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Operation also won top business safety award in 2016
For the second time in four years, Gahcho Kué Mine has received the Workplace Health and Safety Award from the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented on October 25, at the 2019 Business Awards Gala.
The award recognizes an organization that has shown leadership through its commitment to improving its health and safety management practices or implemented a new, unique idea to create a safer, healthier work environment. It was sponsored by the Workers Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) of the NWT and Nunavut. Gahcho Kué Mine also received the award in 2016.
“This award speaks to the dedication of all our employees to putting safety first,” said Lyndon Clark, Gahcho Kué Mine General Manager, who accepted the award.
“This year we launched safety and wellness programs at the mine that are having a true impact on all of our employees. We have celebrated safety champions from frontline employees to the outstanding volunteers of our mine rescue team, who this year won the NWT/NU Mine Rescue Competition Best Surface Overall title, among others, in June, and the best surface overall title at the National Western Region Mine Rescue Competition in September.”
During 2019, the mine launched its Brothers’ & Sisters’ Keepers Program which encourages employees to focus on their personal safety and to encourage colleagues to do the same. Positive safety behaviours or actions are also acknowledged by supervisors. Since the program launched, the number of injuries requiring first aid are down 16% and the number of medical aid incidents has dropped 42% - success that the team attributes to the program.
De Beers Group was proud to sponsor the Customer Service Award at the Business Awards Gala, won by Roy’s Audio Video. The award recognizes a business that has best demonstrated outstanding customer service in their everyday business, and leadership in setting high customer service standards for Yellowknife.
De Beers Group congratulates all Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business Award recipients and nominees.
Gahcho Kué Mine is a joint venture between De Beers Canada (51% - the Operator) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%).