The Miller Group places the safety and well-being of our people above all else. It is evident in all we do. Our success is directly tied to our people — their professional development and personal growth. We build confidence and empower them to own their success.
The Miller Group’s longstanding commitment to a safe and healthy working environment is founded on a shared responsibility, regardless of an employee’s position or scope of work. Ensuring the well-being of all personnel – employees, contractors, service providers, and members of the public – protecting the environment and upholding our high safety standards is at the core of our mission and values.
Our commitment to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) excellence is led by our team of HSE professionals who are dedicated to ensuring that all employees, contractors, and service providers can work confidently and safely. We understand that our success is linked to the well-being of the people we support and the environment in which we operate. In that spirit, we are committed to continuously improving our HSE practices to make sure we all go home to our families everyday.
Our culture of safety and wellness is what sets us apart and is driven by employees at all levels as we continue the Evolution of Living Goal Zero.
Goal
Zero
The Evolution of Living Goal Zero is built around behaviour-based safety and Human Organizational Performance. The goal of the initiative is to reduce incidents throughout the organization by encouraging trust and rapport amongst our teams, individual empowerment, and open and honest communication with regards to safety. The initial purpose of Living Goal Zero, was establishing these lifesaving icons as reminders to help protect all employees from serious injury. Through the Evolution of Living Goal Zero, Miller continues to focus on our frame of mind and how the decisions we make can change the outcome.
To further foster our culture of safety, Miller launched the Who’s In My Backyard initiative. Through the sharing of personal stories and family photos, employees are reminded of the real reasons behind safety, building emotional connection, trust and engagement.
Miller has devoted significant energy, resources, and time to making improvements to our occupational health and safety management system, which was developed using the principles of the national Certificate of Recognition (CORTM) program. By adhering to key safety guidelines as prescribed by the various provincial associations, as well as incorporating other best management practices in health and safety, Miller can achieve and sustain an enhanced standard of safety. Building on a proud history of successful civil, construction and highway maintenance projects, Miller continues to contribute to this legacy by fully integrating safety and wellness planning into our project scheduling. The result is an exceptional level of safety on our job sites.
Miller maintains COR certificates in Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and COR equivalency in Saskatchewan.
LINKS:
Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations
Ontario – Infrastructure Health and Safety Association
Manitoba – Construction Safety Association of Manitoba
Nova Scotia – Construction Safety of Nova Scotia
New Brunswick Construction Safety Association
ENVIRONMENT
Our Commitment
The Miller Group’s overarching commitment is to offer our customers and users solutions that meet the challenges of sustainable development in our local communities. As an industry leader we are focused on Corporate Social Responsibility and the protection of the environment.
We plan our operations with preservation and pollution prevention in mind, seeking opportunities to minimize our impact on our natural surroundings. We are committed to the continual improvement of our environmental management systems – including environmental monitoring, policies, procedures, and practices. We consistently go above and beyond legislated standards and regulations to ensure that our sub-contractors adhere to environmental legislative requirements, as well as The Miller Group’s Environmental Policy. The communities we serve are our family, so it is vitally important that we remain focused on protecting the environment through conservation and sustainable practices.
Implement and Standardize our company-wide environmental management framework (Plan, Do, Check, Act).
Assess environmental risk and implement risk mitigation strategies for the protection of the natural environment.
Uphold the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment made under the Colas ACT initiative.
Maintain environmental due diligence and regulatory compliance across all operations.
Report all spills according to the Environmental Protection Act and ensure an adequate response.
Recycle products that will reduce waste within our operations.
Our Actions
The Miller Group encourages the participation and involvement of all employees and subcontractors to ensure environmental management practices are incorporated into our operations.
We implement best industry practices for environmental management and participate in raising awareness and educating employees in the protection and preservation of the environment. In the spirit of prevention, we are partners with the communities we service and with the stakeholders in our industry.
Miller E‑Team
The Miller Group holds an exceptional record of accomplishment for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as we operate in a manner that meets or exceeds many ethical, legal, commercial, and public expectations.
An area on which we will be placing greater emphasis is sustainability and lowering our carbon footprint. Enhancing Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) is a standard goal. In order to drive our CER culture and help execute our newly created Environmental Management Framework (EMF), we have established the Environmental Team or the E‑Team. It is comprised of volunteers across all business units with a common goal of promoting green-based initiatives across our network and helping to promote a culture of greater environmental awareness and stewardship. The E‑Team is working toward increased efficiency, lowering our carbon footprint, and growing The Miller Group’s reputation as an environmentally responsible organization.
