A recent Safety Audit shows the City of Thompson’s workplace safety practices continue to get better.  

In 2014, the City obtained a safety audit score of 2.4 out of 4, which is an increase of 0.6 from the year before. The score is calculated by rating 19 different workplace elements, including risk management and job safety analysis.

The City contributes the better score due to the SafeOperations program which was provided by Vale and implemented in 2008. At that time, the City’s score was just 0.8.

City Manager, Gary Ceppetelli says better scores are also saving the City money. In the last year, the City has saved close to $60,000 in Workplace Compensation Board costs.