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League of Champions

Leadership / COR Conference | February 19, 2016

What is the League of Champions?

• An Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) initiative in conjunction with MySafeWork to promote safety in industry

• Create a framework for Safety Awareness in which to act as lever to help Industry Leaders (Champions) enable change in their companies and across industry

• Better protection for our youth at risk and all workers through education and awareness

Today we are going to start with the

Construction Industry in Ontario

Introducing League of Champions

Value Proposition:

• Build a safety Culture in your company and industry and be recognized for your leadership

• “Leaders need to Lead”

Objectives:

• Reach companies and leadership teams to get buy-in

• Make it part of the culture

• “Raise the Bar for Safety” in all industries, starting with construction

• Create sustainable funding to support the initiative

Outcomes

• Create a safety culture in member companies & other

industries

• Create a safety culture with students, apprentices and

tradespersons – the current & next generation

• Public awareness of the need for safe work

• A catalyst for employee engagement, catapult to the next

level of engagement

• Engage with owners, industry and government to expand

safety culture

Member Benefits

• Make a public statement of your values as a safe

company

• League recognition for safety excellence

• Support to champion safety in your organization

including League of Champions Jerseys

• Access to motivational “Rob Talks” by MySafeWork

At Mohawk College – Industry Participation

Engaging Skilled Trades – Impacting the future workforce

Becoming a Member of League of Champions

1. Application and donation submitted

2. Sign commitment to Charter

3. Review and approval

4. Membership, Signed charter, Jersey issued

Employer Champion Charter

• Enhance your safety culture

• Encourage staff to achieve world class standards

• Facilitate knowledge transfer through the organization

and beyond.

• Commit to supporting the growth of the League of

Champions

• Sign the Charter – make a commitment

• “Be a Leader”

The Principles of the Employee Champion

Safety Charter are:

• Champions will personally participate in improving

safety performance to meet world class standards.

• Champions will work together to find new ideas and

innovations for safety strategies.

• Champions will be responsible for transferring

knowledge and experience to the next generation / our

youth at risk and families in local communities.

The Principles of the Employer Champion

Safety Charter are:

• Facilitating and encouraging staff to personally participate in

improving safety performances to meet world class standards.

• Encourage new ideas & innovations for Safety strategies within

organization and industry – “Raise the Bar for Safety”.

• Ensure accumulated safety knowledge & practical experience is

transferred to current employees, the next generation / our youth at

risk, their families and local communities.

• Commit to actively participate in and promote at external events the

League of Champions on a yearly basis (minimum).

• Demonstration of doing safety “above the bar”.

• Commitment to maintain and strive for a safe work record

corporately.

• Commit to the League of Champions by signing Safety Charter

Applies to many Industries

Your Challenge.

Become a Champion and get involved today!

League of Champions

Leadership / COR Conference | February 19, 2016