AlumaSafway Celebrated with 14 National Safety Awards in 2024

AlumaSafway, a member of the BrandSafway family, has garnered significant recognition by receiving a total of 14 Canadian Safety Achievement Awards (CS2A) from the General Presidents’ Maintenance Committee for Canada (GPMC) and the National Maintenance Council for Canada (NMC). This accolade celebrates AlumaSafway’s outstanding safety performance in 2024 and underscores the company’s commitment to maintaining high safety standards across its operations.

The awards include the esteemed General Presidents’ Safety Excellence Award, which honors those employers and labour providers achieving the lowest total recordable incident rate across all active General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreement (GPMA) and National Maintenance Agreement (NMA) projects in Canada.

Recognition of Excellence and Individual Achievement

“AlumaSafway is honoured to be recognized at this year’s Canadian Safety Achievement Awards,” said Adam Green, Vice President of Oilsands at AlumaSafway. He emphasized that the awards reflect the dedication and expertise of their teams throughout Canada. Green expressed gratitude towards the workforce for their commitment to safety and acknowledged the role of industrial customers and union partners in creating secure work environments.

In a notable individual achievement, Rene Hiscock, a Scaffold Journeyman, was named Craft Person of the Year. Hiscock was recognized for his exceptional skill and commitment to safety and quality within AlumaSafway’s Western Canada operations. “We are incredibly proud of Rene Hiscock for being named Craft Person of the Year,” stated Brent Anderson, Canadian Environmental, Health, and Safety Senior Manager at AlumaSafway. Anderson highlighted Hiscock’s contributions as a benchmark for excellence on their worksites.

Outstanding Team Achievements

In addition to individual accolades, 12 AlumaSafway site teams were honored for their adherence to the highest safety standards in industrial maintenance and turnaround work. The awards included:

– **365 Daily Maintenance Award**: This award recognizes teams that complete year-round maintenance at industrial plants without any recordable injuries for 365 days or more. The recipients included:
– Stelco Steel, Lake Erie Works
– Irving Oil Refinery, Saint John
– Suncor Energy, Base Plant
– CNOOC Petroleum, Long Lake

– **Sustained Superior Performance Award**: This award honors groups under the GPMA or NMA for achieving multiple consecutive years of work without recordable injuries. The following teams were recognized:
– Imperial Oil, Nanticoke – Silver (9 years)
– Suncor Energy, Edmonton – Gold (6 years)
– Dow Chemical, Fort Saskatchewan – Gold (8 years)
– New Brunswick Power, Point Lepreau – Gold (8 years)
– Irving Gold Refinery, Saint John – Gold (8 years)

– **Tripartite Zero Injury Turnaround Award**: This award acknowledges teams that successfully complete high volumes of turnaround or outage work without recordable injuries. The recipients included:
– Irving Oil Refinery, Saint John (Q3)
– ConocoPhillips, Fort McMurray (Q3)
– Syncrude Canada Ltd., Fort McMurray (Q4)

The Canadian Safety Achievement Awards serve as a national initiative to highlight exceptional health and safety performance within the unionized maintenance sector.

AlumaSafway continues to prioritize safety as its foremost value. As a subsidiary of BrandSafway, the company provides a diverse range of solutions across industrial, commercial, and infrastructure markets. With over 25 strategic locations throughout Canada, AlumaSafway offers services such as scaffolding, insulation, rope access, refractory, fireproofing, and coatings. The company supports maintenance, refurbishment, and new construction projects, leveraging innovation to enhance safety and productivity.

For further information about AlumaSafway and its services, please visit www.AlumaSafway.com and www.brandsafway.com.