Emergency response protective equipment  at Highland Valley Copper Operations  Safety We believe that it is possible to work without injuries, and our vision for safety is everyone  going home safe and healthy every day.  In 2012, thanks to the efforts of employees across Teck, we reached a major milestone in achieving our lowest injury frequency on record. This is a significant accomplishment  by all of our people. However, until we realize our vision of everyone going home safe and  healthy every day, we know there is more work to be done. Our Courageous Safety Leadership (CSL) philosophy is central to our strategy of building a true culture of safety across  our entire company. It is a values-based approach that challenges existing beliefs and attitudes about safety, and  empowers every employee to be a safety leader.  CSL began in 2009 when employees and contractors across all our operations participated in CSL training. Since that  time, it has become a part of our culture, with over 15,000 people participating in CSL training.  In 2012, we launched the next phase of our CSL program, called Next Steps, which reflected on the progress and  challenges encountered since the launch of CSL, and reinforced the need to continue embedding a culture of safety at  Teck. CSL Next Steps was rolled out over the course of 2012 and will continue to be implemented across the company  throughout this year. Focusing on potentially serious incidents, also referred to as High Potential Incidents (HPIs), is an important part of  tackling the root cause of safety incidents and taking action to prevent reoccurrences. In 2012, we standardized safety  procedures to reduce HPIs in two critical areas: explosives use and confined space work. We also created a consistent  standard for investigations of HPIs to ensure that we are learning from incidents and using the information acquired to  continually improve our safety performance.  Developing and implementing new technology is also a critical component of our overall approach to safety. In 2012, at  a number of sites, we introduced new technologies aimed at improving vehicle safety. These include driver-monitoring  systems on light vehicles, collision-avoidance systems on shovels and increased use of fatigue-monitoring systems on  haul trucks.  We believe that every injury is preventable. By learning from our experience, continually improving our programs and  technology, and empowering each and every employee to become a true courageous safety leader, we believe that we  can realize our vision of everyone going home safe and healthy every day. 18 Teck 2012 Annual Report