Safety First

It’s what we live by every day

An intense focus on safety is the key to our success

At Bruce Power, our Number 1 value is ‘Safety First.’

Our strong safety culture and healthy workplace environment are at the heart of everything we do. This is essential to achieving our long-term business goals.

Everything we do is designed to minimize risk to the public, visitors, contractors and our employees.

Our goal for our employees: Zero occupational injuries and illnesses

When it comes to occupational injuries and illnesses, we have highly ambitious goals: zero occupational injuries or illnesses. Currently, we have reached 200,000 hours worked without an Acute-Loss Time Injury.

Legal requirements are just the starting point

Our Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) management system goes far beyond legal requirements and is designed for continual improvement. We adopt proven best-in-class practices vital to sustainable top quartile performance. It’s good for our employees, good for everyone.

Facts about nuclear safety

People sometimes ask about the safety of CANDU nuclear reactors. Here are three basic facts you should know:

  • It is impossible for a nuclear power plant to explode like a bomb
  • The built-in safety systems take into account human error, equipment failure and external risks such as earthquakes
  • Should an accident occur, CANDU reactors are designed to contain radioactive emissions within reactor buildings

Learn more about nuclear energy here.

We report to many regulatory bodies

At Bruce Power, we report on many facets of our operations to the federal and provincial governments and their agencies. Learn more about our ongoing regulatory reporting here.

Health and Safety policy

View our Health and Safety Policy.