British Safety Council has announced the organisations that have demonstrated they are the ‘best of the best’ organisations around the world in the past year as winners of the prestigious Sword, Globe and Shield of Honour awards.
The 70 Sword of Honour and two Globe of Honour winners also demonstrated to an independent adjudication panel their proven track record of excellence in managing risks to workers’ health and safety and/or to the environment from the organisations’ activities. This is also the third year that the Shield of Honour has been awarded to organisations which can demonstrate excellence in wellbeing management. This year, two organisations achieved the ‘triple’, and have won all three Honour awards.
This year’s winning organisations come from a broad range of industry sectors in the UK, India, the Middle East and Asia, including construction, energy generation, manufacturing, hospitality, education, facilities management, housing, wholesale and retail and transport.
Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of British Safety Council, said: “I wish to congratulate all winning organisations on their achievements this year. They have shown great pride in keeping their workplace safe and healthy and contributing to safeguarding the environment. All of these award-winning organisations share a commitment and willingness to achieve the uppermost standards, and we thank them for contributing to achieving our vision that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work.”
Peter McGettrick, Chair of British Safety Council, said: “On behalf of the board of trustees and staff of British Safety Council I would like to congratulate all the award winners on achieving the highest standards of health, safety, wellbeing and environmental management. Achieving recognition of this sort takes absolute dedication and the utmost professionalism. We are proud to support you in your achievements and delighted we can contribute to your ongoing success.”
British Safety Council pays particular tribute to two organisations that have won all three Sword, Globe and Shield of Honour awards. They are Unipart and DEWA.
The full list of winners can be viewed here. The awards will be presented at an event held in London on Friday 28 November.