b'Adriatica Safetys youve worked on that you enjoyed the most?157 St Regis Crescent North York, ON M3J 1Y6info@adriatica.ca We enjoy working on all of our projects and with all of our clients, however, the dearest to us has been working on First Nations(647) 476-2669 Reserves. My travels on Native reserves started in 2010 and our relationship has grown to that of a family. When we work at All Avenues of SAFETY! Adriatica, we love what we dothat translates into our work and our relationships. Working on reserves has been a blessing in my life, getting to know the First Nations and help them develop safe work practices and protocols has been an exciting ongoing - Development of Corporate Health & Safety Policy & Procedures- Development of Workplace Hazard Assessment & Control- Occupational Health & Safety Consulting Services- On-Site Health & Safety Management- Safety Audits & Inspections- Accident Investigation & Prevention- Development of Emergency Response Procedures- Development & Delivery of Safety Training Programs- Evaluation of Personal Protective Equipment- Personnel Exposure Assessments & MonitoringI have had the opportunity to work with Adriana Mema & Adriatica Cosulting Inc. on many occasions delivering training in a couple of our remote Mushkegowuk First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. We were also able to deliver an on-site Construction Managers program for site supervisors, carpenters & lead foremen which provided an enhanced learning opportunity for those members who participated in the training that would other-wise not be readily available to them. We also contracted Adriana Health and safety is our priority in construction industry. Imagine having a phone call that a loved one is in the hospital andand her company to deliver numerous safety programs on-site for might not return back home. Human loss due to lack of safety procedures is intolerable. It has been more than a decade thatthe local construction forces to allow them to work in a safe and construction labourers have been ranked as the most susceptible to fatal injuries in the entire industry. Thats where Adriaticaeffective manner while ensuring their safety as well as that of found its drive. I wanted to build a business model that could be both profitable but at the same having on its shoulders someothers was always a priority on the jobsite.social responsibility to make the life of construction workers safer. Adriatica strives to raise the bar in this industry by raising awareness and training every single interaction, client or not, individual or group, labourer or manager to lower fatal injuries asAdriana was a pleasure to work with and coupled with her vast much as possible. Adriatica has made workers safety a PRIORITY. experience, knowledge, and expertise, she was able to effectively engage and get participation from all our workers who participat-Back in 1999, I knew my career path was in the construction industry. As a woman I knew my path would not be easy. However,ed in the training sessions. Through a combination of in-class, I had the courage to disrupt that gender representation and wanted to be a model for my daughter in her future career as wellon-site and hands on demonstrations, we were able to deliver as all other women who did not choose construction because of the assumption that construction was mostly for men. this industry recognized training despite some language barriers that existed between some of our First Nations workers whose From 1999 to 2004, I was heavily invested in implementing and managing projects on site. Thats where I saw first hand a lack of safety and dedication to safe work practices. Thats when I decided to be the change I wanted to see happen in thismore aware and feel more comfortable being able to exercise their industry; thats when I built Adriatica (2004) as a generator to start the conversation of safety practices and grasp therights and responsibilities when it comes to working safely in the opportunity to train anyone within this industry.working relationship with Adriana and Adriatica Safety Consultants Being a life long learner myself, I focused my research work in my Masters degree in Construction Management fromon future projects.Washington University on preventive measures within the construction industry to lower the higher rate of falls from heights at that time. Since then, I have see an evolution. Things have been changing for better. However, the work has to keep going toDerek Etherington Construction - Project Managerkeep the momentum; otherwise, we might lose what we have achieved. It seems there is a higher awareness of the dangersEtherington Construction Servicesposed to human life within the construction industry. Therefore, Adriatica has expended its services beyond the city of TorontoAdriana Mema MSc CM, MSc Civ Eng., PQS, P GSCand it pushes its boundaries every day. Currently, we have projects all over Ontario, stemming from bridge projects on the USA/Canada border all the way north to First Nations Reserves.'