BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS
Member training services
An independent body, the British
Safety Council offers expert advice,
qualifications, training, award and
audit services to help organisations
meet their HS&E objectives, recognise
their achievements and celebrate their
success. Membership of the British
Safety Council helps organisations to
manage legislation and compliance, as
well as helping them to systematically
raise their health, safety and
environmental standards. It also
provides access to key information
and expert training. The British Safety
Council’s business management
system conforms to ISO 9001 and the
organisation is OHSAS 18001 accredited.
In 2004, the British Safety Council
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became a government-regulated
awarding organisation and has since
developed a full suite of health and
safety qualifications in the national
framework. Ofqual, the UK awarding
body, regulates all its qualifications
and examinations. The British
Safety Council’s health, safety and
environmental training courses and
qualifications are designed to meet the
needs of people working at all levels
and across all sectors. It also focuses
on young workers, offering health and
safety qualifications for school and
college students and young people.
Training courses are available in
flexible formats, to suit individual
requirements. Delivery formats include
in-company, face-to-face, e-learning,
blended and distance learning options.
Key training courses and qualifications
offered include the IOSH Working Safely
and Managing Safely courses; National
Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in
health and safety; IEMA environmental
management and NEBOSH health,
safety and fire safety qualifications; and
the British Safety Council’s own range
of health, safety and environmental
courses and qualifications.
International
Safety Awards 2014 key facts
2014 marks the 56th year of the
International Safety Awards. The 527
applications enjoyed an overall pass
rate of 88%, with 38 distinctions, 241
merits, and 186 passes.
This year saw a new ‘Sector Award’
for outstanding sites and business units
within their sector. Two, free to enter,