Nominations Open for Public Safety Awards

Do you know of an individual or a company that has led the way in promoting public safety? Nominations are now open for the 2007 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Public Safety and British Columbians are encouraged to nominate candidates worthy of recognition. Nominations for the awards close September 12, 2007.

Presented by the BC Safety Authority, the awards recognize an individual and an organization for their exceptional work in promoting and demonstrating the highest standards of safety.  This can take the form of leadership, technological innovation, safety programs, or significant achievements.  This year, a lifetime achievement award is also being introduced.

The professions of engineering and geoscience hold the safeguarding of human life and the environment as a fundamental principle. As such, APEGBC members are particularly encouraged to put forward for nomination candidate firms or individuals that they feel have exemplified these important values embodied within the Code of Ethics.

An awards ceremony will be held November 21, 2007 at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. Preference will be given to submissions related to one or more of the industry sectors overseen by the BC Safety Authority, including:

  • Amusement rides;
  • Recreational railways;
  • Boilers, pressure vessels and refrigeration systems;
  • Electrical equipment and systems;
  • Elevating devices such as elevators and escalators;
  • Gas appliances and systems;
  • Hydrogen systems;
  • Passenger ropeways such as ski lifts; and
  • Intra-provincial railways.

 
For more information on the awards or to obtain a nomination form, visit the BC Safety Authority Website at www.safetyauthority.ca.
 
The British Columbia Safety Authority is an independent, self-funded corporation responsible for providing a variety of safety services to business, industry and the public, as well as overseeing safety in a number of industry sectors. It was created through the Safety Authority Act and administrative agreements with the Province of British Columbia.