Morguard Named One Of Canada’s Safest Employers For The 8th Consecutive Year

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 20, 2020 /CNW/ Morguard is pleased to announce that it has been named as one of Canada’s Safest Employers for the eighth consecutive year. This year’s recognition, an Excellence Award in the Services Sector category, is a testament of Morguard’s commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace. The award recognizes a robust Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) strategy and the ability to adapt to the changing environment caused by the pandemic and evolve to meet new needs and parameters.

Morguard’s award-winning safety strategy takes into consideration the distinctive elements of its teams and properties across the country, including the development of a workplace hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA) tailored for retail, residential, office and industrial businesses, strong training embedded into the OHS program, and a robust and centralized risk management approach.

Morguard also believes that communicating safety awareness is a shared responsibility, essential to building a strong safety culture, and that employee engagement is pivotal to promoting the success of its OHS strategy. Through ambassadorship and front-line leadership, the company’s innovative employee engagement activities create a culture of knowledge sharing and recognition that meets the growing needs of its properties, people, and the environment.

Continuing to proactively seek out and embrace occupational health and safety opportunities is a key part of Morguard’s commitment to its employees. Teams across the organization recognize Morguard as a responsible employer, devoted to providing a safe environment, improving its health and safety metrics and evolving its strategy year-over-year.

Canada's Safest Employers 2019

Exceptional Risk Management Makes Morguard one of Canada's Safest Employers for Sixth Consecutive Year

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - Morguard is pleased to announce its recognition by Canadian Occupational Safety, a Thomson Reuters Awards Program, as one of Canada's Safest Employers for the sixth consecutive year. The award acknowledges Morguard's outstanding commitment to occupational health and safety, a business imperative that Morguard continuously works to embed into its organizational culture.

"Morguard recognizes the importance of leading a robust occupational health and safety program to ensure our business, employees, tenants, vendors and partners realize the benefits  of our safety culture," said K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and CEO, Morguard Corporation. "We embrace occupational health and safety as an opportunity to invest in the company and the wellbeing of all stakeholders in our communities."

What makes Morguard an OH&S Leader?

With the alignment and engagement of senior leaders, managers and employees across the organization, Morguard empowers all employees to be accountable for contributing to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) system and providing feedback on how to improve it. Every year, the organization invests in educational programs and tools designed to keep people safe in Morguard's owned and managed shopping centres, office buildings, industrial properties, hotels and apartments.

Morguard's unique approach to developing processes in-house is integral to the success of the company's OHS strategy. The system focuses on a collaborative culture where employees share the responsibility for each other's safety and welfare as a whole. This is realized by:      

• Improving systems and processes already in place, and providing ongoing employee training to realize goals
• Maintaining ongoing communication across the entire organization about occupational health and safety
• Preparing and improving robust response plans for all properties in the event of an emergency
• Developing programs to allow a greater level of control and customization by stakeholder and to create clear lines of responsibility
• Encouraging active employee and tenant participation through inclusive program planning, implementation and measurement
• Identifying potential hazards and working collaboratively on solutions and risk mitigation
• Monitoring and communicating closely with all employees to make sure they are doing everything they can to mitigate risk
• Providing online resources and training tools for all employees and managers

What benefits does Morguard realize from OH&S?

This approach to risk management in occupational health and safety is key to maintaining a productive workforce, managing liability for property owners, and upholding a reputation as a landlord of choice. Keeping safety at the forefront of all initiatives is what continues to make Morguard a top performer and one of Canada's safest employers year after year.

Read the case study here.

About Canada's Safest Employers Award
The Thomson Reuters Awards program recognizes Canadian organizations for outstanding performance in workplace health and safety. The Awards submissions were reviewed by an expert judging panel followed by an employee safety perception survey. Judging criteria was based on Leadership and Management Support, Employee Engagement, Communication, Innovation and Injury Statistics.

About Morguard
Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC) is a major North American real estate company.  It has extensive retail, office, industrial, multi–suite residential, and hotel holdings owned directly, or through its investment in Morguard REIT (TSX: MRT.UN), Morguard North American Residential REIT (TSX: MRG.UN) and Temple Hotels Inc. (TSX:TPH). Morguard also provides real estate management services to institutional and other investors. Morguard's owned and managed portfolio of assets is valued at $21.7 billion. Please visit www.morguard.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

SOURCE Morguard Corporation

K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 905-281-3800; Pamela McLean, Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, 905-281-3800; or email corporatemarketing@morguard.com

Canada's Safest Employers 2018

Exceptional Risk Management Makes Morguard one of Canada's Safest Employers for Sixth Consecutive Year

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - Morguard is pleased to announce its recognition by Canadian Occupational Safety, a Thomson Reuters Awards Program, as one of Canada's Safest Employers for the sixth consecutive year. The award acknowledges Morguard's outstanding commitment to occupational health and safety, a business imperative that Morguard continuously works to embed into its organizational culture.

"Morguard recognizes the importance of leading a robust occupational health and safety program to ensure our business, employees, tenants, vendors and partners realize the benefits  of our safety culture," said K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and CEO, Morguard Corporation. "We embrace occupational health and safety as an opportunity to invest in the company and the wellbeing of all stakeholders in our communities."

What makes Morguard an OH&S Leader?

With the alignment and engagement of senior leaders, managers and employees across the organization, Morguard empowers all employees to be accountable for contributing to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) system and providing feedback on how to improve it. Every year, the organization invests in educational programs and tools designed to keep people safe in Morguard's owned and managed shopping centres, office buildings, industrial properties, hotels and apartments.

