Submit Your Nomination for ECAO’s R.H. (Hugh) Carroll Safety Awards

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April 16, 2017

The deadline to submit a nomination for this year’s R. H. (Hugh) Carroll Award, created in 1999 by the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario, is April 28.

The award pays tribute to member firms who best exemplify the dedication and commitment to safety as demonstrated by R. H. (Hugh) Carroll through his years of service. Shown in photo, L-R: 2016 winner Ove Bakmand, President of Net Electric Limited, with ECAO First Vice-President Mark Lloyd and President Dan Lancia.

All applications must be accompanied by the most recent WSIB Workplace Injury Summary Report, a health and safety program index/table of contents or audit results (if any).

Here’s a list of winners from the past two years.

2016

  • Black and McDonald Ltd.
  • Trade-Mark Industrial Ltd.
  • Plan Group
  • Rogol Electric Company Ltd.
  • GridLink Corp Mellon Inc.

2015

  • Black and McDonald Ltd.
  • E.S. Fox Ltd.
  • Rogol Electric Company Ltd.
  • Trade-Mark Industrial Ltd.

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