68 ANNUAL REPORT 2012 WE ARE ONE OF C ANAD A S BEST EMPLO YERS Aecon is proud to have been ranked one of the Best Employers in Canada for six straight years The best people in the industry are drawn to Aecon because of the many great projects we deliver for our diverse clients Aecon is pleased to offer our 12000 employees a challenging and engaging work environment We recently launched Aecon University our inhouse training and development program designed to provide employees with the tools and skills needed to further build and enhance their careers Every day Aecons employees are successfully working together to deliver projects safely and with excellence across Canada SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CORE V ALUE At Aecon we take our responsibility to provide a safe working environment seriously Safety has been and will always be our number one core value We work hard to provide safe working conditions for our employees contractors and clients which has resulted in an industryleading safety culture across our organization In 2012 Aecon achieved a 99 safety audit rating by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association 99 Infrastructure Health and Safety Audit Rating