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We’d like to celebrate Jacky Liang’s excellent work and commitment to keeping his laboratory safe, compliant and well organized. His focus on health and safety is a key part of how he works, and it supports the well-being of everyone in his lab.Jacky consistently maintains high standards by ensuring personal protective equipment is worn, emergency equi...

A quiet act of vigilance that may have saved a life

The University of Ottawa is proud to recognize Yassine Bouayad as a Safety Champion for his outstanding commitment to protecting the health and safety of our campus community.

We are pleased to recognize Ludric Burelle, from the Telfer School of Management, for his outstanding contributions to workplace health and safety. Ludric has played a pivotal role in preventing violence in the workplace through a comprehensive risk assessment initiative that identified hazards and has also implemented effective control measures.

We’re delighted to announce that Philippe Demers, senior manager, business operations, at Student Affairs, has been named Health and Safety Leader for January 2026.

Whenever an emergency occurs on campus, the Protection Services team is often the first to respond. Our officers are highly trained to handle a wide range of situations, including fires, spills and medical emergencies.

We’re delighted to announce that the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility management team has been named the Health and Safety Leader for September 2024!

We’re delighted to announce that the Newman Lab has been named Health and Safety Leader for August 2024

We’re delighted to announce that Michael Noonan, second class shift engineer at Facilities, has been named Health and Safety Leader for July!

We’re delighted to announce that Genevieve Paris, senior technician, laboratory support, at the Faculty of Medicine, has been named Health and Safety Leader for June.