PUC Services Inc. wins Safe Business award

PUC Services Inc. yesterday accepted the 2003 Safe Work, Sound Business Award in Honour of Don Watson, presented by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce.

The award was accepted Brian Curran (shown) and a bunch of PUC staffers who were too numerous to fit into SooToday.com's page format.

The following material was supplied to SooToday.com by the Chamber:

**************************************************************** Safe Work, Sound Business Award in honour of Don Watson

This award recognizes a business that uses a safe work management system.

Participates in workplace and/or community injury prevention programs and has exceptional good injury frequency and injury severity performance.

The Sault Ste. Marie Safe Communities Partnership sponsors the Safe Work Sound Business Award.

Company Profile

We salute the Public Utilities Commission Inc.

The PUC has demonstrated significant achievements from both corporate and community levels to make Sault Ste. Marie and district the safest place to live work and play.

The PUC has earned a reputation in the community and works to carry out a corporate image of prioritizing a safe operation that is relayed into the community by the employees, suppliers and customers.

They are actively involved in promoting safety in the community through their advertising campaigns; education safety programs and their community outreach volunteer programs.

They are active participants in the Construction Safety Association, Driver Education Programs and Awards, Volunteer training for the community employers of the Safe Community Incentive Programs and are a contributing sponsor to the Sault Ste. Marie Safe Community Partnership.

As a corporate citizen the PUC prides itself through routine hazard identification worksite inspections.

Their offices located at 765 Queen Street E. showcases external visual appeal with their grounds keeping of flowers and the snow removal in the winter months.

They strive to ensure a safe environment as a critical component in building superior employee relations and well being.

Employees at all levels are involved in accomplishing the organization’s vision towards an accident free environment.

Sound health and safety management processes help promote alignment and commitment of management and employees with the organizational objectives, goals and action plans.

Among a host of training programs, the PUC offers 34 different health and safety training courses to their staff annually.

Plus a wide range of training workshops for community contractors.

Employees are also provided up to 7 days per year for professional development.

All PUC employees are trained in Basic Certification Level 1.

All members of the Health & Safety Committee and all managers are trained in Basic Certification Levels 1 & 2.

They are the only company in the utilities industry that have all employees trained in Basic certification.

This demonstrates how they have gone above and beyond the requirement set out by the Occupational Health & Safety Act.

For the PUC, safety is a positive cultural element.

Accident prevention principles have made an impact in reduced injuries over the years.

They have devoted time; energy and resources towards implementing a pro-active safety management system that reduce losses, injuries and illnesses.

Please join me in congratulating The PUC Services Inc.

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