DOHA: The British Safety Council yesterday announced the launch of its 2015 International Safety Awards. The awards are designed to recognise organisations from around the world who have demonstrated their commitment to ensuring the health, safety and well being of their employees during the 2014 calendar year.
The year 2015 will mark the 57th year of the International Safety Awards, which have made a significant contribution over that period in promoting and celebrating the social, economic and business benefits of employers taking effective steps to prevent people being injured or made ill at work.
The awards are open to businesses and organisations of all sizes and industry sectors – both members of the British Safety Council and non-members – in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Last year, 524 organisations from a wide range of industry sectors and countries won an International Safety Award, including many businesses in the Middle East.
Launching the application phase of the awards, Alex Botha, British Safety Council Chief Executive said: “Every year, more than 2.3 million people die globally as a result of work-related injury and ill health, but all the evidence shows that excellent health and safety management is of great social and economic value, it’s good for people and it’s good for business”.
“By winning an International Safety Award, an organisation can benchmark and celebrate its health and safety achievements; enhance its reputation among employees, business partners, customers and the wider public; and inspire other businesses of all sizes around the world to strive to achieve the highest standards of health and safety management,” said Botha.
The closing date for applications for the International Safety Awards is 2 February 2015 and the results will be announced on 26 February 2015. To apply for an International Safety Award one can visit www.britsafe.org/isa, or contact the British Safety Council on (Tel) +44 (0)20 8741 1231 or (email) customer.service@britsafe.org.
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