Congratulations Patrick!
Richard Hare Memorial Award
The annual “Richard Hare Memorial” award is in honour of Richard Hare who was a CUPE 2950 safety advocate who worked in the UBC Library. Richard was a tireless advocate for safety on the Library Safety Team as well as the previous University Health & Safety Committee. The award is given to a worker representative who displays exceptional contribution to safety at UBC.
2019 Recipient: Patrick Tamkee from Faculty of Science
• Joined University 22 years ago
• Chair of Zoology Safety team for 10+ years
• Helped develop and implement a departmental Field Safety Procedure Template
• Oversees the department new and young worker orientation program
• Instrumental in the safe design and maintenance of the recently renovated InSEAS facility
• Provides feedback and assistance on the implementation of pilot safety initiatives
Source: UBC Safety Committees