NORTH BAY, ONTARIO – Cementation has been recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers for 2016. The gold award was presented to Cementation at the Canadian Occupational Safety Awards Gala, hosted by Canadian Occupational Safety and Thompson Reuter on October 24 in Toronto.

The Canada’s Safest Employer Awards were launched in 2011 and acknowledge companies from across Canada with outstanding accomplishments in promoting the health and safety of their employees. Companies are evaluated on a broad range of initiatives including employee training, OHS management systems, incident investigation, emergency preparedness and innovative health and safety initiatives. Cementation received Canada’s Safest Employers Gold award for the Mining and Natural Resources category.

“We are very proud of our employees and their commitment to safety. At Cementation, the safety of our people is paramount and this recognition as one of Canada’s safest employers helps to reinforce this within our organization.” states Roy Slack, President of Cementation Canada.

“This is the third consecutive year the company has been recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers,” says Ray Fortin, General Manager Health and Safety. “We continually try to find ways to improve our safety programs to keep them up to date and effective. When it comes to performing the work, workers are empowered to make the right decisions. Receiving this external recognition confirms that Cementation is an industry leader in safety.”

The award covers 10 industry-specific categories, ranging from hospitality to mining and natural resources. For more information on Canada’s Safest Employers, visit www.safestemployers.com .

About Cementation:

Cementation is a mine and facilities contracting and engineering company. The Cementation group of companies delivers underground mine development and infrastructure as well as surface material handling and processing facilities solutions for mining projects worldwide. Cementation Canada Inc., Cementation USA Inc., Cementation Sudamérica SpA, Cementation AG and Merit Consultants International are part of the Murray & Roberts group of companies with operations around the world. For more information on Cementation, visit www.cementation.com .

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For more information, please contact:

Roy Slack, Director and President, Cementation Canada
North Bay t: (705) 472-3381