CORPORATE RESPOnSIBILITY HeAltH And sAfety HeAltH, sAfety & enVironMent We now have over 500 employees and we  focus on maintaining a culture in which every  individual is accountable for the health and  safety of themselves, their co-workers and  the public. We accomplish this through the  development of health and safety policies and  programs and through education and training of  our employees. Every individual who works for  us needs to understand our health and safety  policies and comply with them. We use near  miss and hazard identification to help identify  potentially unsafe situations and implement  mitigation measures to prevent accidents.  ARC performs safety audits on its operating  facilities and lease sites to ensure the integrity  of our systems and operations. We want to  know that our service providers align with and  understand our health and safety practices.ARC  has a pre-approved contractor management  program that confirms that the companies  working for us have good health and safety  programs in place. This alignment of values  enables us to work collectively to achieve a  safer work environment. We conduct regular  safety audits on these primary pre-approved  contractors to confirm the integrity of their  health and safety programs. Our commitment to health and safety is at the  core of our values. We strive to be leaders and  demonstrate high standards in our business  and operating activities. As ARC grows, so does  our commitment to keep our employees and  contractors safe at their jobs. Certain aspects  of the oil and gas industry are inherently  hazardous hence we take our approach  to health, safety and environmental issues  seriously. ARC strives to run its operations  with zero accidents therefore when it comes  to health, safety and environment practices we  believe in meeting or exceeding regulations,  being prepared for emergencies, monitoring  and assessing our performance and integrating  environmental management measures into our  activities. We have published a new Corporate  Responsibility report in 2010 that gives more  detail about our activities in health, safety and  environmental management. The Corporate  Responsibility report is available on our website  at www.arcresources.com. We believe that  our focus to be a profitable company over the  long-term can only be accomplished with  a robust health, safety and environmental  management system. ARC’s regular emergency response training  exercises prepare our personnel to execute  a high level of response capability when  placed in challenging situations. We also  hold annual workshops for our contractors to  communicate our expectations for a safe work  environment. In these workshops we review  safe work practices and procedures, changes  to regulatory requirements and modifications  to ARC’s health and safety programs. ARC ResouRCes AnnuAl  report 28 10