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BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS “By publicising their success, winning organisations can also help encourage other employers globally to give workers’ health and safety the priority it deserves; and spread the message that effective health and safety management brings real benefits for people, organisations and society as a whole.” Congratulating this year’s winners, Neal Stone, 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 B.S.C. 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, housebuilding and civil engineering sector, with winners such as Bovis Homes, Costain, ISG, J Murphy & Sons and Willmott Dixon; to the oil and gas sector, with winners such as Bahrain National Gas Company, Kuwait National Petroleum Company and Offshore Design Engineering Ltd of Great Yarmouth. “The transport and distribution sector is also well represented, with winners such as Kenya Airways (Nairobi), MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and National Express’s Birmingham Coach Station in the UK. “Whether your organisation is winning for the first time or the tenth time, on behalf of the Trustees, please accept our warmest congratulations. The awards not only reward you and your employees’ commitment but also through this event provide the opportunity for you to join us in celebrating success. “We look forward to working with you in the future to help achieve our vision, that no one should be injured or made ill at work.” In a letter addressing 2015 International Safety Award Winners, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said: “I support the on-going commitment of the British Safety Council to promote, through these awards, good practice and performance and recognise the benefits that this can bring for business, individuals, the economy and society.” “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 internatio