B.J. Halow and Son Constructors Ltd.

SITE-SPECIFIC SAFETY PLAN

Coldstream Mine Tailing Relocation and Spillway Construction (Phase 2a)

Burchell Lake South on Highway 802 near Kashabowie

DATE: February 2011

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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 –GENERAL STATEMENTS 41.1 Workplace Safety and Health Policy 41.2 The Site-Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) 5

SECTION 2 – SCOPE OF WORK 52.1 Scope of Work 52.2 Site-Specific Safety Plan Application 5

SECTION 3 – PROJECT SAFETY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY 6

3.1 Safety Responsibilities 6

SECTION 4 – ADMINISTRATIVE PHASE 74.1 Safety Orientation 74.2 Awareness Campaign 74.3 Subcontractor/hired contractor SSSP 74.4 Training 74.5 Audits and Inspections 84.6 Meetings 84.7 Emergencies 84.8 Incident Reporting 84.09 Incident Investigations 94.10 Responsibility/Identification of Key Line Personnel 94.11 Medical Requirements and Workers Compensation 94.12 Medical Services 94.13 Medical Monitoring 94.14 Evacuation Plan 10

5.1 SITE RISK ANALYSIS AND SAFETY SPECIFICATION DEVELOPMENT13

5.2 Pre-mobilization Safety Meeting 13

SECTION 6 – CONSTRUCTION PHASE 146.1 Site Risk Analysis 146.2 Five Hazard Control Measures 146.3 Activity Hazards Analysis 146.4 Construction Site Inspection 156.5 Competent First Aid Person 16

SECTION 7 – CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING 177.1 Project Safety Orientation 177.2 Zero Incident Techniques 177.3 Daily Meeting and Safety Planner 17

SECTION 8 – RECORD KEEPING 18

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SECTION 9 – FORMS 19JOB OPERATIONS AND CONDITIONS 24PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT’S SAFETY AUDIT 26

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SECTION 1 –GENERAL STATEMENTS

1.1 Workplace Safety and Health Policy

Policy Statement:

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

It is the policy of B.J. Halow and Son Constructors to provide all persons within its employ with a safe and healthy work environment. The Company is committed to make every reasonable effort to prevent injuries and maintain a healthy environment.

In recognition of this we will continue to strive to:

develop, implement and maintain programs which prevent injury and illnessmeet or exceed all legislative requirements and standards or good practice within the industry integrate health and safety into every activity of the Companyensure that all employees are knowledgeable of and work in compliance with legislative requirements and safe work practices

The success of the health and safety program requires the dedication and participation of all employees. All employees will be held accountable for implementing the Occupational Health and Safety Program.

We the undersigned have reviewed this Site Specific Safety Plan.

Peter Kelos, General Manager Date

John Howard Site Superintendent Date

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1.2 The Site-Specific Safety Plan (SSSP)

B.J Halow & Son Constructors Ltd. has the project goal of ZERO accidents and ZEROinjuries, with work tasks designed to minimize or eliminate hazards to personnel, processes, equipment, and the general public. No worker should ever perform a task that may endanger their own safety and health or that of others.

This SSSP outlines the Safety, and Health (S&H) requirements and guidelines developed for Coldstream Mine Tailing Relocation and Spillway Construction (Phase 2a). These requirements are written to help protect site personnel, visitors, and the general public from exposure to potential S&H hazards on this job site. There are several plans and actions that are included to ensure that we act to protect the environment, the general public, as well as our workforce during the construction phase of this project. Site-specific individual S&H Plans required for this project are described in Section 2.2 .This plan shall be updated if there are major changes to project conditions, situations, or exposures, and those revisions shall be noted on the document. An employee acknowledgement form documents that each employee understands the SSSP and will implement these safety and health requirements on this job site. See page 27.

