List recognizes organizations demonstrating strong and vigilant safety cultures
Strong safety cultures require vigilance from everyone involved in an organization. That commitment begins at the top and trickles down through everyone right to the frontline workers. It can also influence practices within a specific industry.
The 2023 COS 5-Star Safety Cultures winners have been announced. The awards recognize organizations for deploying a diverse set of tools and workplace policies to ensure the well-being of employees.
To arrive at this list of safety leaders, Canadian Occupational Safety requested submissions from employers and then followed up with an employee survey. Organizations had to complete an in-depth form asking for details of the safety program initiated over the past year. Once successfully completed, companies were sent a link to an online employee survey to be circulated internally.
A minimum number of responses were required to be eligible for the 5-Star Safety Cultures award, based on company size. The survey asked employees to rate their company across a range of metrics that constitute drivers of employee satisfaction. Company that achieved an overall satisfaction rating of at least 75% were recognized as 5-star awardees.
The full list of COS 5-Star Safety Cultures 2023 can be found here.
Among this year’s winners, COS is showcasing the achievements of four organizations that have demonstrated vigilance within their safety work cultures.
GDI Integrated Facility Services is being recognized for it’s S.A.F.E. (Safety is Always First for Everyone) core philosophy, which empowers staff to identify unsafe conditions and practice a safe course of action.
Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified infrastructure companies in Canada. The company strives to achieve the highest standards of health and safety when executing projects.
Pronghorn Controls Ltd is an expanding and industry-leading organization that supplies high-quality instrumentation and electrical services and products across Western Canada. It is driven by the core values of safety, integrity, performance, learning and teamwork.
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) enforces provincial safety regulations and enhances public safety through education, certification, licensing and registration, engineering design review, inspections, investigations, safety management consultation, compliance support, enforcement, and prosecution activities.
