C R E AT I N G H E A LT H I E R , SAFER WORKPLACES SDI Group Celebrates 20 years By Nerissa McNaughton
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DI Group has offered health and safety services and products to businesses across North America for the last 20 years.
The Group consists of four divisions: partnership consulting and COR auditing, occupational screening, occupational hygiene and industrial cleaning. The SDI Mobile division supports all of the health services. The team also offers classroom and online training. Under these divisions, a wide variety of other services are offered, which include but are not limited to quality management systems, function fitness evaluation, drug and alcohol testing, audiometric testing, noise assessments and drinking water safety plans. David Williamson, the founder of SDI Group, recognized a need for providing a different approach to health and safety as a way to enhance businesses, instead of safety being seen as a hindrance or simply something that is required. Knowing that health and safety can empower a more productive workforce, help combat dangerous situations on the job and even saves lives, he set out to make a difference.
“SDI Group started as Williamson and Safety Services in 1998 but was formally introduced under the current name in 2003,” he says. “We offer specialized services in partnership with our clients to find solutions that meet non-traditional needs. We empower health and safety through innovation and provide pathways to success to all we serve. We were proud to introduce our Indigenous company, SDI Mobile, in 2019 and now couldn’t be happier to celebrate 20 years as a business. Personally, I am celebrating 25 years as a health and safety professional and 18 years as a CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional).” He continues, “We have achieved many milestones over the years in partnership with our clients. One that comes to mind is building and implementing our first formal health and safety management systems for The Town of Tofield and the Town of Viking, which included achieving a Certificate of Recognition in health and safety (COR). The Town Tofield received the Alberta Worksafe award as a result.”
SDI Group Celebrating 20 years
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