Morguard's unique approach to developing processes in-house is integral to the success of the company's OHS strategy. The system focuses on a collaborative culture where employees share the responsibility for each other's safety and welfare as a whole. This is realized by:

• Improving systems and processes already in place, and providing ongoing employee training to realize goals
• Maintaining ongoing communication across the entire organization about occupational health and safety
• Preparing and improving robust response plans for all properties in the event of an emergency
• Developing programs to allow a greater level of control and customization by stakeholder and to create clear lines of responsibility
• Encouraging active employee and tenant participation through inclusive program planning, implementation and measurement
• Identifying potential hazards and working collaboratively on solutions and risk mitigation
• Monitoring and communicating closely with all employees to make sure they are doing everything they can to mitigate risk
• Providing online resources and training tools for all employees and managers

What benefits does Morguard realize from OH&S?

This approach to risk management in occupational health and safety is key to maintaining a productive workforce, managing liability for property owners, and upholding a reputation as a landlord of choice. Keeping safety at the forefront of all initiatives is what continues to make Morguard a top performer and one of Canada's safest employers year after year.

Read the case study here.

About Canada's Safest Employers Award
The Thomson Reuters Awards program recognizes Canadian organizations for outstanding performance in workplace health and safety. The Awards submissions were reviewed by an expert judging panel followed by an employee safety perception survey. Judging criteria was based on Leadership and Management Support, Employee Engagement, Communication, Innovation and Injury Statistics.

About Morguard
Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC) is a major North American real estate company.  It has extensive retail, office, industrial, multi–suite residential, and hotel holdings owned directly, or through its investment in Morguard REIT (TSX: MRT.UN), Morguard North American Residential REIT (TSX: MRG.UN) and Temple Hotels Inc. (TSX:TPH). Morguard also provides real estate management services to institutional and other investors. Morguard's owned and managed portfolio of assets is valued at $21.7 billion. Please visit www.morguard.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

SOURCE Morguard Corporation

K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 905-281-3800; Pamela McLean, Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, 905-281-3800; or email corporatemarketing@morguard.com​

Canada's Safest Employers 2017

Morguard’s Outstanding Risk Management in Occupational Health and Safety Drives Recognition as One of Canada’s Safest Employers

Mississauga, ON, October 25, 2017 – For the fifth consecutive year, Morguard was recognized as one of Canada’s Safest Employers in the Retail and Services category by Canadian Occupational Safety. This notable achievement demonstrates Morguard’s ongoing commitment to occupational health and safety as a risk management imperative, with a positive impact on employee wellbeing and property performance.

“Morguard recognizes the value a strong occupational health and safety culture brings to our business, employees, and stakeholders,” said K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and CEO, Morguard Corporation. “Sound risk management is the bedrock of Morguard’s operating principles for obvious reasons including business continuity and liability reduction. Moreover, it is fundamental to keeping our people healthy and safe, which is of upmost importance.”

The continued success of Morguard’s Occupational Health and Safety (“OHS”) strategy is a result of the company’s unique approach to developing processes in-house, which incorporates an organizational focus on employee empowerment and accountability as core values.

“Empowering employees across Canada to be responsible for health and safety is integral to upholding our reputation while keeping both employees and tenants safe in Morguard properties,” said Sahi. “Morguard’s focus on empowerment and accountability contribute to reduced business costs and service disruptions, in addition to improving employee retention and lowering rates of absenteeism – which is good for both our people and our business.”

As Morguard manages more than three million work hours annually across more than 300 commercial and development projects in Canada, designing its health and safety strategy in-house enables the company to meet the demands of each individual property. This is realized by:

• Providing employee training and maintaining communication across the entire organization about occupational health and safety (more than 1,000 employees completed close to 7,200 hours of training in 2016).
• Centralizing Occupational Health and Safety oversight within the Risk Management function and leveraging best practices across locations nationwide.
• Developing programs internally to allow for a greater level of control and customization per stakeholder, and to create clear lines of responsibility.
• Encouraging active employee and tenant participation through inclusive program planning, implementation and measurement.
• Identifying potential hazards and working collaboratively on solutions and risk mitigation.

Morguard senior management is actively involved in the implementation of programs supporting occupational health and safety. Senior management works collaboratively with Morguard’s Risk Management team to ensure best practices are met, to ultimately build a healthier and more productive workforce, enhance business efficiency and deliver on property performance.

About Canada’s Safest Employers Award
The Thomson Reuters Awards program recognizes Canadian organizations for outstanding performance in workplace health and safety. The Awards submissions were reviewed by an expert judging panel followed by an employee safety perception survey. Judging criteria was based on Leadership and Management Support, Employee Engagement, Communication, Innovation and Injury Statistics.

About Morguard 
Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC) is a major North American real estate company.  It has extensive retail, office, industrial, multi–suite residential, and hotel holdings owned directly, or through its investment in Morguard REIT (TSX: MRT.UN), Morguard North American Residential REIT (TSX: MRG.UN) and Temple Hotels Inc. (TSX:TPH). Morguard also provides real estate management services to institutional and other investors. Morguard’s owned and managed real estate portfolio is valued at $16.2 billion. Please visit www.morguard.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

For further information: K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 905-281-3800; Beverley G. Flynn, Vice President, General Counsel, 905-281-3800 or email corporatemarketing@morguard.com

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