Rob Ellis and Jessica Di Sabatino lost a son and brother in 1999 to a workplace accident: David was 18 and it was his second day on the job. Rob and Jess have been on the lookout for Safety Champions ever since. This is their blog.

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Why You Should Participate

The business benefits of joining MySafeWork / Our Youth At Work in presentations in front of students and/or in front of your workforce:

1. You can enhance profitability with health and safety programs. A proactive approach to health, safety and wellness can reduce costs associated with accidents and unnecessary employee turnover. These costs include:

Decreased productivity (delays in production; lost time)
Extra wages/overtime payments
Sick pay and workers compensation payment
Fines for safety non-compliance
Loss of contracts/customers
Legal costs
Property damage

2. Partnering with MySafeWork / Our Youth At Work raises the public profile of your company.

3. Partnering gives your employees an active opportunity to give back to the community.

4. Partnering gives your company a chance to network with executives from other leading North American companies.

For more information, and to book your corporate presentation, contact Nina at MySafeWork.


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