Free to Enter Awards winner and applicant shortlists 2025:
CEO Award
This recognises the leadership and strategic vision of CEOs who have made a vital contribution to the health and safety of their business and to the wider society during 2024. The award recognises how an individual CEO has taken an active role in aligning and championing their organisation’s health, safety and wellbeing interests with their internal and external stakeholders.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Nominee's name: |
| Dubai Municipality | Dr. Naseem Mohammed Rafee |
| Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) | Reem Mohd Saeed Ahmad Hamdan |
| Engro Fertilizers Ltd | Ali Rathore |
| Finsbury Heinz Limited | Oswald Magwenzi |
| Kuwait Drilling Fluids & Oil Services | Abdullah A. Alaradi |
| Quaid e Azam Thermal Power Limited | Syed Wasim Ur Rehman |
| RAKTA- Ras Aa Khaimah Transport Authority | Esmaeel Hasan Esmaeel AL blooshi |
| Ramky Infrastructure Limited | Dr. P.P. Lal Krishna |
| Roads and Transport Authority | Hussain Mohamed Al Banna |
| SJ Contracts Pvt. Limited | Mr. Bhargav Jangle |
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Ambassador of the Year Award
This recognises an employee who, in the opinion of the organisation or person nominating them, has played a significant role in ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of colleagues and others.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Site/Business name: | Nominee's name: |
| Altrad Group (Altrad Investment Authority S.A.S) | Adyard Abu Dhabi LLC - UAE | Mr. Zeeshan Shariff |
| Ansell Lanka Pvt Ltd | Devinda Herath | |
| Dubai Muncipality | Health & Safety Department | Engineer Sultan |
| Imdaad LLC | Corporate Shared Services | Mr. Ahmad Abudra |
| Kenya Redcross Society of Kenya | KRCS-REGION | Mr Rajab |
| N Brown | Beth | |
| National Contracting Company Ltd | Rezayat Group Companies | Mr. Adnan Ahmed Al Ali |
| Ramboll Singapore | Taylor Hancock | |
| United Devleopment Company | Mr. Ala'aldeen Farhan Ali | |
| WSP Middle East | Lino Yohannan |
Team of the Year Award
This recognises the outstanding achievements resulting in a significant improvement to health, safety or wellbeing from a collaboration of stakeholders which may include members of the organisation, suppliers, subcontractors and/or the wider community.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Nominee's name: |
| Besix Construct | Zayed National Museum HSEW Team |
| Fiba Renewables | HSE and Sustainability Team |
| Hindustan Zinc Limited | HZL Rescue Saviours |
| IKEJA ELECTRIC | IE QHSE TEAM |
| Kibble | Health and Safety Team |
| Mubadala Energy | Ruby Operations Team |
| PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD | Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (Sabah Asset) - HSE Department |
| PTCL Group | Corporate HSE & Sustainability Team |
| Ramboll | APAC Care Ambassadors Team |
| Sodexo Health And Care Wythenshawe Hospital | Sodexo Health And Care Wythenshawe Hospital |
The James Tye Award
This recognises an organisation or a team of individuals who developed and ran a campaign in 2024 that made a significant impact on health, safety or wellbeing in the workplace. It is named after British Safety Council’s founder, James Tye, who campaigned tirelessly to improve health and safety at work.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Nominee's name: |
| Ansell Lanka Pvt Ltd | Devinda Herath |
| Dubai Municipality | Masrah Team |
| Dubai Municipality | Safety Circle Campaign |
| HPCL | VIGNESHWARAN MP |
| Mitie Facilities Services Ltd | QHSE Team |
| PTCL Group | Corporate HSE Team |
| Ramboll | Yvonne Wong Lai Fong |
| Sodexo Health And Care Wythenshawe Hospital | Sodexo Team |
| United Development Company | Ala'aldeen Farhan Ali Al-Soukni |
| West Midlands Trains | Keeping It Simple to be Safe - West Midlands Trains HSSE Directorate |
Wellbeing Initiative Award
