September 14, 2017
Health & Safety week will take place from September 18th to the 22nd. Every year, Lumen organizes this event to raise awareness about the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace. They offer training sessions, product presentations and meetings with suppliers at our branches throughout the week.
For the activities schedule at each branch see:
http://www.lumen.ca/en/news/health-safety-week-2017
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This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
