Check out the Saturday edition (June 17, 2010) of your daily newspaper to learn more about who signed the Health & Safety Leadership Charter.

Co-sponsored by WorkSafe Saskatchewan and Safe Saskatchewan, this Charter is the first of its kind in our province.

On June 10th, leaders made a public commitment to be a part of the solution to Saskatchewan’s injury epidemic. By working together, our business leaders will be instrumental in improving the lives of Saskatchewan people, enhancing the economic environment for business, and saving millions of dollars in health and social costs - one workplace, one community, and one family at a time.

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More than 200 Saskatchewan business and community leaders signed the Health & Safety Leadership Charter yesterday at the first-ever WorkSafe Saskatchewan-Safe Saskatchewan Charter Signing event.

“By working together, Saskatchewan business leaders can be instrumental in improving the lives of Saskatchewan people, enhancing the economic environment for business, and saving millions of dollars in health and social costs – one workplace, one community, and one family at a time,” says Gord Moker, CEO of Safe Saskatchewan.

By signing this Saskatchewan-made Charter, the leaders have chosen to be involved in a provincial movement and reap the reward of seeing the improved health and safety of Saskatchewan residents.

“A lot of us don’t realize that an injury at home affects us at work, and an injury at work affects us at home. Any injury has a direct impact on the people around us - our family, our co-workers, and our community,” explains Peter Federko, CEO of the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board . “That’s why WorkSafe Saskatchewan and Safe Saskatchewan have partnered to create this event, where informed leaders will publicly commit to injury prevention within their organizations and their communities. Our goal is that safety be adopted as a value – not just a priority.”

To read the full story in the Leader Post, click here.

On June 10th, 2010 over 100 Saskatchewan leaders will be signing the Health & Safety Leadership Charter.

By signing the charter, these leaders are making a public commitment to be a part of the solution to Saskatchewan’s injury epidemic. And by working together, our business leaders will be instrumental in improving the lives of Saskatchewan people, enhancing the economic environment for business, and saving millions of dollars in health and social costs - one workplace, one community, and one family at a time.

WorkSafe and Safe Saskatchewan are partnering in this initiative with a shared vision of an injury-free province.

If you'd like to take part in this event please contact Safe Saskatchewan at info@safesask.com.

June 10, 2010
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Evraz Place, Queensbury Convention Centre, Salons 2 & 3
 

See the Health & Safety Leadership Charter (PDF-read only copy).

Check out the latest photos and hear the speeches from Safe Saskatchewan’s media announcement, hosted in partnership with the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board and Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education Employment and Labour. The three representatives jointly announced how WorkSafe Saskatchewan’s Mission: Zero campaign is growing beyond the workplace to include a range of injury prevention efforts in the province.

Click below and listen as Chairperson David Eberle, of the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board addresses the audience and hands over Mission: Zero to Safe Saskatchewan. 
 

Listen as Gord Moker, Chief Executive Officer of Safe Saskatchewan accepts Safe Saskatchewan’s new mission. 

Listen as Mike Carr, Associate Deputy Minister for Advanced Education, Employment and Labour addresses the audience.

Over the next few months, Safe Saskatchewan will be coordinating the development of a Mission Zero: Live injury-free. toolkit that can be adopted and used by any agency or organization working towards decreasing the impact of unintentional injuries in our province.

If you would like to request a toolkit, complete with the Mission: Zero logo, please contact us. (info@safesask.com).

   
David Eberle                                                                                                              Gord Moker

   
Mike Carr

Prairieland Park in Saskatoon was filled with the sounds of delighted children at this past weekend’s Family Expo. From stage shows to meet’n’greet characters, to vendors who dazzled the senses – there was truly something for everyone.

Right in the middle of it all was Safe Saskatchewan’s Rebecca Trail. Five Safe Saskatchewan partners stepped up in a big way and each partner ran their own Rebecca Trail Safety Station. A huge thank you goes out to: St. John’s Ambulance, Sherritt Coal, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour, SGI, and WorkSafe Saskatchewan.

We couldn’t have done it without you – or taught approximately 500 children and their parents the many valuable lessons of being injury-aware.

With the new Mission: Zero Live injury-free. brand released, the Family Expo was the first opportunity for Safe Saskatchewan to promote the new movement.

“I’d like to thank the Family Expo staff for working so closely with Safe Saskatchewan, and helping our message of injury prevention to be heard,” comments Gord Moker, Chief Executive Officer of Safe Saskatchewan. “I’d also like to thank our partners for supporting Safe Saskatchewan through their participation in the Rebecca Trail.”

Congratulations to Teaira, Nadine and Brianna – winners of the iPod shuffle draws.

Check out the photos from the event here.