Two women take home the top two individual awards
The most prestigious awards in Canadian occupational health and safety were revealed during a ceremony on Thursday. Canada’s Safest Employers Awards (CSEAs) recognize the outstanding health and safety professionals and companies for leadership, innovation and achievements.
More than 650 attendees packed the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in downtown Toronto for the 14th annual event to celebrate the winners in 20 different categories.
The star-studded event featured celebrity host Arisa Cox as host, who is also the host and executive producer of hit reality television show Big Brother Canada.
Among the top highlights of the night was The WSPS Award for CEO of the Year which went to Agnes Wietrzynski, CEO of QM Environmental. “We talk about safety almost on a daily basis, and it's in all our KPIs across the country. So I think that's the main driver for our company,” said Wietrzynski after receiving the prestigious award.
She wasn’t the only woman to win one of the big prizes of the evening. Adelia Marchese is the head of health, safety, and environment and Wolseley Canda and she received The BGIS Award for Safety Leader of the Year.
“I'm still a little bit in shock,” she admitted after accepting the award. “One of the things that I love to share is safety is not a priority, and that kind of shocks people, but it's actually a core value, because priorities shift and they change, and our values don't.”
Here is the full list of winners:
Canada’s Safest New Employer
Top Grade Energy Services
The Minerva Award for Rising Star of the Year
Aliakar Eslamibaladeh - Toronto Metropolitan University
Canada’s Safest Chemistry Employer
Greenfield Global
The Mark's Commercial Award for Most Innovative Use of Safety Technology
EnergySolutions Canada
Canada’s Safest Mining & Natural Resources Employer
Dufferin Aggregates
The MSA Safety Award for Canada’s Safest Oil & Gas Employer
Pronghorn Controls
Best Environment Management Program
City of Calgary - Green Line
Canada’s Safest Utilities and Electrical Employer
Black & McDonald Ltd.
The WSPS Award for CEO of the Year
Agnes Wietrzynski - QM Environmental
The SafeStart Award for Canada’s Safest Employer for Young Workers
City of Barrie
Canada’s Safest Employer in Services Sector
Compass Group Canada
Canada’s Safest Construction Employer
Modern Niagara
Canada’s Safest Logistics and Supply Chain Employer
NexGen Transportation Ltd.
The Avetta Award for Canada’s Safest Manufacturing Employer
Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
Best Safety Industry Provider
SafeStart, a division of electrolab ltd.
Canada’s Safest Public Sector/Non-Profit Employer
The Calgary Airport Authority
The DriverCheck Award for Canada's Safest Public Transportation Employer
Metrolinx
The BGIS Award for Safety Leader of the Year
Adelia Marchese - Wolseley Canada
The CloudMD Award for Best Wellness Program
Gibson Energy Inc.
The WSIB Award for Canada’s Best Health & Safety Culture
4Refuel
