b'CAREER PROFILEDEPARTMENTBeyond muddy workboots and hand-warmersStradas Alex Elzbet zeroes inon health and safety in arapidly evolving industry Q:What is your position and what are your responsibilities?I am the environmental, health, safety and security manager for both Strada Aggregates and Strada Crush based in Vaughan, Ontario. Strada Aggregates has 12 active locations throughout theGreaterTorontoArea(GTA),operatingsurfacemines andaggregatedepots.StradaCrushhas10crushingunits, working at our mines and depots as well as outside crushing jobs. My job is to manage the health and safety program for both companies as well as interfacing with marine vessels thatMY JOB bring in product. I ensure that the health and safety policies and procedures are up-to-date and reviewed yearly and deliverR - O- C - K - S !themthroughdocumentation,seminars,orientationsand safety meetings. I regularly travel from site to site to conduct auditsandcommunicatewithemployees.Iamalsothe main contact for the Ministry of Labour, Training and SkillsTheOntarioStone,Sand&GravelAssociationboasts Development,theMinistryofEnvironment,Conservationnearly300membercompanies,employingmorethan and Parks, and Transport Canada. 7,000peoplewhoserolesaredirectlyrelatedtothe Q:What is it about your job that other people wish theyaggregate industry. Each of these people has a unique got to do? andinterestingstorytotellabouthowtheycameto I get to make a difference, making sure everyone stays safe.workinaggregate!Whilewecantinterviewthemall, And to do so, I get to work with everyone at my two companiesthis regular feature highlights the diverse and interestingfrom those in the main office to those on sites throughoutcareers available within the industry, and showcases the the GTA and beyond. Outside my workplace, I interact withpeoplewhomakeadifferencetotheircompaniesand people in my industry and I participate on committees. I gettheir communities. Want to learn even more? to build relationships and learn about processes that allow me to serve my companies and the industry well.gravelfacts.ca/careers-in-the-aggregate-industryCONTINUED ON PAGE 2624 AVENUESFALL 2020'