SECTION 2 – SCOPE OF WORK

2.1 Scope of Work

The project involves the rehabilitation of a number of sites and a spillway that have been contaminated by mine tailings that have leached sulphuric acid. The project will see to the removal of the contaminated soil and to the relocation of this excavated material to a secure, protected location (called the Tailings Relocation Area TRA). Concurrently with the removal will be a process of backfilling the excavated sites with clean acceptable backfill produced to specifications as indicated in the contract. Along the spillway before materials are replaced, geotextile material will be laid down first before acceptable materials are replaced. The project will be in two phases – the first phase described above will be to excavate, stockpile and backfill the excavated areas. Excavated materials will be stockpiled at the TRA and will be covered with a membrane. Once weather permits, the cover will be removed, the area will be sloped and graded and finally seeded.

2.2 Site-Specific Safety Plan Application

The Site is located approximately 9 kilometres south of Highway 11 on Highway 802. It is an abandoned mine site. The total length of the construction area is approximately 2 kilometres with a major site to the east of Highway 802 (including areas to be excavated and a spillway) and a smaller area to be rehabilitated to the west of highway 802. The work area has been cleared of trees and the area would be classed as wilderness. The closest seasonal occupation would be cottages on Burchell Lake. There is some commercial logging underway in the area.

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The site is considered quite compact and this posses a major safety risk because much of the equipment will be working in close proximity. Additionally equipment will be required to cross and travel along Highway 802.

Finally, there is some concern with the nature of the tailings which contain low levels of sulphuric acid. As a result all manpower is required to pay strict attention to the following

PPE must be worn at all times, including safety glasses, reflective vests, safety boots, gloves and hearing protection when warranted.Nitrile gloves must be worn whenever there is a possibility of contact with the tailings. This will include lay down of geotextile ground cover, the handling of survey rods and equipment and clearing debris from equipment. Safety masks may be warranted during periods of dusting conditions.. All employees are required to make sure they remove mud and soil from their boots before entering vehicles and job trailers. Please keep equipment flooring clear of mud and dust.All employees must wash their hands before eating, smoking or touching their bare skin to avoid irritation.

SECTION 3 – PROJECT SAFETY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY

3.1 Safety Responsibilities

The safety responsibilities of our personnel assigned to this job site include:

Peter Kelos, General Manager Responsible for enforcement of the Health and Safety Program

John Howard, Project SuperintendentResponsible for the site evaluation, employee notification and review and compliance with the Company Health and Safety Program

Allan Randle, Superintendent

Responsible for job work analysis, employee notification and compliance.

Rob Durack, Site Safety SupervisorResponsible for job work analysis and completion of Task Forms

Wayne Cerven, Company Safety ResourceAssist the company in risk management and safety training

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SECTION 4 – ADMINISTRATIVE PHASE

4.1 Safety Orientation

Contractor will implement a safety orientation program. Every employee will be given an orientation to the Company’s Health and Safety Handbook as well as a Site Specific Orientation. Topics will include:SSSP Requirements Safety Rules and Disciplinary PoliciesIncident Reporting and Record Keeping Policies

Employees new to this project, including new hires and transfers, must attend a site-specific-safety orientation on their first day and sign an acknowledgment form indicating they attended and understood the safety orientation. All employees at a minimum will have received their Common Core training.

4.2 Awareness Campaign

Contractor’s safety awareness program includes the following elements: signs, posters, banners, focus briefings, etc. These are used to promote worker safety awareness, identify our potential worksite exposures, implement appropriate hazard controls, thereby helping us to achieve our safety goals. We supplement the Owner’s awareness program with safety information specifically applicable to the scope of work on their individual projects.The project safety bulletin board is maintained by our Site Superintendent and is our primary information point for the project safety awareness campaign. Bulletin boards are located in our job site office.

4.3 Subcontractor/hired contractor SSSP

Any subcontractor or hired contractor will receive an orientation as indicated in 4.1 They will be treated for health and safety as if they were an employee of our company and if required under the legislation produce for us a coy of their health and safety policy.

