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May 1, 2006
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The following statement was issued today by Dianne Whalen, Minister of Government Services. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

This week employees and employers across Canada, the United States and Mexico are participating in events in recognition of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week or NAOSH Week. This special week is set aside every year for promoting a greater awareness for the importance of preventing workplace accidents and occupational illnesses.

This year�s theme is Review, Refresh and Revitalize. This is an excellent reminder for all of us to pay particular attention to the safety of our workplaces. Dedication to safety is an ongoing process to ensure that every employee goes home at the end of the day after they finish their work.

That is why we all have a responsibility to review safety practices at our workplaces and determine whether those practices need to be refreshed or revitalized to meet the employee�s and employer�s needs.

I must commend the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers for their ongoing efforts to promote NAOSH Week every year. We can be especially proud of the local chapter who were the ones to develop NAOSH Week and who continue to celebrate the need for workplace health and safety. The fact that they were the first to recognize the need for NAOSH Week and that it has now spread throughout the province, Canada, the United States and Mexico shows the tremendous emphasis this province has always placed on health and safety in our workplaces.

This morning, I was proud to once again join the local chapter to raise the NAOSH Week flag at Confederation Building. This flag-raising ceremony shows this government�s commitment to occupational health and safety.

While this week is dedicated to reviewing, refreshing and revitalizing so that we make our workplaces safer, it is also important for us to remember that workplace safety should be a year-

round commitment. We have an obligation to our friends, our families and ourselves, to continue efforts throughout the year to maintain healthy and safe workplaces.

Workplaces all over the province are celebrating and recognizing NAOSH Week through many activities which promote safe work practices. I encourage everyone to do something in their workplaces this week which recognizes the importance of workplace health and safety.

By working together, government, employers and employees can ensure that all our workplaces are safe.

2006 05 01                                    1:50 p.m.


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