About Cryopeak Energy Solutions
Cryopeak is a customer centric LNG solutions company providing safe and reliable LNG Virtual Pipeline services including LNG procurement, LNG transportation and LNG onsite equipment and support. Cryopeak is ISO 9001 certified, is a member of the Z276 technical committee and has an approved Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) under Transport Canada. On Feb 1, 2024, Cryopeak LNG Solutions and Ferus Natural Gas Fuels, jointly announced a strategic merger and the acquisition of Campus Energy Partners LNG Assets; with the entity name of Cryopeak Energy Solutions Corporation (“Cryopeak”). Through the merger and acquisition, Cryopeak will be the largest private, vertically integrated, LNG producer and service provider in Canada.
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General
Executive Summary
Cryopeak Energy Solutions is working to build a culture of inclusivity and accessibility. Our company’s plan is to open accessibility through listening to our employees, concerned individuals and customers, and taking action on these concerns. Cryopeak is aware that there is much work ahead to become a fully accessible and barrier-free organization.
As required under the Accessible Canada Act, Cryopeak will build on our efforts to create a barrier-free environment. We are steadfast in creating an environment dedicated to identifying, removing, and preventing barriers. This Accessibility Plan will assist our team at Cryopeak in meeting our accessibility commitments to achieving the highest level of accessibility.
Cryopeak’s approach to this commitment to accessibility is through discussions, surveys and one on one interviews between managers and direct reports. In addition to this, external organizations that dedicate their purpose to helping people with disabilities were consulted in the development of this plan.
For any concerns or additional information:
Kitty Li
Coordinator, Corporate Services
[email protected]
604-278-4430
A summary of initial opportunities
- Improving the attraction of persons with disabilities to jobs in our company.
- Being better prepared to provide information in accessible formats when requested
- Improving and leveraging the capabilities of accessibility features in current and future IT equipment, programs, and systems.
- Initiating processes for a more thorough review of facilities, procedures, company programs and services to allow for more inclusive participation.
Areas described under Section 5 of the ACA
- Employment
This section is to ensure candidates and employees with disabilities are supported throughout the entire process of employment. Our goal is to create a workplace the includes and supports everyone in every aspect in employment with Cryopeak.
Cryopeak does not have any procedures or processes that provide accessibility options to potential candidates and qualifying candidates throughout the hiring process. Our company is currently not attracting enough applicants from underrepresented populations such as persons with disabilities.
a. Actions:- Enhance the careers section of our website to increase visibility to applicants with disabilities, and highlight our commitment to inclusion in our workforce.
- Develop of procedure of ensuring a barrier-free hiring, selection and accommodation process.
- Compare accessible hiring and onboarding practices with other companies and industries.
- Management and finance to determine and implement an accommodation budget to allow for assistive equipment.
- Built Environment
Some spaces within the office space at Cryopeak, and the transportation hub in Fort Nelson may limit mobility of employees and visitors with accessibility needs. Through consultations with our managers and employees, we have identified a number of barriers.
a. Actions:- Automate door openers in company primary pathways.
- Information and communication technologies
Cryopeak will ensure that everyone can access the same information and services using the information technology available.
a. Actions:- Develop and promote guidance and training documents for employees with disabilities.
- Promote end-user training on using accessibility features on available programs.
- Ensure required policies and documents have an accessible option for persons with disabilities to access.
- Ensure that all our employees have training to create accessible documents using built-in accessibility features.
- Provide training to build accessibility and disability awareness.
- Communications
Cryopeak is committed to giving people the choice to communicate with us in the way that best meets their accessibility needs. The Cryopeak emergency handbook and emergency response plans do not provide enough disability related safety information.
Some of our company documents are not accessible, and we do not have a consistent process to ensure alternate formats of communication are provided to employees and stakeholders.
a. Actions:- Review newest revisions of emergency plans to include disability related safety information.
- Identify suppliers and develop agreements to create alternate formats where appropriate and needed.
- When asked, Cryopeak will provide the following alternate formats as soon as possible.
- Large print
- Braille
- Audio format
- Electronic format that’s compatible with adaptive technology
- Procurement of goods, services, and facilities
Procuring goods, services, and facilities ensures that accessibility and inclusivity is considered at the beginning of the buying process. Currently, Cryopeak’s procurement procedures and practices do not consider accessibility requirements, and does not consider if the addition of certain goods and services will hinder accessibility. Our process of hiring third parties does not emphasize accessibility or the Accessible Canada Act in its selection process.
a. Actions:- Update procurement procedure documents to include accessibility checks when ordering goods and services.
- Include accessibility considerations into the prequalification form and requests for proposals so they inform vendors that they will abide by the Accessible Canada Act.
- Design and Delivery of Programs and Services
When developing Cryopeak’s internal and external procedures, accessibility should be a priority from the start. Cryopeak currently does not have an approach for ensuring programs, processes, and services have taken account of accessibility. Cryopeak is committed to ensuring the correctness of delivery when it comes to our programs and services.
a. Actions:- Develop and promote guidelines on reviewing new and old company policies, procedures, and programs on applying accessibility and inclusivity.
- Create a check list to guide employees on creating barrier-free programs and services.
- Transportation
While Cryopeak LNG Solutions dispatches and operates a fleet of vehicles for transportation of goods, we do not coordinate a transportation system for public use. Thus, the standards for transportation are not in the scope of this plan.
Consultations
Cryopeak is aware of the difficulties on creating a fully barrier-free environment for stakeholder, employees, and potential employees. To ensure our commitment to the cause, we have opened communication to our employees through surveys and one on one meetings with managers. Along with this, our Corporate Services department have met to discuss visible barriers in our main properties, and noted these in the Accessibility Plan.
A lot of importance is placed upon consulting people and experts in a meaningful way to build an accessible and inclusive environment. As a first step, Cryopeak has contacted Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Accessibility Plan, and how to identify barriers to remove and prevent them. Additional human resources experts have been consulted to review this document and identify possible changes and recommendations.
To align with Cryopeak’s commitment to make our workplace environment accessible to all, we have developed our Accessibility Plan in collaboration and consultation with our employees.
We gathered feedback and input from our team members through engaging managers with direct reports. The focus groups and 1 on 1 meetings between employees and managers occurred throughout the year to share feedback and ideas. Managers then took this information back to us to build an Accessibility Plan.
The Management Team, using the employee feedback, reviewed the Accessibility Plan to encompass the recommendations given.
Cryopeak pledges to continue surveying employees and continue our open communication with employees and other stakeholders. We will continue measuring progress of any actionable items we have listed above and make deadlines to take action to remove barriers.
We thank all those who shared their ideas, concerns, and suggestions throughout the process of consultations for this Accessibility Plan. For additional information, please contact [email protected] or call our office number 604-278-4430.
Our mailing address below:
1265-13351 Commerce Parkway Richmond, BC V6V 2X7
