BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS
BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS
Organisations and employees rewarded for passion and success
in health and safety across the globe
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.
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
Grosvenor House Hotel, London
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and Safety at Work Act as well as 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.
International Safety Awards 2015
When the British Safety Council announced the winners of this
year’s International Safety Awards, organisations from across the
globe had reason to celebrate, with recognition of the commitment in
keeping their workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2014
calendar year.
515 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 166 organisations
achieved a pass.
For the third year, the British Safety Council recognised the
success of individuals through two individual awards – the ‘Health
and Safety Champion’ and ‘Young Health and Safety Champion’.
These awards were introduced to recognise individuals who
through their passion, commitment and dedication have helped
make a difference by keeping their colleagues and others healthy
and safe. This year a highly commended person in each of the two
award categories were also selected.
The Health and Safety Champion award was sponsored by
Mount Anvil Centre of Excellence and went to Ahmed Janahi,
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C., Askar, whilst the highly commended
award went to Paul Waugh, Diageo Engineering Excellence ZeroHarm Programme.
The Young Health and Safety Champion award went to Gordon
Hooker, CRC-Evans Offshore – Pipelines House, whilst the highly
commended award was presented to Georgia Clements of Faithorn
Farrell Timms LLP.