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Local mining company wins gold award for safety

The Canada’s Safest Employers Awards were launched in 2011 and acknowledge companies from across Canada with outstanding accomplishments in promoting the health and safety of their employees
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Roy Slack, President, Joe Bell, Superintendent of Safety and Training, Steve Wrixon, General Manager of Health and Safety; and Charlie Toeppner, Area Manager.

Cementation has been recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers for 2017.

The gold award in the Mining and Natural Resources category was presented to Cementation during the Canada’s Safest Employers Awards Gala, hosted by Canadian Occupational Safety and Thomson Reuters on October 24 in Toronto.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers,” says Roy Slack, President of Cementation Canada. “Our company, management, and our supervisors all care about the well-being of our employees and one of the ways we demonstrate that care is through our commitment to safety."

The Canada’s Safest Employers Awards were launched in 2011 and acknowledge companies from across Canada with outstanding accomplishments in promoting the health and safety of their employees. Companies are evaluated on a broad range of initiatives including employee training, OHS management systems, incident investigation, emergency preparedness and innovative health and safety initiatives.

“This recognition is a true reflection of the sincere commitment to ensuring a safe and healthy workplace by Cementation and all our employees. We continue to work hard at improving our safety culture and structure as we never want to settle for the status quo,” states Steve Wrixon, General Manager Health and Safety of Cementation Canada.

The awards covers 10 industry-specific categories, ranging from Hospitality to Mining and Natural Resources.

More information on Canada’s Safest Employers

Cementation is a mine and facilities contracting and engineering company.