Health and Safety

HEALTH AND SAFETY Daniel Fish & Justin Simpson Receive Life Saver Award

Submitted by Darryl MacDonald

We’d like to recognize the outstanding actions of Daniel Fish and Justin Simpson from the Edmonton branch for saving their fellow crew member.

When their crew member was in danger, Daniel and Justin recognized he needed help and they performed first aid, checked his vitals and kept him calm. They continued these efforts until the EMTs arrived and the employee has since made a recovery and is back to work.

May we all be as lucky to have two such outstanding individuals around when we need help.

In photo, left to right: Andrew Ellis, Justin Simpson, Daniel Fish and Gino Coco

Flynn Team Free Wounded Passengers from Car Wreck

Submitted by Mark Novecosky

Courtland Potoski and Brad Ironside from the Winnipeg glazing team have been recognized with the Life Saver award for their heroic efforts in freeing two passengers trapped in a car wreck.

On the day of the accident Brad and Courtland were driving to get fresh coffee when they were flagged down by locals. Upon pulling over they noticed a car had flipped onto its back. They wasted no time in grabbing their tools and safety glasses. Brad gave the safety glasses to the trapped passengers and he and Courtland began to remove the windshield. The first passenger was then able to slide out, but the second was pinned at the bottom of the vehicle. Luckily the accident was close to a nearby nursing station and they were able to help our guys safely remove the second passenger.

In photo, left to right: Martin, Dany and Eric

Quick Thinking Saves a Life

Submitted by Nicholas Tomasino

Dany Rutherford has been with Flynn Montreal for 10 years now.

At the start of his shift on Monday morning February 21st, he began suddenly feeling unwell. He had developed chest pains and a sharp stabbing in his arm. His colleague and good friend Eric Chenevert immediately noticed and suspected something serious was taking place and told him he needed to seek medical attention. They spoke to the foreman, Martin Morin about it, who without hesitating rushed Dany to the hospital. Doctors reported later that day that Dany did indeed have a heart attack. But because he was brought to the emergency room in time, it was caught early enough to avoid any permanent damage to his heart. After a few days in hospital Dany is now back home recovering surrounded by his loved ones. We would like to thank Eric and Martin for looking out for Dany and acting quickly

Rob Bissonnette and Crew are Committed to Safety

Submitted by Aimee Eden

Our Toronto crew were working on an EllisDon job called Block 12 and on multiple occasions their safety rep commended our Flynn foreman (Rob Bissonnette) on his commitment to safety.

“Rob, I'd like to thank you for the level of diligence you bring to your role. For a trade whose activities could be considered ʻhigher risk’ you work extremely safely, keep all your documentation up to date and have been a pleasure for our safety department and the wider project team to deal with.” —Seamus Kiely, EllisDon Superintendent Commitment to safety always starts at the top and its good to see a foreman setting a strong standard for his entire crew. 35