Press Release

September 10, 2009

Mississauga, Ontario – September 10, 2009 – StampTek of Toronto, Ontario received its first IAPA Health & Safety Achievement Award today. The Level I Award was presented this afternoon at its facility where it manufactures steel components for office furniture.

StampTek has consistently improved its health and safety program over the past few years. The company implemented a number of initiatives to prioritize the health and safety of its staff. To accomplish this goal, staff receive training, production area representatives sit on the Joint Health and Safety Committee, and milestones are celebrated for achieving specific metrics on the health and safety scorecard.

"StampTek is a great example of how the IAPA Achievement Award program helps firms set and reach their health and safety goals," says Trevor Beauchamp, Acting Manager, Consulting Services (Greater Toronto Area). "Everyone at StampTek is actively engaged in the journey towards health and safety excellence. The foundation has been set to create a healthy workplace and StampTek has made a commitment to continue building and strengthening their health and safety program. That commitment and hard work has been recognized today with the Level I Award." 

 “StampTek is proud of the achievements made over the years in improving its health and safety program,” says Jay Regan, Vice President and General Manager, StampTek. “In 2008, we reviewed the IAPA Health & Safety Achievement Award criteria and decided that this would be an excellent framework to help us improve our health and safety program. Consequently, StampTek set the goal of achieving the Level I IAPA Award in 2009. Having reached this objective, StampTek will now target 2010 to achieve the Level II Award.” 

To be eligible for the award, StampTek completed a self-assessment report to determine if it met IAPA’s award requirements, which included prevention methods, legislative compliance, management practices, and lost-time injury frequencies. This was followed up with an on-site verification by IAPA of the company’s health and safety management program on July 21, 2009.

IAPA’s three-level health and safety awards program was launched in 2002. The program is designed to celebrate an organization’s journey towards achieving workplace health and safety excellence. Since the inception of the program, 51 companies have received the Level I Health and Safety Achievement Award.

StampTek is a division of Teknion Ltd. StampTek supplies stamped, roll formed, and fabricated steel office furniture components. StampTek operates under the ISO 9001 Management System and the ISO 14000 Environmental Management System. StampTek is committed to improving health and safety, evidenced by the large investment in time and resources towards improving and implementing procedures, upgrading safety features on its equipment and machinery, training, and employee involvement initiatives.

IAPA (Industrial Accident Prevention Association) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating in Ontario since 1917. Representing approximately 50,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million Ontario workers, IAPA is Canada’s leader in workplace health, safety, and employee well-being. IAPA is focused on providing industry-leading training, consulting, educational products, and informational services that meet our members’ needs and the needs of those in their communities. IAPA is also recognized as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Occupational Health and an International Labour Organization – CIS Collaborating Centre. IAPA is ISO 9001 certified and has been awarded the National Quality Institute’s Progressive Excellence Program Level 4 for Quality Certificate and the Canada Awards for Excellence Gold Trophy Awards for Quality and Healthy Workplace.

ATTENTION MEDIA: IAPA is now accepting applications for the 2010 IAPA Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health and Safety Reporting. All Ontario trade and consumer media – print (newspapers or magazines), radio, and television – distributed and broadcast in Ontario are invited to submit pieces of work focusing on workplace health and safety. Universities and colleges are also invited to submit work in the Student Media print and radio categories. Only work published or aired between January 1 and December, 31, 2009 will be eligible. For award consideration, all materials must be submitted to IAPA by Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

For more information on IAPA’s programs, products, services, and awards programs, visit IAPA’s website at www.iapa.ca.

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For more information, contact:

Lena Wan                                                                                 
Communications and PR Specialist, IAPA                                 
Tel: 905-614-4272, ext. 2247
Email: lwan@iapa.ca