Leading by Example: Mosaic Contractors Honored at Second Annual Canadian Potash Contractor Awards Celebrations

Leading by Example: Mosaic Contractors Honored at Second Annual Canadian Potash Contractor Awards Celebrations

April 2, 2024

SECON Group of Companies earned the Leadership award at Mosaic’s 2024 Canadian Potash Contractor Awards Celebrations (CPCAC) on March 19 in Regina. SECON was recognized for its Risk Reduction Project at Mosaic’s Belle Plaine site. The project involved creating a different and safer process for moving large equipment through a monorail system, which has now been installed in several locations at the Belle Plaine facility.

L-R: Drew Yung, General Manager – Colonsay; Paula Armstrong, Contractor Safety Lead – Esterhazy; Potash Dustin Maksymchuk, General Manager – Esterhazy; Brendyn Feltz, Sr. Project Manager SECON Group of Companies; Aaron Huscroft, Corporate Safety, SECON Group of Companies; Ryan Thomas, General Manager – Belle Plaine and Nicole Seefried, Capital Construction Superintendent - Belle Plaine.

This is the second year Mosaic has hosted the CPCAC awards, which honors contractors who achieve a zero-reportable injury record for the year.

Other recognition included:

“Workhorse Award” for those with 100,000+ hours and no recordable injuries:

Cando Rail & Terminals
Cam Industrial Solutions

L-R: Matt Swedburg, Sr. Manager, Maintenance and Engineering - Belle Plaine; Dustin Maksymchuk, General Manager – Esterhazy; Nick Emberly, Superintendent Belle Plaine, Cando Rail & Terminals; Jeremy Neilson, General Manager Sask. South Cando Rail & Terminals; Curtis Ledger, Sr. Manager Assurance, Cam Industrial Solutions; Jeff Dodd, Site Manager Belle Plaine, Cam Industrial Solutions; Ryan Thomas, General Manager – Belle Plaine; Drew Yung, General Manager – Colonsay.

"As we honor contractors who achieve zero-recordable injury records and celebrate milestones like the 'Workhorse Award' and the 'Leadership Award,' we reaffirm our collective commitment to fostering a culture of safety excellence," said Paula Armstrong, Contractor Safety Lead – Esterhazy. "Congratulations to all the contractors and their unwavering dedication to safety."

The Mosaic Performance Award was awarded to 35 companies at the ceremonies that met the criteria of a minimum of 2000+ hours worked and a < .43 Recordable Injury Frequency Rate.

Contractors with Mosaic Canadian Potash recorded 1.7 million working hours in 2023.