Business World |
February 2015
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this program, including local schools, where
kids come help plant and move trees. Plus,
anyWellington County resident can call and
order trees to plant on their property free of
charge."
GOLD RECIPIENTS
At the Canada's Safest Employers Awards
2014, the County of Wellington was named
the Gold Recipient in the Public Sector cat-
egory. True to form, Andrea and Michele
credit the achievement to the support they've
received from senior management.
"Like I said, our training initiatives are al-
ways supported, and our employees are al-
ways given the training they need to fulfil
their roles safely," says Michele. "We certify
more than the minimum number of certi-
fied members required for our Joint Health
and Safety Committee, and we do a lot of in-
house training rather than shipping every-
one out."
"We have a Safety Speaks campaign to em-
power our staff to be able to bring health and
safety concerns forward. We let our frontline
workers know that they really are the most
important eyes and ears when it comes to
identifying health and safety concerns, so it's
really important that they can come forward
in a preventative manner and know they'll be
