ST. JOHN’S, MAY 17, 2016 – On Wednesday, May 18th 2016, EllisDon’s Wedgewood Aquatic Centre jobsite will host the fourth stop of the Next Level Safety plan with the signing of a renowned symbol of workplace safety, The Jersey of Courage. Industry leaders in workplace safety, along with EllisDon and MySafeWork, will gather to further demonstrate their continuous efforts to making safety paramount, amongst everything else in the workplace. This is the fourth stop on the nationwide tour, with Ottawa, Toronto and Halifax being the first three stops respectively.Created by Rob Ellis, founder of MySafeWork, The Jersey of Courage is a mobile safety charter, used to engage em-ployees and students in important issues surrounding workplace safety. With over 500,000 signatures collected, each signature represents a commitment to making Canada the world's safest country to work.“This is an important event that will raise the standard of safety performance across Canada and ultimately save lives,” said Rob Ellis. “It takes courage for employees to say no to unsafe work — and it takes courage for companies to step up and lead in this area.” Rob also states, “But it begins with tremendous companies like EllisDon; great leaders inspire other leaders to be courageous and impact the future of our nation.”With safety paramount to EllisDon, and Rob Ellis’ lifelong commitment to the cause, the collaboration was a natural fit. EllisDon has earned a safety record that consistently exceeds the industry average.“We can and must commit ourselves to a new, higher standard of safety – not only EllisDon employees, but every single person on our jobsites,” said Geoff Smith, EllisDon President and CEO. “Safety is more important than making money, more important than making schedule, more important than client service, it is more important than absolutely anything.” Geoff goes on to state, “I salute the constant, daily efforts of everyone who makes this the top priority at EllisDon and I am excited for EllisDon to partner with Rob Ellis and MySafeWork to continue to elevate our efforts.”Time: 11:00amLocation: Paul Reynolds Community Centre at Wedgewood Park, 35 Carrick Drive, St. John’s
Open event. Please RSVP: Andy Munn – 709-725-1331 – amunn@ellisdon.comAttendees:
Councillor Danny Breen and Jackie Manual of NLCSA