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Broad Engagement Drives Recognition for Morguard as One of Canada's Safest Employers
Broad Engagement Drives Recognition for Morguard as One of Canada's Safest Employers ...
About this update from Morguard Corporation
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nBroad Engagement Drives Recognition for Morguard as One of Canada's Safest Employers\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBroad Engagement Drives Recognition for Morguard as One of Canada's Safest Employers\nCanada NewsWire\nMISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 25, 2016\n\n\n\nMISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - For a fourth consecutive year, Morguard was named as one of Canada's Safest Employers in the Retail and Services category for its Canadian commercial portfolio. This unprecedented recognition demonstrates strong employee and tenant engagement with the real estate company's Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) strategy.\n\n\"Morguard has made a significant investment in our programs to manage health and safety initiatives in our workplaces,\" said K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and CEO, Morguard Corporation. \"Our recognition as one of Canada's Safest Employers is indicative of our commitment to ensuring the highest safety standards at our owned and managed portfolio.\"\n\nThe success of Morguard's health and safety policies is the result of the company's unique approach to developing plans in-house as well as the focus on employee engagement with the program. This success is realized by:\n\n\nDeveloping programs internally to allow for a greater level of control and customization for each stakeholder and to create clear lines of responsibility and accountability \nEncouraging active employee and tenant participation through inclusive program planning, implementation and measurement \nIdentifying potential hazards proactively and working as a team on solutions and risk mitigation \nBuilding knowledge through formal training programs and coaching\n\n\"Ensuring our accountability to workplace health and safety is a priority not only for our employees but for tenants, visitors, clients and shareholders alike,\" added Sahi. The collective efforts of managing and implementing OH&S programs is a large responsibility. Morguard manages more than three million work hours annually across more than 300 commercial and development projects in Canada. Morguard's off...