After much anticipation and planning, the OGCA was able to host our in-person Annual Safety Awards breakfast on Friday, November 19, 2021. This awards presentation was incredibly important to the OGCA since it highlights all of the efforts that our members strive for each day, on every ICI construction site, to ensure that health and safety is always, first and foremost, top of mind.

The overall feeling of the gathering was of gratitude: gratitude for being able to meet in person once again; gratitude for the networking and connections that the simple act of being together in-person accomplishes; gratitude for new relationships and collaborations. And above all, gratitude for the consistent and pronounced efforts from our members to continually strive for the overriding goal of the industry: the safety of all of their workers on site and ensuring that all workers go home safely to their families.

The continual efforts from our members make health and safety on construction sites seem like an easy feat to accomplish, almost second nature. But rest assured that this is a daily effort and something that does not happen by chance. Each one of our members places a significant amount of energy, time and resources into health and safety to make it look this easy.

Construction is an inherently hazardous vocation and, if not approached properly, can lead to disastrous effects. For a reality check, I want all of the readers to recall December 2020 and the rash of seven deaths that occurred in construction in a two week period. It occurred so suddenly that the entire construction industry was completely taken aback and left questioning how these deaths could have been prevented. It is that overriding sentiment, the constant and continual review and evaluation from our members of how things can be prevented and made better, that sets ICI construction apart from all others.

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