subsequent project development. In addition, the company will evaluate contractors and suppliers’ activities according to these standards.
The diagram below shows the path for effective management of health, safety, environmental, labour and the community policies and guidelines. The path is based on various standards: health and safety (OHSAS 18000), the standards of the international management system of environment (ISO 14000) and on international environmental and social performance standards.
SRQ anticipates that all employees and contractors will work safely at all times. Strong leadership at all levels of the company is essential to ensure optimal performance of safety and health.
These policies are intended to ensure that SRQ and its subsidiaries adhere to best standards on health, safety, environment, and community during exploration and the subsequent project development. In addition, the company will evaluate contractors and suppliers’ activities according to these standards.
The Company believes that good environmental management at every exploration stage, prospect, and mine site, proactive health and safety procedures, transparent interaction with local communities, and implementation of prudent expenditure and business performance, constitute the foundation for successful exploration and sustainable development.
SRQ believes in good environmental stewardship and strives to apply best management practices at all stages of exploration and project development activities.
The Company will develop and implement appropriate procedures for the different stages of its surveys, ground exploration, prospecting and evaluation, and development work. SRQ’s respect of this commitment positions it as a proactive company in the environmental protection field.
In these respects, the Company will work actively and transparently with government authorities, First Nation authorities, other elected parties, non-governmental organizations, and the communities themselves to ensure that they (the communities) are aware of the activities of the Company, and that community impacts are avoided or mitigated.
When drilling, evaluation and other such programmes are implemented, the Company will endeavour to identify how the impacts of such work on communities can best be managed, and how benefits can best be provided to communities through the activities of the Company.
SRQ recognizes that the pursuit of economic growth through employment creation and income generation should be accompanied by protection of fundamental rights of workers.
