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Canadian Occupational Safety
By Amanda Silliker
BRINGING
SAFETY
TO
THE
PEOPLE
afety professionals know the importance of bringing safety
home. Whether they are hanging holiday decorations
with their families, camping with their buddies or com-
pleting projects around the house or yard, safety has to be
engrained in everything they do. It's possible no one does this
better than Mike Doyle, who takes this concept to the next level
by serving as the mayor of his small town in Newfoundland.
Doyle is the winner of the 2019 Safety Leader of the Year award,
presented by Canadian Occupational Safety.
The historic town of Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview
has a population of just 1,000, but this doesn't stop Doyle from
promoting safety messages at every turn. The town's residents
approached him while he was the deputy fire chief for the com-
munity and asked if he would run for town council. He noticed
a few safety concerns in the town, such as poor provincial roads,
unmaintained guiderails, a shoddy boat slipway, pedestrians
walking at night without reflective clothing and fire hydrants that
were not producing enough pressure for the fire trucks, and he felt
his experience as a safety professional could make a difference.
PHOTO:
MAURICE
FITZGERALD
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