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The Minerva Award for Rising Star of the Year
The most prestigious awards in Canadian occupational health and safety were revealed during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 20th. Canada’s Safest Employers Awards (CSEAs) recognize outstanding health and safety professionals and companies for leadership, innovation, and achievements. The incredible show featured an equally remarkable host in Brodie Lawson, who Canadian sports fans know well for her coverage of the Canadian Football League. Lawson is a former host of CFL Digital and a regular TSN contributor. More than 500 attendees logged on for the 12th annual event to celebrate the winners in 20 different categories. It also included in-depth panel discussions about the current state of the health and safety industry and where it’s heading in the future.
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Nominations The call for nominations were open to all occupational health and safety professionals, teams, companies and organizations - including industry service providers - from across Canada. Nominations were open from February 28, 2022 to April 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET.
Finalist Once all nominations were considered and research was completed, excellence awardees selected in each category and notified via e-mail or phone. Excellence awardees were officially announced on August 2022 on the Canada’s Safest Employers Awards website and promoted in the Canadian Occupational Safety magazine and online channels.
Judging All submissions from our excellence awardees were forwarded to the independent judging panel comprising esteemed experts, thought leaders and veterans in and around the occupational health and safety profession. The panel assessed and voted for their winners in each category according to the relevant category criteria. Voting commenced last August 2022 and their judgment were impartial, balanced, incisive and fair. Any judge with conflict of interest in a category will recuse themselves from judging that category.
Winners Using a simple points system to aggregate the judges’ votes, the finalist with the top score in a category was named winner. Winners were announced at the awards show on October 20, 2022 and on the Canadian Occupational Safety website.
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The WSPS Award for CEO of the Year
The BGIS Award for Safety Leader of the Year
The Avetta Award for Best Safety Industry Provider
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada Award for Canada’s Safest Chemistry Employer
The MSA Safety Award for Canada’s Safest Oil & Gas Employer
The WSIB Award for Canada’s Best Health & Safety Culture
Best Environment Management Program
Best Wellness and Psychological Safety Program
Canada’s Safest Employer for Young Workers
Canada’s Safest Employer in Services Sector
Canada's Safest Construction Employer
CSEAs celebrate safety in the workplace
How Canada’s Safest Employers Awards encourages excellence
For the second year, Avetta is proud to be the Event Partner for Canada's Safest Employers Awards. We join the event organizers, sponsors, and attendees, in congratulating all the deserving leaders and professionals across the various categories this year --- you continue to push forward commendable health and safety standards in Canada and Globally, especially in these past few unparalleled years. We are also humbled to present the Avetta Award For Best Safety Industry Provider to a category of esteemed nominees who continuously strive to provide a safe environment for their workers. We applaud the Canadian Occupational Safety Organization for providing a well-deserved platform and space to celebrate our Canadian Safety heroes and professionals. At Avetta, we provide comprehensive products and services, a breadth of resources, and proven results tailored to meet your specific needs and goals in supply chain risk management. The world's leading organizations prefer our intuitive, highly configurable software – but our purpose goes beyond our technology. We are in the business of creating safer work environments and improving safety outcomes through world-class service. Organizations within our network significantly outperform industry averages in safety and sustainability statistics. We are proud of the social and economic impact companies within our network have achieved through our platform and services. Together, we'll make an even bigger difference in helping workers arrive home safely each night.