This recognises and rewards organisations that have demonstrated a proactive and effective approach to improving employee wellbeing.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Site/Business Unit name: |
| ABB | |
| Ansell Lanka Pvt Ltd | |
| Centrica | Centrica Energy Storage + |
| Dubai Municipality | Health & Safety Department (1% to Masrah campaign) |
| Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd. | HSE Department Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd. |
| Henshall & Sheehy Support Services Ltd | Head Office |
| Joseph Gallagher | Neagron House |
| London Luton Airport | Percival House |
| NWS Nama Water Services Oman | Capital Projects |
| SunExpress Airlines | Ayt Head Quarter / EHS Management |
Health and Safety Transformation Award
This recognises organisations that have significantly changed or transformed any aspect of health, safety or wellbeing to a significant extent through the use of information.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Site/business Unit name: |
| Dornan Engineering Services Limited | |
| Emrill Services | |
| Kibble | |
| Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. | |
| National Housing Company | HSSE Department |
| Pertamina | EP Cepu |
| Saudi Aramco | Drilling & Workover |
| United Living Connected | |
| Universtities Safety and Health Association | USHA |
| Zelim | ZOE |
Seize the Opportunity Award
This award recognises organisations that have gone the extra mile to seize health, safety or wellbeing opportunities resulting from a crisis.
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Site/Business name: |
| Ajman University | Head of the Center of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, working at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) |
| ASELSAN | |
| BAE Systems | BAE Systems Naval Ships - Scotstoun Site |
| Dubai Municipality | Al Garhoud |
| Dubai Municipality | Public Beaches and Water Ways |
| Dubai Municipality | Waste Operations Department |
| Dubai Municipality | |
| HPCL | HPCL, Madurai new IRD |
| Lebanese Down Syndrome Association | Health Unit |
| United Living Connected |
Environmental Award
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Site/business Unit name: |
| Al-Mohannadi for Roads trading and contracting | Road Improvement works in Doha City Area 2023, Phase A-DC091 |
| Aramco, Southern Area Pipelines Department | Environmental |
| Dubai Municipality - Dubai, UAE | Public Parks & Recreational Facilities Department |
| King Saud university, medical city | |
| Ministry Of Toursim | HSE & Security Department |
| NWS Nama Water Services Oman | Capital Projects |
| PT Pertamina EP Cepu | Regional 4 / HSSE |
| Quaid e Azam Thermal Power Limited | QATPL, 1180 MW CCPP Bhikki Sheikhupura |
| Unipart | |
| United Development Company |
Rising Female Star Award
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Site/business Unit name: | Nominee's name: |
| Chelsea Football Club | Stamford Bridge | Rebecca May |
| Dangote Industries Limited | Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc | Cynthia Obianuju Ozobu |
| Dubai Municipality | Health & Safety Department | Dr. Maryam Bin Essa |
| E3 Collectives | Constance Ehiozee | |
| Fatima Fertilizers Ltd., Multan | Sana Zulfiqar | |
| London Metropolitan University | Olga Kuzmina | |
| QHSES Academy | Oyinlola Okanlawan | |
| School Transport Services LLC | Prarthana Dsouza | |
| Sodexo | Health & Care, Wythenshawe Hospital | Sally Holdsworth |
| The Rothschild Foundation | Waddesdon Manor | Eloize Ridgeway |
Lifetime Achievement Award
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Organisation's name: | Nominee's name: |
| Abbey Construction Consultants Ltd | Raymond Bone |
| ADVETI | Veera Kumar Mohan |
| Ansell Lanka Pvt Ltd | Ruwan Gunawardena |
| Cardinal Namdini Mining Ltd | Alfred Chinbuah |
| Imdaad LLC | Mahmood Rasheed |
| Mondelez | Ayomide Ojo |
| Proud2bSafe Ltd | Jason Anker |
| Ramboll | Kevin Vance Coleman |
| Sharjah Prevention and Safety Authority | Sangeeth Shajan |
| TEAM Safety Services Ltd. | Tony Bates |