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MACRO WINS GOLD AT ROSPA
AWARDS 2015 International facilities management company Macro has won a Gold Award for the second consecutive year in the ‘Occupational Health and Safety’ category at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Awards 2015. The award recognises Macro’s dedication to overall health and safety globally.
SERCO RECEIVES ROSPA PRESIDENT’S
AWARD Serco’s defence business has been recognised for outstanding health and safety performance with a President’s Award in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015, after successfully achieving 10 consecutive Gold Awards.
Matt Wiles, managing director of Serco’s defence business, said: “Being safe and environmentally responsible is a top priority for our business.
HEALTH AND SAFETY IS NO BARRIER TO
VOLUNTEERING The British Safety Council is supporting the #iwill campaign, a UK wide initiative aiming to make social action part of life for more young people, aged 10-20, by the year 2020. Led by Patron HRH The Prince of Wales, with backing from the main political parties, the campaign is working across the voluntary, public, education and business communities to achieve the ambitious goal of enabling an additional 1.5million young people to be active in their communities.
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I am delighted that we have been recognised by RoSPA for our high standards. Our continued success in these awards is a reflection of the dedication and expertise of our people, who always focus on ensuring that health and safety is at the centre of every aspect of their work.”
David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, said: “The RoSPA Awards encourage improvement in occupational health and safety management. Organisations that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, such as Serco Defence, contribute to raising standards overall and we congratulate them.”
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One barrier identified by Step Up To Serve, the charity behind the #iwill campaign is people’s fears that efforts to control health and safety risks are complex, time-confusing and, if it goes wrong, punitive for those involved. As Neal Stone, Acting Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, explained: “With myths circulating in the press and sometimes propagated by politicians about health and safety red- tape and risk-averse authorities, it is no wonder that this perception exists.”
This support for young volunteers fits well with the British Safety Council’s campaign Speak Up, Stay Safe, which seeks to raise awareness of health and safety risks with young people.
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The RoSPA awards are open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas with judges considering entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement. RoSPA recognises organisations’ “commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention at work”.
David Rawlins, RoSPA’s Awards Manager, said: “The RoSPA Awards encourage improvement in occupational health and safety management. Organisations that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, such as Macro, contribute to raising standards overall and we congratulate them.”
Nick Alford, Head of Corporate Health and Safety at Macro, said: “It is an honour to have won another prestigious RoSPA Gold Award highlighting our commitment to global health and safety. Our ‘Safety First, Second Nature’ approach is one of Macro’s core values and this recognition is testament to the tireless work of our health and safety team.”
The first RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Award ceremony was held at ExCel in London, UK on June 16 alongside the Safety and Health Expo 2015. The upcoming ceremonies will be held in Birmingham, UK on July 14 and 15; and Glasgow, UK on September 17, the day after the RoSPA Scotland Occupational Health and Safety Congress.
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