The Mission: Zero button has been spotted on roads and highways all over Saskatchewan, but thanks to a new partnership, it will now fly through the sky as well.

WorkSafe Saskatchewan and the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) have signed a five-year partnership agreement (2014 – 2018). Gord Dobrowolsky, Chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Board, says “This partnership is a natural fit for WorkSafe. STARS knows firsthand the devastating impacts of injury. They are committed to supporting the same people we are – injured and ill Saskatchewan residents, employers, first responders and other healthcare professionals.”

STARS depends on donors to deliver its programs. STARS Saskatchewan is 50 per cent donor-funded. The WorkSafe partnership helps STARS continue its flight missions (1,000 in Saskatchewan since its Regina and Saskatoon bases opened in 2012).

WorkSafe funding also assists the Mobile Education Unit (MEU), a mobile simulation lab used to train rural and remote healthcare providers.

STARS signed the Health and Safety Leadership Charter in 2014 and will deliver injury prevention and Mission: Zero messages throughout the province on behalf of WorkSafe.