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Does Safety Fit in Your Strategic Plan?
Have you ever given thought to name ‘Safety’ as a Value, a Strategic Direction, a Goal or part of your Mission?
Many organizations talk about valuing safety, but only the best have a well-defined safety strategy. What are the key ingredients of an effective safety strategy?
Regardless of the business focus, a strategy is a framework of choices and plans to deliver value and be successful. To create a comprehensive safety strategy, several key elements are necessary…
Have you ever given thought to name ‘Safety’ as a Value, a Strategic Direction, a Goal or part of your Mission?
Many organizations talk about valuing safety, but only the best have a well-defined safety strategy. What are the key ingredients of an effective safety strategy?
Regardless of the business focus, a strategy is a framework of choices and plans to deliver value and be successful. To create a comprehensive safety strategy, several key elements are necessary…
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AWARE-NS has adjusted its focus to emphasize strategies for workplace safety and injury prevention in the Home Care/Home Support, Long Term Care and Community Services environments, in order to optimize deliverables and remain on target and accountable. There is a positive and collaborative vibe that has developed for AWARE-NS, and we are motivated to build on that success with the implementation of our new strategic plan.
The plan defines the broad strategies and actions for achieving AWARE-NS goals over this three-year period to ensure the organization is directing and aligning its efforts and resources towards the goals that have been established collaboratively with our stakeholder community, and we are looking forward to rolling out the operational plan that brings the strategy to life.
Read the complete Strategic Plan for more on how AWARE-NS is working along side our stakeholders to achieve our vision of safe and healthy people; safe and healthy workplaces.
Check out our latest media coverage from the Business event in Yarmouth this month.
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Leaderhip Matters 2015:
A Workplace Safety CEO Summit
Leading through safety.
Join us Monday, November 9th from 7:30am to 11:30am for a panel discussion with 15 of Nova Scotia’s most senior leaders, facilitated by Danny Graham of Engage Nova Scotia. Together, they will amplify the issue of workplace safety and discuss ways to support our province’s emerging workplace safety leaders.
The morning will be hosted by the Hon. Kelly Regan, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education, and Stuart MacLean, CEO of WCB Nova Scotia. Ray Ivany, author of Now or Never and Chair of the One Nova Scotia Coalition, will deliver the keynote address.
The Now or Never report was referred to as a “call to action” and a “catalyst to change” for Nova Scotia. In order for that action and change to take place, workplace safety needs to be accepted and embraced as a business priority.
Agenda
7:30am:
Arrival and networking with light breakfast
8:25am:
Opening remarks from Hon. Kelly Regan and Stuart MacLean
8:45am:
Remarks from Danny Graham
9:00am:
Facilitated discussion with panelists
10:25am:
Questions from the audience
10:55am:
Remarks from Duff Montgomerie, Deputy Minister of Labour and Advanced Education
11:00am:
Keynote Address from Ray Ivany
11:20am:
Closing Remarks from Stuart MacLean
To register: email [email protected] by October 31.
For more information: www.leadershipmattersns.ca
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OF NOVA SCOTIA | GOVERNMENT OF NOVA SCOTIA
AWARE-NS hosted a successful AGM at Ivany Place in Bedford, NS September 24th, 2015.
To download a copy of the latest annual report please click on the link
https://awarens.ca/about/annual-report/
Three Hospitals within the Nova Scotia Health Authority Become WCB Safety Certified
The South Shore District of Bridgewater, Lunenburg and Liverpool within the Nova Scotia Health Authority have achieved the WCB Safety Certified Certificate. These three hospitals have been one of the first hospitals within the province to become WCB Safety Certified. This is an outstanding achievement within the health care community and show cases the safety continuous improvements efforts within in each facility.
ENNIS Safety Services, approved WCB Audit Provider would like to provide a formal congratulation; and to give credit to the hospitals, their employees and management, for the commitment of continuing leadership, with special mention to two key management personal in this continuous improvement initiative, they are; Peter Graves and Dennis Oxner. Congratulation to Everyone!
It is importance to recognize the Internal Responsibility System within these hospitals as function effectively with a direct focus on safety, and within the business system to provide quality and safety to their staff, patients, clients and public. Safety is a critical part of any business, and it is important to be measured and balanced with all business components to truly protect the most valuable asset within the organization.
Sean Ennis, President and Owner of ENNIS Safety Services will be honored to present the WCB Safety Certified Certificate to these three Hospitals within the South Shore District; Bridgewater, Lunenburg and Liverpool within the new Nova Scotia Health Authority. The presentation will be held on October 5th, 2015 at 10:00am at South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater, the South Shore District: Bridgewater, Lunenburg and Liverpool Hospitals within the Nova Scotia Health Authority will be presented with the WCB Safety Certified Certificate.
In attendance for the presentation; Honourable Leo Glavine, Minister of Health & Wellness Nova Scotia; Honourable Mark Furey Minister of Business for Nova Scotia; Stuart MacLean, Chief Executive Officer WCB Nova Scotia; Art Brown WCB Nova Scotia Consultant; Peter Graves, South Shore District, Director of Support Services Supply Chain Management; Dennis Oxner South Shore District Occupational Safety Emergency Management Coordinator Manager; ENNIS Safety Services President Sean Ennis; and Bob Neilson ENNIS Safety Services, Health & Safety Professional.
Please see attached invitation to a business information event.
Business Information Event – Invitation – 2016-09-15[1]
