Transcontinental - Social Engagement


	Transcontinental provides printing, publishing and marketing services that deliver exceptional value to its clients and provide a unique, integrated platform for them to reach and retain their target audiences. Transcontinental is the largest printer in Canada and fourth-largest in North America. It is also the country’s leading publisher of consumer magazines and French-language educational resources, its second-largest community newspaper publisher, and its digital platform delivers unique content through more than 120 Web sites. Its Marketing Communications Sector provides marketing products and services using new communications platforms supported by database analytics, premedia, email marketing, and custom communications. Transcontinental is a growing company with a culture of continuous improvement and financial discipline, whose values, including respect, innovation and integrity, are central to its operation.




	Commitment At Transcontinental, health, safety and wellness (HSW) is one key area of management focus, along with productivity and excellence. This is shown by the Corporation’s clear commitment to HSW, stated as follows: Ensure and maintain a healthy and safe work environment for employees, suppliers and contractors in all of our business units in order to promote wellness and encourage the adoption of a healthy lifestyle. *The Vigilance* Program** To support this commitment, all of Transcontinental’s business units use Vigilance, an internal prevention management program, that consists of all the Corporation’s policies, procedures, standards, regulatory programs, evaluation processes and best practices in occupational health, safety and wellness. Annual campaigns are organized to promote HSW; Vigilance also has an in-house newsletter and an Intranet page. Target: Zero Accidents To support our commitment to HSW, all business units must seek to achieve 100% compliance with Transcontinental’s HSW standards and with HSW legislation and norms. The Corporation is aiming at a record of zero accidents, assisted by Transcontinental’s prevention program and HSW audits. Results The number of accidents has dropped since the program was set up. Accident frequency per 200,000 hours worked
	2005: 2.13 / 2006: 2.33 / 2007: 1.35 / 2008: 1.30