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RoSPA AWARDS 2015 2015:REVIEW SENTINEL HOUSING ASSOCIATION Cynthia Barlow OBE is presented with her Archangel Award by Lord Brougham and Vaux, president of Safety Groups UK (left), and RoSPA chief executive Tom Mullarkey (right). Cynthia Barlow OBE is presented with her Archangel Award by Lord Brougham and Vaux, president of Safety Groups UK (left), and RoSPA chief executive Tom Mullarkey (right). H ighly respected and recognised throughout the world, the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards set the benchmark for exceptional health and safety practice across a wide variety of industries. To be considered for an award, companies must meet rigorous judging criteria by demonstrating their approach to improving health and safety management and creating an environment that enhances the wellbeing of its employees, as well as benefitting stakeholders. On Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15, over 2,000 people from numerous organisations across the globe descended on the Hilton Birmingham Metropole to celebrate the RoSPA Awards 2015; the biggest event in the health and safety calendar. Hundreds of awards had been handed out on June 16 to those striving to make their workplaces the safest in the world in a ceremony at London’s ExCeL, with an additional ceremony held on September 17 at the Hilton, Glasgow. The RoSPA Awards programme recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas. It looks at entrants’ overarching health and safety manage