Yukon Energy Becomes Member of the ‘Passport to Safety’ Program

(Whitehorse) - Yukon Energy has become part of a national program aimed at eliminating workplace injuries and deaths among young Canadians.

The Passport to Safety Program supports and encourages education, knowledge and workplace-specific safety training for young people. It offers an on-line test to help make teenagers and young adults aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding health and safety, and therefore better prepares them to keep safe while at work.

“Safety is one of Yukon Energy’s core values,” Yukon Energy’s Manager of Operations, Health and Safety Les Boisvert said. “It’s something we think about every day. We’re pleased to be a recognized Passport to Safety employer and to support the protection of young workers in the territory.”

Yukon Energy will promote this program during the hiring process, and completion of the on-line test will be an asset to young people applying for a job at the electrical company.

Apart from the on-line training through the Passport to Safety Program, Yukon Energy provides additional safety training to its new employees. Yukon Energy typically hires two or three summer students each year.

To find out more about the program, go to www.PassporttoSafety.com. 

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Contact:
Janet Patterson                                                            
Supervisor, Communications
Yukon Energy Corporation
(867) 393-5333                                                             
janet.patterson@yec.yk.ca