4.4 Training

B.J. Halow & Son Constructors Ltd. has a comprehensive safety and health training program tailored to the scope of work for this project. All employees receive a project safety orientation upon assignment to the project. Topics include but are not limited to:

Fall ProtectionLadder SafetyHazard CommunicationHousekeepingLock Out/ Tag Out

Training records are maintained electronically and/or on site in the job site office. Should the Ministry of Labour visit our job site, these training records are one indication of our implementation of an active safety program on this site.

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4.5 Audits and Inspections

The General Manager has implemented a safety audit and inspection program for this site. The Company Safety Resource will conduct a Site Inspection every second Friday and will meet with all employees the following Monday to discuss the results of his findings.

4.6 Meetings

Daily tailgate safety meetings are scheduled to review safety inspections, findings, and corrective actions taken; critical safety procedures, discuss recent workplace incidents, and to celebrate safety milestones. Records of these meetings are on file in the job site office with attached attendance sheets.Contractor shall conduct a project specific safety orientation for all Subcontractor personnel who work on the project.Contractor shall conduct a pre-mobilization safety meeting with each trade prior to the trade commencing work and keep minutes of the meeting.Contractor shall hold daily safety meetings prior to the start of each work shift. The meeting shall have a duration of 10 to 15 minutes and must be documented using the Safety Meeting Attendance Sheet as Provided by the Contractor.

4.7 Emergencies

To accurately report all incidents, B.J. Halow & Son Constructors Ltd. has posted an emergency communications system for the events listed below:

All Incidents Site Supt. 807-624-7399 Office 807-939-2533

Fires/Explosions Fire Dept. 1-888-284-3473 (MNR –NWR)1-888-863-3473(MNR- NER)

Spill Reporting MOE 1-800-268-6060Ambulance 1-877-351-2345Air Ambulance Lat 48’36”18 N

Long 90’34”49 WPolice 1-888-310-1122Helipad Junction Highway 11- Highway 17

4.8 Incident Reporting

The Contractor shall investigate all incidents and forward copies of the incident report to the Alan Pratt (416) 540-9710 within 4 hours of the incident. An incident report must be provided for: near misses, first aid, recordable injuries, third party property damage or personal injury, and builders risk claims.Employees involved in or witnessing an injury or near miss must immediately report it to the responsible supervisor, who in turn immediately relays the report to the Project Superintendent. No supervisor may decline to accept or relay a report of injury or significant near miss from a subordinate.

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The Superintendent or Project Safety Manager must notify the Ministry of Labour and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board office immediately if an accident involves the death of an employee or hospitalization of three or more workers.

4.09 Incident Investigations

All accidents and significant near misses are investigated by the Site Superintendent or his delegate. All incidents shall be investigated within 4 hours of occurrence and an incident report filed immediately following the occurrence. If there is insufficient information to answer all questions, the incident will be reported anyway. The missing information will be provided to the Commission Representative when it becomes available. Corrective actions must be implemented and any worker compensation or liability claims are reported to our insurance carrier immediately. See page 22.

4.10 Responsibility/Identification of Key Line Personnel

Project :Coldstream Mine Tailings Relocation and Spillway Reconstruction (Phase 2)

Address: Burchell Lake south on Highway 802 near KashabowieTelephone Fax Email peter@bjhalow.com

807-939-2533 807-939-1780____________________________________________

Executive Manager Contact Information Peter Kelos 807-939-2533, peter @bjhalow.comSite Superintendent Contact InformationJohn Howard 807-624-7399Superintendent: Contact Information

Allan Randle 807-626-338Safety Manager: Contact InformationRob DurackWayne Cerven

807-251-0636807-628-6012

Other: Contact Information:The personnel listed above have the authority and responsibility for implementing the provisions of this site-specific safety plan.

