Nominations sought

The organizers of the Safety First Cape Breton Network are looking for nominations to recognize “safety champions” in Cape Breton.

The awards will be presented during the sixth annual Safety First in Cape Breton symposium at Cape Breton University on May 15.

The awards presented in five categories — young advocate award, innovation expert award, small business trailblazer award, engagement ally award and the safety culture champion — are a collaboration between the Cape Breton Partnership, the Department of Labour and Advanced Education and the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.

The Safety First in Cape Breton Awards honour the employers and employees who are committed to making a recognized effort to ensure safe work practices are used at all levels to avoid accidents and prevent workplace injuries.

The Safety Network is looking for nominations from the community to recognize those individuals and businesses who are committed to the advancement of workplace health and safety by promoting “total wellbeing, including physical, psychosocial, and mental health of their family, friends, colleagues, and community members.”

The deadline for nominations is 4 p.m. on April 3. Digital nominations can be downloaded from the Safety First in Cape Breton website, http://www.safetyfirstcapebreton.com/safetyfirstawards.html and submitted by email to stephanie@capebretonpartnership.com.

To complete the nomination form online, follow the steps on the following webpage: https://form.jotform.com/CBPartnership/SafetyAwards2018.

“The Safety First in Cape Breton Awards honour the employers and employees who are committed to making a recognized effort to ensure safe work practices”