HSE International ISSUE 92 | Page 27

ROSPA AWARDS 2014 Speaking up for Safety The annual RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards is one of the most prestigious events in the UK health and safety calendar. The awards ceremony acknowledges outstanding achievement in health and safety across all industry sectors and is internationally recognised as a standard of excellence. Graham McDonald discovers more about the ceremony and the organisation’s history T he Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is a registered charity that has been at the heart of accident prevention in the UK and around the world for almost a hundred years. Across the UK, there are over 14,000 deaths per year caused by accidents plus millions of other injuries, many of which are preventable. RoSPA are dedicated to p