Canada’s Safest Logistics and Supply Chain Employer
Canada’s Safest Manufacturing Employer
Canada’s Safest Mining & Natural Resources Employer
Canada’s Safest New Employer
Canada’s Safest Public Sector/Non-Profit Employer
Canada’s Safest Public Transportation Employer
Canada's Safest Utilities and Electrical Employer
Most Innovative Use of Safety Technology
Panel Discussions The hottest topics in workplace safety came up during seven panel chats featuring some of the brightest minds in the industry. They talked about a wide range of subjects including how to ensure environmental safety in the work place and the role of the environmental health and safety officer, which has been steadily growing over the past several years. The conversations also touched on the need for a top-down approach to safety culture that begins in the executive suites. In addition to theory about best safety practices, the participants also learned strategies to grow and succeed in their safety careers. There was also a panel featuring some of the industry’s rising stars. Andrea Hilder, Ryan Rhodes, and John Elroy Canila were asked to speak about their experiences and some of the incredible work they are doing as younger people in the industry. Sponsors Avetta was the main event partner, and it sponsored the award for Best Safety Industry Provider and shares this message. “Avetta started with a powerful vision: to make sure all workers get home from their jobs safely, every single day. As we've grown, we've not only stayed true to this vision — we've expanded it. Today, we provide the foundation for clients, suppliers, contractors, workers, and vendors to forge stronger relationships, ensuring every workplace is safe and sustainable. For this reason, we are honoured to be associated with the award for Best Safety Industry Provider.” That award went to the Alberta Construction Safety Association. Meanwhile, construction companies had their own specific category to compete in, and the Borger Group of Companies walked away with the award for Canada’s Safest Construction Employer. “This award is confirmation that we are on the right path but more importantly that safety is a source of pride for our whole team,” says the Borger Group of Companies. It says the top highlight over the past year has been integrating its in-house safety Vizzn Software. It identifies missing safety paperwork and compares active equipment and actual events to safety paperwork. It plans to utilize this software program even more in the new year saying, “the interactive drawings feature identifies gas, fiber and electrical lines and any additional hazards so all team members can identify the location, in real time, of these hazards in relation to their own location.” More Winners Other notable awards include The BGIS Award for Safety Leader of the Year which went to Lee-Anne Lyon-Bartley, executive vice president of health, safety, environment, and quality at Dexterra Group. Lyon-Bartley's colleagues created a short video describing her commitment to safety as "passionate", "unwavering", and "inspiring". In an interview with Canadian Occupational Safety Lyon-Bartley says the award is an affirmation of her hard work. “Representation matters. And so, I also think that maybe, you know, I put in the work, and we also see that example, that, you know, it's possible.” Drone Delivery Canada received the award for Canada’s Safest New Employer. Michels Canada received the WSIB Award for Canada’s Best Health & Safety Culture, and the highly coveted WSPS Award for CEO of the Year was given to Phil Verster with Metrolinx. Verster accepted the award on behalf of all Metrolinx employees, its contractors, and the teams it works with every day. "The work is far from done," says Verster, "we will continue our part to ensure that safety never stops in everything we do."
Research The Canada’s Safest Employers Awards team conducted research and drew on knowledge and information gained through Canadian Occupational Safety to verify and support nominations received. Finalists were determined from both pools of information.
Excellence Awardees
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AGENDA
Kimberly Meadows
Pushpalatha Mathanalingam
Larry Masotti
Sue-Ann Maislin
Louise Logan
Marc-André Lavoie
Kelly Killby
Glyn Jones
Byron House
Patrick Hauser
Dave Gouthro
David Erl
Caleb Ellis
Pamela Dempster
Amina Deiab
Chris Davis
Ellaline Davies
Rodney Cook
Guy Chenard
Louise Caicco Tett
Sheri Benson, CRSP
Robin Angel
Syed Ahmed
Karen Adams
Thank you to our esteemed judges for lending their time and expertise to help recognize and celebrate excellence in the occupational health and safety profession.
2022 Judging Panel
Avetta provides a cloud-based supply chain risk management and commercial marketplace platform. Our global solution is uniquely designed to connect the world’s leading organizations with qualified suppliers, driving sustainable growth. We build trustworthy bonds through responsive technology and human insight. Our process is collaborative. Our global reach is complemented by our local expertise. Hundreds of global organizations depend on Avetta to align their supply chains to sustainable business practices, worldwide. Avetta is building the connections that build the world. Discover more at www.avetta.com.
BGIS is a global leader in the provision of Facility Management, Project Delivery, Energy & Sustainability, Asset Management, Workplace Advisory, and Real Estate Services. With a combined team of over 8,000 globally, BGIS relentlessly focuses on delivering innovative service solutions that create value for its clients. Globally, BGIS manages over 30,000 facilities totaling more than 320 million square feet across several markets including government, higher education, utilities, telecommunications, financial services, oil & gas, healthcare and cloud enterprise. In addition to managing a diverse portfolio of corporate offices, retail, colleges, hospitals and industrial assets, BGIS is a world leader in the management of data centers and other critical environments. For more information visit: bgis.com.
