CN Safety Week
JUL 12, 2023

CN Safety Week: A Rededication to ZERO

CN’s first-ever Safety Week was held from June 5 to 9, 2023 with special gatherings across the entire network to remind ourselves that nothing is more important than returning home safely to our loved ones.

“We believe that ZERO is possible – ZERO serious injuries, ZERO fatalities, ZERO harm – and we are committed to an incident and injury-free workplace,” says Matthew McClaren, Assistant Vice-President, Safety. “Safety is in everything we do at CN, and this week was a great opportunity to rededicate ourselves to working safely.”

The week kicked off with field visits by all work groups from all levels of the Company, including executive leaders engaging shoulder-to-shoulder with employees in terminals and yards in CN’s Eastern, Western and Southern Regions. Thousands of employees across the network joined in discussions about safety and CN’s business.

CN Safety Week: A Rededication to Zero
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Safety Week
Safety Week

Safety Week
Safety Week

On June 9, CN brought its Leaders in Safety together in Montreal for a memorable ceremony to honour their achievements and the legacy they leave to our railroaders and future generations to come. Recipients included CN’s Lifetime Leaders in Safety, who have remained injury-free their entire careers of 35 years or more in field operations, CN teams who have achieved an industry-leading injury ratio in 2022, and employees who have performed heroic acts, such as saving a life.

“Looking out for each other, focusing on the task at hand and a lot of peer-to-peer communication kept me safe. I am proud of the way I worked and honoured to be recognized,” says Jim Koss, a retired locomotive engineer from Jasper, AB, who was a recipient of the Lifetime Leader in Safety award with a remarkable 37-year injury-free career.

Leaders in Safety
Leaders in Safety
Leaders in Safety


All of our Leaders in Safety have contributed to building a strong culture of safety that is keeping employees, our network and our communities safe as we move the North American economy. They have shown that ZERO is possible and inspire us to be more determined than ever to get closer to our goal of being the safest railroad in North America.


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