Workplace Safety North staff took home a prestigious award earlier this month, when they earned the Canada Award for Excellence.
The national award recognizes outstanding achievements by organizations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, and is administered by Excellence Canada, an authority on organizational excellence established by Industry Canada.
Workplace Safety North, a health and safety association, was announced platinum winner of the Canada Award for Excellence in the Healthy Workplace category.
“Workplace Safety North is so honoured to receive this award,” the organization's president and CEO Paul Andre said in a media release.
“It’s especially relevant for a health and safety association and recognizes everything our staff did to be able to work through the pandemic to help other workers at other companies stay safe and healthy.”
Workplace Safety North is one of four designated health and safety associations in the province, and provides forest and mining firms with expert advice and information, classroom and online training programs, online consultations, health and safety audits, industrial hygiene testing, ergonomic assessments and specific problem-solving.
The organization has 80 employees, is headquartered in North Bay and has an office in Sudbury and field staff across the province.
“Right across the province, WSN staff do an awesome job,” Andre said. “They’re dedicated, caring professionals who work hard to help ensure Ontario workers come home safe and healthy at the end of each workday. This award reflects their dedication, and we are very proud.”
This is the third award for Workplace Safety North. They won silver in the same category in 2016 and gold in 2019. Platinum is the top award.