Wed. April 28th Day of Mourning attend the ceremony at
11am in Mountain View Cemetery in memory of the 110 Alberta
workers who died from workplace injury and disease in 2009. (Stats:
Occupational Disease 49, Motor Vehicle 20 and Worksite Incident 41).
Sat.
May 1st join the second STEPS FOR LIFE 5km
fundraising walk around
Henderson Lake. Goal of 300 walkers to raise $10,000 for the
Threads of Life association; a workplace tragedy family support
association helping families affected by workplace fatalities,
life-altering injuries and occupational disease along their journey of
healing.
9am Registration (includes
T-Shirt)
10am Start of Walk
BBQ lunch and door prize
draws (included for walkers)
Location: Henderson
Lake Horseshoe Picnic Area by Japanese Gardens entrance.
During the
entire week of May 3 - 7 Southern Safety will discount
5% off all safety training courses (Standard First Aid
May 3
& 4, Fall Protection Planning
May 5,
H2S Alive
May 6,
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) May
7 and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
(WHMIS)
May 7).
Call and register early to guarantee your seat as classes fill
up quickly during the spring break-up season!
Wed.
May
5th Occupational Health & Safety Professional Day -
remember to thank your safety person for helping to keep you safe all
year long!
PROMOTION OF WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY HAS LETHBRIDGE RANKED #1 AGAIN
In 2009 Lethbridge
was the first Alberta community to host a Steps For Life walk.
Last year around 150 walkers raised more than $7,000 for the Threads of
Life, an association for workplace tragedy family support services.
Exceeding all goals and expectations
for 2010, Lethbridge's held its 2nd Annual
fundraising walk Sat. May 1st at
Henderson Lake and now can boast the
highest registered walker count, out of 28 communities across Canada,
with over 350 taking part in the local event.
The 2010 Steps for Life fundraiser had hoped on
a realistic $10,000 campaign but thanks to the walkers, donators,
sponsors and volunteers a further $12,500 was pledged, for
an impressive grand total of over $22,500
which will help victims of workplace fatalities, occupational disease
and life-altering injuries.
Organizers and volunteers, which include Southern Safety and the
Southern Alberta NAOSH committee, are extremely proud of the commitment
shown by local companies and individuals who took part in the Steps for
Life walk held as a "kick off" to the NAOSH Week of May 2-8/10.
Thank you everyone for your involvement.
