{"id":50611,"date":"2018-04-18T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T16:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=50611"},"modified":"2018-04-18T17:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T21:12:24","slug":"inaugural-health-safety-and-wellness-champ-encourages-employees-to-nominate-peers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2018\/04\/inaugural-health-safety-and-wellness-champ-encourages-employees-to-nominate-peers\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Health, Safety and Wellness Champ encourages employees to nominate peers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winning the inaugural Health, Safety and Wellness Champion Award is one of Karl Thorp\u2019s proudest accomplishments.<\/span><\/p>\n

The senior platoon supervisor for Brock Campus Security Services has prominently displayed the award in his office since receiving it last June. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I had been nominated, which is an honour itself, but I was surprised that I actually won,\u201d he said. \u201cMy life has always been about serving the people and communities I work with. I don\u2019t do it for recognition, but it\u2019s a wonderful feeling to actually receive it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Health, Safety and Wellness Champion Award was introduced in 2016 to recognize individuals or departments at Brock for championing a culture of health, safety and wellness.<\/span> Nomination forms<\/span><\/a> for the 2017-18 award are due by May 1 to <\/span>besafe@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Nominations don\u2019t have to be made in secret. Thorp encourages faculty and staff to ask others \u2014 including nominees \u2014 for assistance gathering information for the application. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be shy telling someone you\u2019re going to nominate them,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ll be honoured to be recognized for their efforts and can help with information to assist with the nomination process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thorp believes that a nominee should be someone who\u2019s genuine in wanting to contribute to a healthier and safer Brock community.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNominees should be people who do things just because they need to get done. They don\u2019t do it for reward or recognition,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thorp has a long history of servicing the community. After spending 12 years as a naval acoustics officer with the Canadian Navy, Thorp left the Halifax base to follow his wife\u2019s new job to Grimsby, where he joined the Niagara Regional Police Community Policing Committee. After the committee was disbanded a couple of years later, he joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary and secured a position as a contract security guard for Brock University.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thorp climbed the ranks of Brock Campus Security Services to earn one of the first special constable positions on the platoon. He further proved himself and was promoted to his current position as Senior Platoon Supervisor.<\/span><\/p>\n

During his time at Brock, Thorp has been involved in several health, safety and wellness initiatives. For the past decade, he\u2019s organized and facilitated the annual Try a Triathlon event that takes place during<\/span> Wellness Day<\/span><\/a>. Since 2012, he\u2019s participated in the<\/span> Rankin Cancer Run<\/span><\/a> as part of the Brock University team and has been team captain for the Brock University Cyclones in the Big Move Cancer Ride. He regularly participates in Brock Cares Day of Service, most recently volunteering his time to assist the Lincoln County Humane Society and Bethlehem Housing and Support Services.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thorp was one of the first officers trained to ride a bicycle in a law enforcement capacity at Brock. He also implemented a portable radar display near the Rosalind Blauer Day Care to notify drivers of their speed. In 2015, he brought the R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) women\u2019s self defense training course to Brock and has since helped train close to 60 women.<\/span><\/p>\n

If faculty and staff are unsure who to nominate for this year\u2019s Health, Safety and Wellness Champion Award, Thorp suggests speaking with colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGet to know the people you work with \u2014 learn about their interests, hobbies and community involvement,\u201d he said. \u201cIf no one knows the great things someone\u2019s doing, they\u2019ll never receive the recognition they deserve.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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