4.11 Medical Requirements and Workers Compensation

B.J. Halow & Son Constructors Ltd has established and implemented the following medical requirements for this project:

4.12 Medical Services

The following clinic and/or hospital provide emergency medical treatment to workers injured on this job.First Aid – Job TrailerTrauma and Emergency – Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre 1-807-684-6000Thunder Bay, Ontario - 1-877-351-2345 (ambulance)

4.13 Medical Monitoring

No medical monitoring is required for this site

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4.14 Evacuation Plan

If you hear three blasts from an air horn you are to immediately

- cease working- leave your equipment in a safe, de-energized state- proceed quickly to the mustering site (Job office trailer)

There are two exits from the mine site – one to the south (the usual entrance) and one to the north (the alternate entrance)

To evacuate to Thunder Bay, the preferred route will be north on Highway 802, east on Highway 11 to Highway 11-17.

The alternate route is turn east about three kilometers north of the mine site on to a logging road. This will bring you to Highway 590. Turn left and proceed to Thunder Bay via Highway 11-17.

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Mine Site showing Normal Exit to the south (bottom left arrow) and alternate Exit to the North

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Routes to Thunder Bay – Alternate Route is through logging road to eventually meet Highway 590.

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5.1 SITE RISK ANALYSIS AND SAFETY SPECIFICATION DEVELOPMENT

A site-specific risk analysis will be conducted. Using the project-specific risk analysis checklist, (page 24) the Company Safety Resource leads this analysis to document potential exposures that may impact the work, surrounding facilities, equipment, workers, or the public at large. The analysis includes locating, documenting, and photographing items such as:

Overhead and underground power linesMonitoring wellsTrafficSecurityWater hazardsExisting geographical and environmental conditions

5.2 Pre-mobilization Safety Meeting

The Project Manager conducts the Pre-mobilization Safety Meeting on the first day of subcontractor mobilization in the field at the work site. The meeting includes a review of the pre-bid site/area risk analysis and a walk through of the work area to locate items on the risk analysis checklist.

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SECTION 6 – CONSTRUCTION PHASE

6.1 Site Risk Analysis

Before work begins, the Project Manager leads a team that performs a risk analysis at each work site to identify potential hazards that require specific control measures. Potential hazards are listed below: Excavations and TrenchingFallsFireHeavy Material MovementIndustrial HygieneTraffic

6.2 Five Hazard Control Measures

Site hazards and hazards resulting from construction activities are controlled using one or more of the control measures listed below:Engineer/design to eliminate or minimize hazards. A major component of the design phase is to select appropriate safety features to eliminate a hazard and render it fail-safe or provide redundancy using backup components. Guard the hazard. Hazards that cannot be eliminated by design must be reduced to an acceptable risk level by safety guards or isolation devices that render them inactive.Provide warnings. Hazards that cannot be totally eliminated by design or guarding are controlled through using a warning or alarm device.Provide special procedures or training. When design, guarding, or warnings cannot eliminate hazards, subcontractors must develop procedures, training, and audits to ensure safe completion of work. Training cannot be a substitute for hazard elimination when life-threatening hazards are present.Provide personal protective equipment (PPE). To protect workers from injury, through the use of PPE, such as hard hats, gloves, eye protection, life jackets, and other protective equipment with the understanding that bulky, cumbersome, and heavy PPE is often discarded or not used, rendering this method ineffective without proper controls.

6.3 Activity Hazards Analysis

We or our subcontractors are required to conduct a Task Form per the General Contractor’s requirement. See pages 19 and 20 An Activity Hazards Analyses includes the following steps: Identify the task and break it down into stepsIdentify the hazards associated with each stepIdentify the specific hazard control measure used for each step in accordance with the order-of-precedence method of control

Pre-mobilization inspection. Conduct an initial site inspection for pre-job planning. The inspection should cover potential exposures such as the location of electrical lines, underground utilities, nearby structures, traffic conditions, site security needs, public exposures general liability, and other potential exposures.Water, wastewater, and marine work. Analyze work adjacent to, in, or over water (including lakes, canals, dams, treatment plants, water tanks, clarifiers, and reservoirs).

