Safety Week Preview: Construction needs to value every voice

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CRAIG LESURF — The League of Champions runs a number of events throughout the week visiting jobsites, hosting breakfasts and lunches and giving talks to the crew. Pictured is an event from last year.CRAIG LESURF — 2024 Construction Safety Week, an annual Initiative to promote industry safety runs May 6 to 10. This year’s theme is Value Every Voice: Encourage, Listen, Empower.

“The idea is every person on the job, regardless of the role, everybody has a responsibility. We take the initiative, be accountable, take ownership in things to make sure we keep everybody safe,” said Craig Lesurf, president of Gillam Group, past-chair of League of Champions and chair of the Ontario General Contractors Association’s Safety Committee. “That’s exactly the message of the League of Champions. Everybody needs to look after each other.

From Jan. 1 to Feb. 29, 2024 there were zero fatalities and 47 critical injuries. Monthly statistics from Feb. 1 to 28, 2023 show two fatalities and 22 critical injuries and from Feb. 1 to 29, 2024 there were zero fatalities and 28 critical injuries.“The number of people getting hurt is much less, the fatalities are much less,” said Lesurf. “When you work as a team and share information and talk about stuff and bring it forefront you can make a difference.

 

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