The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering was founded in 1949.

The Society is now Canada's largest and most established professional organization for health & safety practitioners, with over two thousand members across Canada, the United States, and abroad.

The Society's mission is:

"To promote the arts and sciences of loss prevention for the conservation of people, equipment, material and environment; and to encourage the pursuit of excellence in the profession".

The award was established in 1996 to recognize an individual who has excelled in the health and safety field in Fort McMurray.

Greg Outhouse was one of the founding members of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering in Fort McMurray. He was dedicated to the prevention of incidents in the work environment and also very active in the community.

The award will be presented to an individual who is involved with or responsible for health and safety, e.g., workers, labour representatives, health & safety committee members, medical personnel, industrial hygiene personnel, safety personnel, environmental personnel, human resources personnel, supervisors, team leaders, managers. etc.

The award will be presented at the CSSE Fort McMurray Chapter Annual Luncheon at

the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre May 5th 2011.

 

Nomination closing date is, April 26, 2011.

For further information and/or clarification, please contact:

Andy Gauthier Tel. # 791-0920 (res), Tel.# 713-9876 (cell)

e-mail:  gauthier.andy@telus.net