Award Sponsor
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada is THE association for leaders in Canada’s chemistry sector; a $58 billion industry. The Association represents more than 50 members and partners across the country, the majority of the chemistry industry in Canada. CIAC members transform raw materials like natural gas liquids, oil, minerals, electricity and biomass into the building blocks needed to manufacture some 70,000 products that we depend on every day. CIAC provides coordination and leadership on key issues including innovation, investment, taxation, health and safety, environment and regulatory initiatives. For more information visit: www.canadianchemistry.ca.
Minerva Canada, a non-profit volunteer-run organization, aims to be a global leader in health and safety management education by influencing the curriculum of post-secondary institutions to ensure that future engineers and business leaders create healthier and safer workplaces. The only organization of our kind, we raise awareness and strive to make occupational health and safety a mindset by providing initiatives and resources that assist colleges and universities in preparing tomorrow’s leaders in the skills of incident and injury prevention. For more information visit: https://safetymanagementeducation.com/.
Education Partner
Established in 1914, MSA Safety Incorporated is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures. Many MSA products integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations. The company's comprehensive product line is used by workers around the world in a broad range of markets, including the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, the fire service, the construction industry, mining and the military. MSA's core products include self-contained breathing apparatus, fixed gas and flame detection systems, portable gas detection instruments, industrial head protection products, firefighter helmets and protective apparel, and fall protection devices. With 2021 revenues of $1.4 billion, MSA employs approximately 4,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered north of Pittsburgh in Cranberry Township, Pa., and has manufacturing operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. With more than 40 international locations, MSA realizes approximately half of its revenue from outside North America. For more information visit: www.MSAsafety.com.
We’re here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario. For more information visit: www.wsib.ca.
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) is a not-for-profit organization committed to protecting Ontario workers and businesses. A proud partner in Ontario’s occupational health and safety system and a trusted safety advisor since 1917, WSPS has a rich history of making Ontario workplaces safer. For more information visit: www.wsps.ca.
Evaluation Partner
Larry Masotti Strategic Relationships Advisor, WSPS
Sue-Ann Maislin President, SA Maislin Consultants
Louise Logan National Director, XXII World Congress on Safety & Health at Work
Marc-André Lavoie,M.Sc., ROH President, Senior Occupational health and safety scientist, Risk Marcker Inc.
Kelly Killby Manager, Excellence in Manufacturing Safety Program
Glyn Jones Partner, EHS Partnerships
Byron House Senior Director – Tooling and Innovation –Major Component Replacement Project Bruce Power
Patrick Hauser Safety & Compliance Coordinator USask Safety Resources
Dave Gouthro President, Dave Gouthro Occupational Health & Safety Consulting
David Erl Director of Occupational Health, HyLife Foods
Caleb Ellis Lawyer, Noiseprint Law
Pamela Dempster Founder and Senior Health/Wellness Specialist Dempster Wellness
Amina Deiab President and CEO, Safety Codes Council (Alberta)
Chris Davis Manager of Training Delivery, Energy Safety Canada
Ellaline Davies President, Safety Works Consulting Inc
Rodney Cook Vice President, Workplace Health and Safety Services, WSIB
Guy Chenard Safety Consultant
Louise Caicco Tett Founder and President | OHS Consultant, Health & Safety Professionals Inc.
Sheri Benson, CRSP Founder, Thrive Safety Consulting Ltd.
Robin Angel, BSc. MSc. CRSP Regional Director & Program Manager Occupational Health & Safety, Government of Scotia
Official Media
Renae Walter
Joe Treen
Thomas Tenkate
Chris Taylor
Monica Ann Szabo
Peter Sturm
Dan Strand
Lynn A. Smith
Dylan Short
Candace Sellar
Robin Schooley
Laura Rourke
Marion Reeves
Eldeen Pozniak
Shelley Poirier
Ronald Pelot
Yvonne O'Reilly
Christopher Nielsen
Manu Nellutla
Erin Mills
David A.G. Meston
Carolyn Wisdom
Renae Walter Global Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality, WSP Global Inc.
Joe Treen, CRSP, CHSC, HSP OHS Director, Safety Services Nova Scotia
Thomas Tenkate Associate Professor, School of Occupational & Public Health, Ryerson University
Chris Taylor National Practice Leader, OHS, Pinchin Ltd.