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Traffic controls. Plan traffic controls for delivery of equipment or materials and equipment operations. Control measures include warning signs, flagmen, traffic stoppage and control, and unloading procedures.Material storage. Consider where materials and equipment will be stored on site. Implement measures to protect against vandalism and theft. Also consider the hazards that may exist for workers when storing or retrieving materials. Material handling. Consider the size and weight of loads, how equipment will be used, how equipment is set up and protected, and safety and maintenance inspections of material handling and rigging equipment. Consider to employee training in use of the equipment and ergonomic issues when engaged in manual material handling activities.Heavy equipment controls. Evaluate the use of heavy equipment in operations such as site clearing, grading, excavation, or lifting. Controls should include equipment alarms, use of qualified operators, pre-use inspections, and OSHA regulatory requirements.Fall protection. Use fall protection when employees are working above the normal work surface level. Consider how and where ladders, scaffolding, work platforms, or lifts (including scissors or bucket lifts), roofing work, and leading edges are used. Evaluate protective measures such as Fall Protection Plans, use of personal fall arrest systems, and work surfaces for slip and fall hazards and protectionPersonal protective equipment (PPE). Consider operations where PPE is required and the type required, e.g., eye, head, foot, respiratory, hearing and hand protection, and types of special protective clothing.Portable hand and power tools. Evaluate tools to be used and the ways that workers can be protected from the hazards associated with their use. Consider tool maintenance requirements, electrical requirements, and use of ground fault circuit interrupters, grounding, extension cords, tool inspection procedures, and employee training.Onsite traffic. Internal traffic control plans should include ways to restrict the number of vehicles on the site, the flow of vehicles through the site, haul roads, speed controls, subcontractor employee parking areas, merging of site traffic with local vehicle traffic, pedestrian controls in traffic zones, access by emergency vehicles and operator controls.Employee training. Review the safety training needs of employees. Training should include initial site safety orientations and hazard communication training. Some operations (e.g., excavation, blasting, scaffold erection, tunneling, confined space, heavy equipment operations, and hazardous plant process operations) may require special training that should be checked and evaluated.Excavations and trenching. These activities require complete analysis of existing underground exposures, soils, sloping and shoring methods, equipment, and engineering if the depth of a trench or excavation exceeds four feet. An Activity Hazards Analysis is recommended for all trenching operations.Process safety management. At process sites where highly hazardous chemicals are stored or used, comply with special considerations and OSHA process safety management regulations.

6.4 Construction Site Inspection

The construction site inspection conducted by the Project Superintendent is designed to identify and correct unsafe acts or conditions while work is in progress. The Project Superintendent responsible for the work or the Safety Manager must conduct routine construction safety inspections. The original inspection documentation should be on file in the job site office. The Superintendent or Safety Manager inspecting the work area and making daily observations and notes of noncompliance should include

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findings/corrective actions on their daily construction report. Items found to be out of compliance must be assigned corrective action and tracked to completion.

6.5 Competent First Aid Person

To meet this requirement, we have two First Aiders on Site – Ray Prince and Nancy Melander.

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SECTION 7 – CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING

7.1 Project Safety Orientation

The Safety Manager conducts site-specific orientation for all new staff and subcontractor management personnel.Orientation includes a review of the Site-Specific Safety Plan and regulatory reference material, including:Project overview, work sequencing, planning, and scheduling

7.2 Zero Incident Techniques

Consistent with our safety program, all managers and supervisors, including subcontractor personnel, must complete specific safety training as required.

7.3 Daily Meeting and Safety Planner

Our Site Safety Officer conducts daily safety talks with all workers to review the day’s work and to remind them of safe work procedures established for the tasks at hand. Safety talks are informal and brief, usually 5 minutes, and all workers must participate. Daily Safety Planning enable foremen and employees to formally document safety huddle participation as well as the day’s activities, associated risks, and relevant control measures.

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SECTION 8 – RECORD KEEPING

The Company has its Health and Safety Policy as well as its Site Specific Safety Policy on Site. As evaluations of the site warrant safe work procedures these will be added to these manuals .

