BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS
BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS
Organisations and employees recognised for passion in
management of health and safety across the globe
I
n March 2014, when the British Safety
Council announced the winners of this
year’s International Safety Awards,
521 organisations from across the globe
had reason to celebrate. Recognising
organisations that keep their workplaces and
workers healthy and safe, the success criteria
for these awards are challenging, so winners
take the time to revel in their achievements.
Held at the famous Grosvenor House
Hotel in London on Friday 25 April 2014, the
• Charity; Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge
• Construction and property management; Powertech
Engineering LLC, Muscat
• Education, health, housing, local government and
public services; TTE Training Limited, New Bridge
Road, Ellesmere Port
• Energy generation and distribution and utilities;
Wessex Water Operations, Bath
• Financial, IT, legal, scientific and technical
services; Telewings Communications Services Pvt
Ltd, Gurgaon, India
• Food and drink; Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd,
Glasgow
• Hotel, catering and hospitality; Sodexo Remote
Sites Hotel, Aberdeen
• Manufacturing; Gulf Petrochemical Industries
Company, Bahrain
• Oil, gas and mining; CAN Group, Aberdeen
• Onshore major hazards; Kuwait National Petroleum
Company, Mina Abdulla Refinery, Kuwait
• Transport, distribution and motor trade; Unipart
Aftermarket Logistics
• Wholesale and retail services; Burnt Tree Vehicle
Rental, Shrewsbury
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HSE INTERNATIONAL
International Safety Awards Gala Dinner was
a spectacular evening. Winners from all over
the world were presented with their awards
and enjoyed a superb dinner, fabulous
entertainment and dancing.
The British Safety Council
The British Safety
Council is a not-for-profit
membership organisation
with a simple vision; that
no-one should be injured
or made ill at work. A truly
international organisation,
it operates in more than 60
countries. The British Safety Council
champions good practice and continuous
improvement in the management of
health, safety and environmental risks.
It does this by providing high quality
professional training and accredited
qualifications for managers and workers in
all industries and through its health, safety
and environmental audit and consultancy
services for businesses and HS&E award
schemes.
In addition to the International Safety
Awards, the British Safety Council also
honours the ‘best of the best’ in HSE
management with the annual Sword and
Globe of Honour Awards. Both
awards are open to organisations
from all countries and business
sectors who have achieved
the maximum five stars in
the British Safety Council’s
independent Five Star health,
safety and environmental
management audits within
the relevant year. The Five Star
audits benchmark an organisation’s
HS&E management systems against current
best practice, identifying areas of strength
and weakness and providing a structured
approach to continuous improvement.
Past winners of the Sword and Globe
of Honour Award include Mace MEP for
the Shard project, Foster Wheeler
Energy Limited, Aston Martin
Lagonda Limited Gaydon site
and Tata Motors Pune site.
James Tye founded the
British Safety Council in
1962. Charismatic, and with
a love of bow-ties, Tye was
not only a leading authority on
accident prevention, but probably
Britain’s best-known and most fearless
safety champion. His efforts led directly to
Britain’s 1974 Health and Safety at Work
Act, as well as to the introduction of car
seat belts. Under his leadership, the British
Safety Council became one of the most
influential occupational health and safety
organisations in Europe. Sadly, Tye passed
away in 1996.
Alex Botha, the British Safety Council’s
current Chief Executive, has been with
the organisation since 2010. Botha brings
to the role an impressive academic
background covering accountancy,
structured financing and development
management, as well as experience in
construction, global professional
services and the third sector.
The senior management team
also includes Neal