NEW WESTMINSTER, BC (October 23, 2015) – Seven recipients from multiple technology sectors have been selected to receive BC’s highest safety honour at BC Safety Authority’s 9th annual Lieutenant Governor Safety Awards.
The awards, which will be presented by BC Safety Authority on November 23, recognize individuals and organizations who demonstrate exceptional leadership, achievement or innovation in the promotion of technical systems safety in BC.
“BC Safety Authority is proud to recognize the exceptional work of these individuals and organizations,” says Catherine Roome, President and CEO of BC Safety Authority. “Their efforts go above and beyond, which creates public confidence in safety systems. Whether their passion for safety stems from a very personal experience, or from years of innovation and sharing knowledge, they are exemplary in their risk awareness. We thank them for their outstanding contributions to safe technical systems.”
Excellence in Systems Safety (cross-industry)
Debbie Clyne, Clyne Consulting
Debbie Clyne has educated many on safety as part of her work on developing safety systems, including her work with the City of Burnaby’s Emergency Management Program and the BC Common Ground Alliance’s Committee. She has played an integral role promoting awareness and creating damage prevention best practices in Canada through her work on the Transmission Pipelines Committee and the very successful Dig Safe BC! contractor workshop series. The ultimate test of the reliability of these systems came through Debbie’s volunteer work with the Canadian Red Cross, where she led response and recovery teams after three major disasters in: New York at Ground Zero after September 11, 2001; New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005; and High River after the massive community floods in 2013. She was made Chair of the BC Common Ground Alliance (BCCGA)’s Communication/Education Committee in 2008. Debbie co-founded and co-chaired the BCCGA Excavation Safety Committee in 2014, and established her own company, Clyne Consulting, which helps develop company management systems in risk management, including damage prevention for pipeline protection, excavation safety and public safety.
Join us to honour and celebrate safety leadership in BC: www.safetyauthority.ca/lgawards
THE AWARDS GALA LUNCHEON
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DATE: Monday, November 23, 2013
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TIME: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm (registration at 10:00 am)
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LOCATION: River Rock Casino Resort, Main Show Theatre, Richmond
Tickets to the event are $85 per person or $425 for a table of six guests.