Monica Ann Szabo President, Szabo Safety & Operations Services
Peter Sturm, EMBA, BA, CRSP, CHSC Senior Safety, Health and Risk Management Executive STURM Consulting Inc
Dan Strand Director, Prevention Field Services, WorkSafeBC
Lynn A. Smith, M.Eng. P.Eng. Global Functional Safety Lead Electrification, Controls, SW & Electronics (GECSE) General Motors of Canada Company
Dylan Short, CHSC, CRM Managing Director, The Redlands Group Inc.
Candace Sellar Program Manager, Worker and Public Safety Standards, CSA Group
Robin Schooley OHS Consultant, WorkSafeBC
Laura Rourke, P.Eng., CRSP, TSRP Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager, Tigercat International Inc.
Marion Reeves Principal and Corporate Wellness Consultant, LIFE FIT Associates
Eldeen Pozniak CEO, Pozniak Safety Associates
Shelley Poirier Senior Safety Advisor, Training and Curriculum Development, New Brunswick Construction Safety Association
Ronald Pelot, Ph.D., P.Eng. Professor, Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University
Erin Mills Associate Director, Workplace Health, The Conference Board of Canada
David A.G. Meston, P.Eng. President,Safety Engineer and Management Consultant, H&S Consultants Inc.
Kimberly Meadows, CSS, NCSO, CRSP OHS Consultant & Trainer, Safety First Consulting Ltd.
Pushpalatha Mathanalingam Chief Executive Officer Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Corp.
Karen Adams CHIO and Global Head of Enterprise Health Solutions, CloudMD
Yvonne O'Reilly Owner, O’Reilly Health & Safety Consulting
Manu Nellutla WHS Governance and Compliance Manager, Canada, Amazon
Christopher Nielsen, B.Sc., P. Geo. (Limited) Vice-President, ECOH Management Inc.
Syed Ahmed M.Engg (1978), Volunteer Member MINERVA's Working Group
Carolyn Wisdom Hon. B.Sc., B.S., M.Sc., CIH, CRSP Owner and Principle Consultant, Wisdom Consultants
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors Australian HR Director of the Year
Alex Diab,
This award recognises an HR leader who has demonstrated excellence at the executive level over the past 12 months. Eligible finalists were senior-level leaders who report to the CEO and manage an HR team. Finalists were judged on their leadership, communication, strategy, drive and results.
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Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) is one of Australia’s leading employment and workplace legal practices. We focus on representing and advocating for business. Our success with clients is founded on the principles of mutual respect, craft, collaboration and communication. Our motto ‘experts make things simple’ sets us apart. Website: www.ablawyers.com.au Phone: 1300 565 846 Email: info@ablawyers.com.au
Business Australia
Redlands City Council
Amanda Daly,
Dyson
Amanda Hart,
St John Ambulance
Jenny Mate,
Deutsche Bank
Jules Nickson Pole,
Melbourne Airport
Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen,
hummgroup
Natalie Nicholson,
“For me a great leader is someone who makes decisions based on values first and interests second, rather than simply interests. ”
Nigel Ward CEO and director, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
ABLA
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Canada Post
Caroline Steinborn
This award recognizes leaders of the future with a demonstrated commitment to the integration of health and safety. Eligible nominees include full time post-secondary students from Canadian universities or colleges in undergraduate, graduate, or coop programs as well as employees with 2 or less years of work experience since graduation.
Hadiseh Ebrahimi, University of Alberta
Tina Tabrizizadeh, Queen's University
Alessia Paglieri, Longo's Brothers Inc.
John Elroy Canila, Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
Liana Franco, Canada Post
Ryan Rhodes, University of Regina Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Andrena Hilder, Work Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute
This award recognizes the CEO who has driven successful safety strategies from the top by putting people first and championing innovative safety values.
Metrolinx
Phil Verster
Sergio Torres, SAT Consulting & Construction
Yves Tremblay, Pronghorn Controls
George McClean, National Tire Distributors (formerly)
Christian Dover, Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
Saajid Khan, Compass Group Canada
Dexterra Group Inc.
Lee-Anne Lyon-Bartley
This award recognizes an individual who best exemplifies leadership and vision in the world of OHS in Canada.
Robert Love, Alberici Constructors, Ltd.
Sean Cammaert, BASF Canada Inc.
Manisha Mistry, CSA Group
Sebastian Ferraro, Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
Cathy Dool, Hayworth Equipment Sales Inc.
