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HSI Donesafe is a global Environment, Health, Safety and Quality software platform that helps organisations centralise compliance, risk and safety management across the workplace. It was originally developed as Donesafe and is now part of the Health & Safety Institute (HSI). This sponsorship forms part of the celebration recognising outstanding achievements in health, safety, and wellbeing at the prestigious gala dinner, an event that honours International Safety Awards winners, includes fine dining, and draws hundreds of industry professionals.
The International Safety Awards recognise an organisation’s commitment to excellent standards of health, safety and wellbeing management at a specific site or business unit. In 2025, a total of 874 applications were received for the International Safety Awards, with 90% of applicants successfully achieving a Distinction, Merit or Pass grade. Applications for the 2026 paid ISA awards and free-to-enter awards are now closed.
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Mike has been the Chief Executive of British Safety Council since September 2015 and was the driving force behind the establishment of the mental health charity, Mates in Mind. Mike is passionate about safety leadership, the need to take a holistic approach in managing health, safety and wellbeing, and the importance of safety culture. Mike has spoken at conferences around the world on these topics, and also with the Boards of many organisations in the UK, Middle East and in India.
Mike’s first involvement in safety related organisations was in 2006 when he became the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, a Trading Fund within the Ministry of Defence. Over five years he grew the business substantially allowing it to better meet its aim of supporting safe, secure and thriving oceans. After this he co-founded Global Navigation Solutions, the worlds’ leading provider of navigation products and services, supporting the safety of commercial shipping.
Before moving into the maritime services sector, Mike had a successful 15-year career in Financial Services, building HBOS's European Financial Services business and sitting on the Boards’ of HBOS Europe & North America and the Clerical Medical Investment Group.
Mike is a qualified Chartered Accountant and spent a number of years at the start of his career in Audit and Consultancy.
Dr Julie Riggs joined British Safety Council in 2020 as Senior Head of Education, promoted to the Director of Education in 2024. Julie has worked for over 30 years as an OSH practitioner and trainer, operating as a leader in strategic, corporate and global roles with broad cross-industry experience. Julie has an MSc and Doctorate in her field and a Chartered Fellowship with IOSH, she is an established writer, published author and active blogger; her work has featured in the national press and on media programmes such as BBC Radio 4. She has acted as a viva examiner for doctorate candidates and mentors degree students. Julie has also contributed to commercial and Government research projects and advisory standards, including presenting research in the House of Common. She has also volunteered for numerous global charities protecting vulnerable workers.
At British Safety Council Julie works with individual and organisations to build knowledge in safety, sustainability and wellbeing, using targeted education to drive long-term behavioural change, support sustainable development goals, and contribute to building safer, healthier and more resilient societies, with the intent to creating meaningful change to make a difference.
A strategic and results-driven leader, Ian brings a strong track record in health, safety, and wellbeing compliance across training, consultancy, and auditing services. Known for blending commercial acumen with deep technical expertise, Ian delivers measurable business outcomes while championing a proactive and people-focused approach to compliance.
An engaging and confident public speaker, skilled at inspiring teams and influencing stakeholders at every level of an organisation.
With extensive knowledge of legislation and industry standards, Ian specialises in developing high-impact compliance solutions that strengthen organisational resilience. Ian is also highly customer-focused, experienced in designing tailored programmes and services that meet client needs and generate tangible value.
Dr. Audrey Fleming is a Chartered Psychologist and Well-being, Health and Safety practitioner with over 25 years of expertise from elite sport, academia, public and private sectors. These roles have included health and well-being assessment and promotion for NHS and local governments, mental skills support with sports and work teams, through to global corporation coaching and supporting strategies to improve psychosocial safety climate and reduce workplace stress.
Audrey has specialised experience in transport, construction, critical industrial services, manufacturing, mechanical engineering and petrochemical industries in the UK, and around the world.
Rob has 14 years of experience as an EHS professional, working within the construction, professional services and technology sectors. Rob is Senior EHS Specialist at HSI and is passionate about mentoring other EHS professionals to success and has an active interest in how digitalisation can improve safe systems of work for organisations.
Previously working with Babcock International Group, Kier, Integral JLL and WSP, Rob focuses on proactively supporting client’s EHS strategies and leading EHS teams to success.
A Chartered Fellow of IOSH, Rob is one of the youngest professionals with this accolade and continues to support the professional membership as Chair of the CMIOSH interview panels and a CFIOSH Assessor.
