HSE International ISSUE 92 | Page 28

ROSPA AWARDS 2014 directive of pedestrian-friendly fronts for new cars. Campaigns RoSPA has or is currently involved in include: Blind Cord Safety, Electric Gates, Lighter Evenings, Young Drivers and Injury Data. RoSPA is a leading provider of safety training courses. It offers courses covering a diverse range of health and safety requirements including professional level NEBOSH and IOSH accredited courses. T he RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards is internationally recognised as a benchmark of excellence in health and safety. For 55 years, the awards has seen a wide variety of organisations enter and achieve success. The awards are a key fixture in the health and safety calendar and have fast become the most sought after accolade by organisations from every industry sector. They offer a prime opportunity to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to raising health and safety standards and to be part of one of the most highly respected and the longest running occupational safety awards programmes. The 2014 RoSPA award dinners in Birmingham were compered by Heart FM radio presenter and personality Ed James. The organisation’s prestigious presentation parties included RoSPA’s President, Vice President and esteemed Trustees. 2014 saw the RoSPA Awards sponsored by NEBOSH and undergo an expansion that included the addition of new awards events. Alongside the established Birmingham and Glasgow events, celebrations were co-hosted at ExCel London in co-location with the Safety and Health Expo, giving winning companies and organisations even more opportunity to celebrate their success. Within the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards, there are a wide range of accreditations across the following categories: Achievement Awards, Industry Sector Awards, Environmental, Occupational Health, Workforce Involvement, RoSPA Scotland Trophy, Best New Entry and the Sir George Earle Trophy. The awards credited start at Merit grade, which acknowledges the winner’s commitment to establishing the foundations of health and safety management, up to Order of Distinction, a prestigious accolade awarded to those organisations that have achieved a minimum of 15 consecutive Gold Awards. A graded system of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Gold Medal Awards acknowledge winner’s continual commitment to improvement. The Gold Medal Award is presented Winner of the Managing Occupational Road Risk Trophy RoSPA CEO Tom Mullarkey, driver trainer Peter Ward from CEMEX UK Operations Limited - Logistics, Lord Brougham & Vaux, CBE, RoSPA Vice President