Shannon Caron, Michels Canada
Wayne Fettback, Western Pacific Enterprises
Alberta Construction Safety Association
This award recognizes any service provider in the safety industry that helps their clients achieve their goals. This includes but is not limited to; personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers, safety training providers and HSE technology providers.
AuditSoft
Enger
Field Safe Solutions
Safety First Consulting Professional Corporation
Safety Squad
HSE Elements Inc
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
BASF Canada Inc.
Methanex
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the chemistry industry that has an exemplary health and safety record.
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the oil and gas industry that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Experiential Education Program (Service, Environmental, Outdoor)
Flomax Compression Ltd
Primoris Canada
CMD CEDA Fluid Solutions
Birchcliff Energy
Teine Energy
Weatherford Canada Ltd.
The WSIB Award for Canada's Best Health & Safety Culture
Michels Canada
This award will go to the organization in any industry with the strongest health and safety culture in the country — a culture that not only permeates the workplace, but extends into the employer’s community, networks, and areas of influence to make health and safety a priority for all.
Longo's Brothers Inc.
Farnell Packaging Limited
Pronghorn Controls
Borger Group of Companies
QBE Australia is part of the QBE Insurance Group, an international insurer and reinsurer headquartered in Sydney with offices across all states and territories. Our purpose is all about enabling a more resilient future. We provide a broad range of insurance products to personal, business, corporate and institutional customers. From car and home insurance, to tailored business packages and specialist cover for industries such as aviation and farming. We don’t simply offer insurance. We’re all about the before and after – helping our customers to protect and prevent against the ‘what ifs’ and being there to support if anything goes wrong. Website: https://www.qbe.com/au/brokers
This award recognizes excellence in environmental protection in concordance with health and safety management.
Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
BGIS Global Integrated Solutions Canada LP
Chudleigh's Bakery
GFL Environmental Inc. Liquids Division
SAT Consulting & Construction
This award recognizes organizations in any industry that excel in promoting and protecting employee psychological safety (mental health) and overall wellness, including fitness, nutrition and health factors.
Modern Niagara Group Inc.
CSA Group
Calgary West Central Primary Care Network
CAA Club Group
ATCO Ltd.
Waterloo North Hydro Inc.
City of Surrey
This award recognizes an organization in any industry that has innovated in ways to do this and has displayed exemplary health and safety practices specifically targeted to workers under the age of 25.
Kawartha Dairy
This category is designed to recognize a service-providing employer that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Morguard Investments Limited
Compass Group Canada
Campus Living Centres
JLL, Inc.
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the construction industry that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Alberici Constructors, Ltd.
EllisDon Corporation
Paradox Access Solutions Inc.
Plan Group Inc.
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the logistics and supply chain industry that has an exemplary health and safety record.
National Tire Distributors
RST Industries/Sunbury Transport Limited
Ingram Micro
Encore Trucking & Transport Ltd.
Drone Delivery Canada
4Refuel
Wolseley Canada Inc.
This category is designed to recognize a manufacturer that can demonstrate an exemplary health and safety record.
Midpoint International Inc. dba. CleanRiver Recycling
Solutions
Michelin Pictou County
Mercer Peace River
Mercer Celgar
Cosmetica Laboratories
Superior Glove
Thermon Canada Inc
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the mining and natural resources industry (including fish and forestry) that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc
This award recognizes a company — in any industry — that has been in operation for no more than 10 years and has already established an exemplary safety record in this short tenure.
INNIO Waukesha Canada Corporation
Concrete Brothers
ETRO Construction
Canada’s Safest Public Sector/ Non-Profit Employer
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the public sector/non-profit sector that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Capital Regional District (CRD)
Bethesda Community Services
Saskatchewan Government Insurance
Metrolinx Voyago Transportation
Jazz Aviation
This category is designed to recognize a public transit employer that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Voyago Transportation
Black & McDonald Limited
This category is designed to recognize an employer within the utilities and electrical industry that has an exemplary health and safety record.
Hundseth Power Line Construction
Burlington Hydro
Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc.
Western Pacific Enterprises Ltd.
This award recognizes the organization that is using the latest safety-specific technology to greatest effect, making it a responsive and effective leader in health & safety practices.
Pinchin Ltd.
NorLand Limited
CEDA, Western Pressure & Vacuum Team
