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eave the world a better place." Eldeen Pozniak's parents gave her that advice when she was
young, and since her beginnings in occupational safety in the 1990s, she has been putting it
into practice. "I feel that what I do in OHS does make a difference."
Pozniak, director of Pozniak Safety Associates Inc., is currently involved with the Global
Operations Practice Specialty of the ASSP, a member of the 1Wish - Global Coalition of Women in
Safety and Health Networks and a past president of the CSSE and INSHPO.
"Where I've gone in my career has been because of the support network around me,"
Pozniak says. "We're stronger together."
She has received many recognitions including the Saskatchewan and Canadian Safety
Professional, Saskatchewan Safety Hall of Fame and the ASSP president's award. In 2017, she
was even recognized and invited to have tea with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace for her
contributions to health and safety globally.
It is no surprise, given her credentials, that Pozniak is a sought-after consultant, speaker and
mentor — positions she takes seriously. "It makes me feel like I'm achieving my goal, to leave the
world a better place, to make sure moms and dads, sons and daughters … go home at the end of
the day."
ELDEEN POZNIAK
Pozniak Safety Associates
COS Top Women in Safety
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or 30 years, Lisa Hallsworth has been committed to making the use of workplace chemicals
safer. To simplify the complexities of chemicals and regulations, Hallsworth co-founded
Rillea Technologies in 2016. Since then, RilleaTech has created software that addresses
challenges such as occupational disease and climate change.
"A typical workplace has 120 chemicals that require WHMIS SDSs. That's 1,500 pages of complex
information. Management has no easy insight into this information and workers don't read the
SDSs. That's the WHMIS Gap," said Hallsworth.
Under her leadership, RilleaTech has developed SDS RiskAssist. It reads those 1,500 pages
and instantly prioritizes the information. Management uses this insight to prevent occupational/
environmental harm.
"RilleaTech's team of experienced, analytical and curious thinkers have made this possible. Software
that encourages behaviour change must be intuitive and simple," she said. "What could be easier than
to search our database for a brake cleaner, graffiti remover or COVID disinfectant that is safer than the
one you use today?"
Over the past few years, RilleaTech has been pre-qualified through the Build In Canada
Innovation Program and has won the following awards: 2018, 2019 and 2020 Readers' Choice
(Canadian Occupational Safety); 2019 Startup of the Year (Innovation Guelph); and 2020 SaaS
Bootstrap Award (The Ottawa Network).
LISA HALLSWORTH
Rillea Technologies
COS Top Women in Safety
