special individual awards also provide
organisations with an opportunity
to nominate employees for their
contribution to the overall health, safety
and welfare on site. This year Gary
Parkinson from Clugston Construction
won Health and Safety Champion of
the Year while Ben Gordon, from BAE
Systems Maritime Services, won Young
Health and Safety Champion of the Year
for 16-21-year olds.
How to enter the 2015
International Safety Awards
The International Safety Awards are
open to any organisation, whether a
member of the British Safety Council
or not. Awards relate to the health
and safety management at a specific
site or business unit. They benchmark
an organisation’s health and safety
performance and offer international
recognition of a company’s dedication
and commitment to preventing injury
and ill health at work.
To enter, applicants must complete
12 questions on their approach to
health and safety management. The
site or business unit applying must
not have suffered any fatalities, or
been subject to any prohibition notices
or convictions in relation to health
and safety, in the qualifying year. In
addition, there must be no ongoing
criminal investigations or prosecutions
pending in relation to health and
safety at the site or business unit.
The British Safety Council does not
restrict the number of grades awarded.
If all applicants score full marks,
all applicants receive a distinction.
Independent expert adjudicators with
experience in health and safety practice
mark all award applications. Exceptional
submissions receive distinctions, which
are presented at the International
Safety Awards Gala Dinner. Winners
also receive a logo and certificate and
can purchase a display plaque.
Applications for the 2015
International Safety Awards will open
in October 2014 – see www.britsafe.
org/awards/international-safetyawards
British Safety Council members will
be automatically notified of the launch
of the awards but other interested
organisations should register their
interest by emailing customer.
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