For the past nine years Aecon has celebrated Safety Day at every office location and project site across Canada. In honour of its 10th anniversary and in recognition of the company鈥檚 ongoing commitment to safety and 鈥淪afety First鈥 core value, Aecon hosted its inaugural Safety Week from Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3.
鈥淪afety Week is Aecon鈥檚 platform to showcase and reinforce our commitment to safety, both in ensuring a safe workplace across our job sites and delivering the needs of our clients and partners,鈥 said Teri McKibbon, President and CEO, from a Safety Week event in Oakville, Ontario. 鈥淎econ鈥檚 safety track record is our true competitive advantage. Safety performance is a major determining factor, as clients only want to work and partner with contractors that have industry-leading safety programs.鈥
Over 14,000 employees, clients and partners attended a Safety Week event at one of over 130 project sites and office locations across Canada.
Safety Week attendees were also treated to a 鈥淭oolbox Talk鈥 video presentation hosted by Teri McKibbon, where employees from across the company spoke about their personal commitment to safety and what a strong safety culture means to them.
Aecon maintains a leading safety record and has received numerous third party safety awards, including the Canadian Construction Association鈥檚 National Safety Award.