Thousands of pairs to be handed out across Saskatchewan
Thousands of pairs of free safety glasses will be handed out across Saskatchewan this summer, thanks to a partnership between WorkSafe Saskatchewan and Magna Electric Corporation (MEC).
The campaign was the brainchild of MEC president Kerry Heid, the 2010 WorkSafe Saskatchewan Safe Employer Award winner.
“When we signed the Saskatchewan Health and Safety Leadership Charter last year, we committed to building safety at work and bringing it into the community,” said Heid. “My employees and I want to help make sure that if you go outside to mow your grass or build a shed this summer, you have a pair of safety glasses within reach and you wear them.”
“All of us — individuals, businesses and government — are responsible for promoting and ensuring safety at home and at work,” said Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan. “Through this initiative, MEC is making a real and concrete commitment to protecting the safety of people throughout the province.”
Of the top five body parts injured at work in 2010 in Saskatchewan, eyes ranked third. The glasses will be handed out by MEC employees and distributed through WorkSafe Saskatchewan presentations in high schools in the fall.
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