BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL SAFETY
AWARDS 2015 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Businesses dedicated to protecting their employees from the risk of injury and ill health at
work have been recognised with International Safety Awards from the British Safety Council.
winners such as Kenya Airways (Nairobi), MTR Corporation of Hong
Kong and National Express’s Birmingham Coach Station in the UK.
“Our warmest congratulations to all of the winners.”
T
he British Safety Council has announced the winners of its 2015
International Safety Awards, which recognise and celebrate
the commitment of the winning organisations to keeping their
workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2014 calendar
year. This year, 514 organisations of all sizes and sectors from around
the world won an International Safety Award, including businesses
from the UK, Africa, Asia, mainland Europe, the Middle East and the
West Indies. Twenty-nine organisations were awarded a distinction, 320
organisations were awarded a merit and 165 organisations achieved a
pass.
Congratulating the winners, Neal Stone, acting Chief Executive
of the British Safety Council, said: “2015 marks the 57th year of the
International Safety Awards, which celebrate organisations from around
the world that have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme’s
independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries
and work-related ill health during the 2014 calendar year.
“The success criteria for the International Safety Awards is
challenging and that rightly reflects the importance of achieving good
standards of health and safety at work.
“The International Safety Awards shine a light on those businesses
who are taking sensible and effective steps to protect employees from
the risks of work-related injury and ill health, celebrating their efforts
and encouraging other employers everywhere to give workers’ health
and safety the priority it rightly deserves.”
He added: “Our vision is that no one should be injured or made ill
at work, anywhere in the world, so it is heartening to see that winners
of the 2015 International Safety Awards are truly international; from
Aluminium Bahrain to Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited; Delhi
International Airport to the Rugby Football Union’s Twickenham
Stadium in the UK.
“Winners are drawn from a broad range of sectors dealing
with different risks – from the construction, civil engineering and
housebuilding sector, with winners such as Bovis Homes, Costain,
ISG, J Murphy & Sons and Willmott Dixon; to the oil and gas sectors,
with winners such as Bahrain National Gas Company, Kuwait National
Petroleum Company and Offshore Design Engineering Ltd of Great
Yarmouth in the UK.
“The transport and distribution sector is also well represented, with
Celebrate at the Gala Dinner, Friday 24 April 2015
Neal Stone added: “I look forward to celebrating the success of the
International Safety Award winners at our spectacular Gala Dinner
at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on the evening of Friday 24 April
2015. The black-tie event will be hosted by well known broadcaster
and journalist Louise Minchin and will include formal presentation of
the award certificates, official presentation photographs, a threecourse dinner and a night of live entertainment and dancing.
“I would also like to extend our invitation to attend the Gala
Dinner to any organisation or individual globally that wishes to
celebrate the benefits of good health and safety performance.
The evening is an ideal way of promoting and publicising your
organisation’s health and safety record by inviting customers, clients
and business partners to celebrate with you on the night.”
At the Gala Dinner, the 2015 ‘Sector Awards’ winners – outstanding
sites and business units within individual business sectors, as
judged by independent adjudicators from the 2015 International
Safety Award winners – will also be announced. The winners of the
two annual British Safety Council awards for exceptional individual
performance by workers – the Health and Safety Champion of the
Year and Young Health Safety Champion of the Year Award – will also
be revealed.
Those purchasing tickets for the Gala Dinner by 12 March 2015 will
be entered into a prize draw to win the chance to spend the night of
Friday 24 April 2015 in a superior room plus afternoon tea for two at
the Grosvenor House Hotel (terms and conditions apply). `
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