Injury Free Craft Hours Reported

Excellence in Unionized Maintenance

Six Awards Recognize

Award Winners

Announced at GPMC/NMC Annual Banquet

Canadian Safety Achievement Awards

Recognizing Excellence in Unionized Maintenance

The General Presidents Maintenance Committee (GPMC) and National Maintenance Council (NMC) for Canada are proud of the incredible progress the unionized maintenance industry has made in health and safety. Six new Canadian Safety Achievement Awards will showcase these achievements and celebrate safety performance with industry partners.

The Awards

General Presidents’ <strong>Safety Excellence</strong> Award

General Presidents’ Safety Excellence Award

Celebrates top performing Signatory Employers who achieve the lowest total recordable incident rating (TRIR) across all of their active GPMA & NMA projects

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Tripartite <strong>Zero (Recordable) Injury</strong> Turnaround Award

Tripartite Zero (Recordable) Injury Turnaround Award

Recognizes Clients, Signatory Employers and Local Unions who execute a turnaround or outage event without a recordable injury.

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365<strong>Daily Maintenance</strong>Award

365Daily MaintenanceAward

Showcases Clients, Signatory Employers and Local Unions who execute long-term maintenance at industrial plants for 365 days without a recordable injury.

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William <strong>Warchow Safety Leadership & Innovation</strong> Award

William Warchow Safety Leadership & Innovation Award

Honours a Client, Signatory Employer or Local Union who can demonstrate the positive impact of a health and safety initiative on their organization or the industry.

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Budrow Tozer <strong> Most Improved</strong> Award

Budrow Tozer Most Improved Award

Acknowledges a Client, Signatory Employer or Local Union who has made noteworthy improvements to the health and safety performance of their organization.

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<strong>Craftsperson of the Year</strong> Award

Craftsperson of the Year Award

Honours outstanding craftsmanship, professionalism and safety leadership of a Building Trades Union member through their performance on a maintenance job.

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The deadline for submission of nominations is March 31, 2021.

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Maintenance Industry Facts

The number of years the GPMC/NMC has been operating

28 Million

The annual average of reported craft hours under the GPMC/NMC banner

14,400

The average number of full-time jobs that our agreements employ annually

$1.1 billion

The contribution of our maintenance work to the Canadian economy

175

Number of Signatory employers to our agreements

1952

The year the first ever multi-trade maintenance contract was signed at Shell, Sarnia

The number of GPMC/NMC collective agreements across the country

1 Million

Number of employed Canadians in a variety of construction trades and professions

"CS2A brings us together to celebrate what means the most to us as an industry - our people. As employers, these awards serve as an important symbol of our unwavering commitment to the safe-keeping of our people and of our planet.”

- Curtis Ledger - HSE Manager, Jacobs Industrial Services

"The CS2A Awards Banquet is an opportunity to celebrate top tier safety performance across Canada for both large and small contractors. This program sets the bar for safety excellence and will assist worksites in achieving their goals"

– Mark Kenney - Suncor Energy

"CS2A is a first for the Canadian maintenance industry. It brings all three partners together for an opportunity to raise standards and proudly showcase our top achievements. By doing so, it starts a conversation and opens the door for new relationships.”

- Jack White - IUPAT International Representative - Chairman of the GPMC / NMC.

“The Canadian Safety Achievement Awards represent a great means to recognize the achievement of safety milestones and a tremendous opportunity to celebrate industry’s top performers”

– Michael Spring – Health and Safety Manager, Edmonton Exchanger & Refinery Services Ltd.

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Craftsperson of the Year

An award reserved for members of Canada’s Building Trades Unions that seeks to showcase outstanding craftsmanship, professionalism and safety leadership of a skilled tradesperson through their contributions on a maintenance project.