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SECTION 9 – FORMS

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ACCIDENT – INVESTIGATION REPORT

Date:

EMPLOYER

Contractor Name: Address:

EMPLOYEE

Name: Address: Telephone: Occupation:

DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED

Year: Year: Make: Make: Model: Model: Plate#: Plate#: Insurance Company: Insurance Company:

DETAILS OF ACCIDENT

Time of Incident: Time Reported: Location of Accident: Description of Machinery or Equipment Involved: Road Conditions: Speed:Potential: Severity: Investigated By:

INJURY/DAMAGE

Details of Injury:Has the employee had a similar disability previously? Hospital/Clinic: Doctor: Date Seen: Next Appointment:

EMPLOYEE’S DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT

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WITNESSES DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT

Witnesses Name:

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

RECOMMENDATIONS

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JOB OPERATIONS AND CONDITIONS

INSPECTOR: ______________________________________________ DATE: ____________________________________Item/Location of Item Hazard

Observed

Yes No Repeat Item

Recommended Action

Action Take(Date)

Housekeeping

Storage of - flammable/combustible liquids- chemicals

Storage of Compressed Gases

Electrical Power Systems- power tools- power lines

Personal Protective Equipment

Hand Tools

Machine Tools and Guarding

Heavy Equipment- operation and control

Company Vehicles- operation

Cranes/Hoists- inspection- maintenance

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JOB OPERATIONS AND CONDITIONS

INSPECTOR: ______________________________________________ DATE: ____________________________________Item/Location of Item Hazard Observed

Yes No Repeat Item

Recommended Action

Action Take(Date)

Excavations, shoring, sloping

Barricades/handrails

Ladders, walkways and ramps

Scaffolds, work platforms

Traffic control and signage

Welding/welding equipment

Fire prevention and control

Emergency response- plan- instruction

First Aid-kits, equipment-first aiders

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PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT’S SAFETY AUDIT

A completed audit is to be submitted to Head Office at job start-up and at the end of each month of the duration of the project.

Project Name ______________________________________________________

Person Conducting Audit ____________________________________________

Date _____________________________________________________________

Basic Safety Activity Yes No Date for Action

Ensure “Notice” filed with Ministry of Labour and posted (general contractor or Company)OH&S Act and Regulations available“In Case of Illness/Injury” poster postedCompany Health and Safety Manual availableSafety Program communication – Reviewed Handed outSafety orientation for all employeesSafety orientation for new hiresTailgate Safety Meetings (weekly)Health and Safety Committee

- worker and management members- regular meetings- names and locations posted- minutes posted

Accident/Incident reporting formsEmergency Response PlanFirst Aid EquipmentFirst AidersPersonal Protective Equipment available and worn where requiredHard hatsSafety footwearHearing protectionSafety glasses/gogglesRespiratory protectionReflective safety vestAll equipment services and safety-checked before useHygiene and rest facilities

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POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUALSITE SPECIFIC ORIENTATION

COLDSTREAM MINE TAILINGS RELOCATION AND SPILLWAY CONSTRUCTION (PHASE 2)

Employee Acknowledgement Form (SSOP’s)Dated: Reviewed:

Employee File……………………………………………………Date:…………………... Please print employee name Date file opened

Particulars

Training………………………….. Lecture………………………..

Other……………………………… Information Session…………...

Review of Standard Safe Operating Procedures………………………………………

# Print Name & Number OfStandard Safe Operating Procedure

Date Reviewed

Employee Initials

Supervisor Initials

1 Policy & Procedure Orientation/ Review

2 No Smoking Policy3 Subcontractor Policy4 Traffic Speed limit 5 KM5 Avoid contact with mine tailings6 Wear Gloves at all times7 Wear Safety Glasses at all times8 Wear Nitrile gloves if contact with

mine tailings can be expected i.e. clearing tracks, handling soil

9 Clear mud and soil from boots and equipment cabs

10 Wash hands before smoking and eating

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