Safe working at Welsh Slate gives air ambulance a lift
AN air ambulance service can mean the difference between life and death for patients, especially in rural areas, which is why Alwyn Roberts, a quarry operative for Welsh Slate in the mountains of North Wales, nominated the Wales Air Ambulance service for a £500 donation from the company.
Welsh Slate’s ‘Cash for Caution’ scheme rewards employees for safe working by pledging money for local community groups and charitable organizations. Quarterly rewards of £500 are up for grabs at the company’s Penrhyn and Ffestiniog sites if they complete a three-month period without recording any lost-time accidents.
The company has already donated £1,000 through the scheme, and the latest donation will help the Wales Air Ambulance service continue its vital operations from an airfield at nearby Caernarfon. The air ambulance can reach anywhere in Wales within 20min and each year it flies more than 1,000 missions.
‘Our staff have welcomed the Cash for Caution scheme,’ said Alan Smith, managing director of Welsh Slate. ‘Everyone takes health and safety very seriously here and this incentive is a fitting way to reward our employees for their efforts throughout the year.’
Pictured in the photo are (left to right): Berwyn Williams, quarry operative, Welsh Slate; Mark Hodgkinson, production director, Welsh Slate; Glenda Molloy, Wales Air Ambulance; Raymond Barlow, supervisor, Welsh Slate; and Alwyn Roberts, quarry operative, Welsh Slate.
Welsh Slate’s ‘Cash for Caution’ scheme rewards employees for safe working by pledging money for local community groups and charitable organizations. Quarterly rewards of £500 are up for grabs at the company’s Penrhyn and Ffestiniog sites if they complete a three-month period without recording any lost-time accidents.
The company has already donated £1,000 through the scheme, and the latest donation will help the Wales Air Ambulance service continue its vital operations from an airfield at nearby Caernarfon. The air ambulance can reach anywhere in Wales within 20min and each year it flies more than 1,000 missions.
‘Our staff have welcomed the Cash for Caution scheme,’ said Alan Smith, managing director of Welsh Slate. ‘Everyone takes health and safety very seriously here and this incentive is a fitting way to reward our employees for their efforts throughout the year.’
Pictured in the photo are (left to right): Berwyn Williams, quarry operative, Welsh Slate; Mark Hodgkinson, production director, Welsh Slate; Glenda Molloy, Wales Air Ambulance; Raymond Barlow, supervisor, Welsh Slate; and Alwyn Roberts, quarry operative, Welsh Slate.