Sophie is the Director of External Affairs at the Climate Change Committee. Sophie led the communications strategy for the publication of the Seventh Carbon Budget advice in the UK in February 2025. She is responsible for the strategy on providing advice to the UK Government on adaptation in May 2026, in the Well Adapted UK report. Before working at the CCC, she led external affairs for the international non-profit, Climate Group, with a particular focus on road transport.
Dylan Skelhorn worked as a Solid Fuel Heating Engineer for a small company who specialised in Chimney work and Roofing where most of his work was at height. In June 2011, he was deployed to service a chimney and while standing on the chimney stack, it collapsed from underneath him. He fell headfirst down a pitched roof, knocking over an unsecured extension ladder and fell a total of 33 feet, landing on a brick wall and sustaining severe, multiple, life-changing injuries.
His pelvis was broken on both sides, he broke two ribs and punctured his right lung, which have left him in severe lifelong pain. He now takes a cocktail of drugs every day to control his pain and hasn’t been able to return to physical work since.
Dylan has been working as a Motivational Safety Speaker since 2014, sharing his story to try and prevent others having life-changing accidents, which he is very determined and passionate about. He is involved in projects to prevent Working At Height injuries and deaths but his story is relevant in any sector because it is about a life-changing accident and not just about a fall from height. His story is a harsh reminder to those in all industries and at every level that, unfortunately, these incidents are still happening today.
Paul got into safety by accident (literally). He is the first person to suffer an amputation above the elbow and have the arm (left) reattached. The incident he was involved in was part of the BBC 999 program in 2002. When Paul returned to where he worked in the paper industry, he was taught how to write safe operating procedures and deliver them to the people he worked. You could say Paul was the 'carrot and stick' for work colleagues to follow them.
In 2012, Paul met Dan Terry, who asked if he would tell his story about the incident, injury and impact on family, friends and the workplace. This has taken him around the globe, about how every person, team, company and industry are on the journey of complacency and getting them to have honest and open conversations about the issues they face, with the ultimate goal of changing directions to a safer workplace. Paul has written two books, one about his incident and the other on how to improve safety culture using LEGO Serious Play methodology.
Since 2021, Paul has been a health and safety advisor for various companies in different industries. Presently, he is the SHEQ Lead for the Midlands at Tri-Wall, a multi-option packaging company.
Duncan is Co-Founder and CEO of Notify Technology, a health and safety software provider focused on helping organisations reduce risk, streamline compliance, and improve safety outcomes.
With a background in Finance and the Tech Sector, Duncan’s work has focused on using software to automate and improve business processes that deliver meaningful improvements. He is a strong advocate for the role technology can play in tackling productivity challenges and employee experience across several industries - from workplace safety & compliance to communication, connectivity, and wider digital transformation.
At Notify Technology, Duncan works with organisations to help them understand the power of data-led insights and the need to move from reactive to proactive safety.
Duncan qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC Newcastle, after gaining a degree in English & Psychology from Newcastle University. He spent 4 years at Sage, the Accounting Software business followed by 8 years as Finance Director with National IT Services business, TSG where he completed over 30 acquisitions. As well as Notify, Duncan is a Non-Executive Director at Zen Internet, and was previously a Trustee at The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
As CEO of NEBOSH, Andy is responsible for setting our mission to ensure we continue to be recognised as the leading international provider of high-quality qualifications, training opportunities and learner engagement to promote and improve occupational health, safety, well-being and environmental management in workplaces worldwide.
Andy has over 27 years’ experience in international education, training and consultancy including a period as a Group Sales Director for Capita PLC. Prior to joining NEBOSH Andy was instrumental in the creation and development of Advance HE where he was responsible for growing the business in the UK and overseas.
Since taking over the reins at NEBOSH, he has led the implementation of our new strategy which has seen the launch of an innovative multi-million pound Social Purpose programme coupled with the launch of new qualifications, services and significant overseas expansion.
In addition to be CEO of NEBOSH, Andy is the Chair of Council of BSAC (the British Sub Aqua Club) where he has been a Director for the past seven years. He is an active diving instructor undertaking expeditions in many different parts of the world – including Canada, the Azores, Norway, and next year the Galapagos Islands.
Matt is a leader in health, safety, and wellbeing, with extensive experience across healthcare, higher education, and research sectors. He has worked on safety improvements in many areas including violence and aggression, sharps, CoSHH, biosafety and more. His innovative programmes have delivered long-term change in safety culture, and he was awarded the SHP Trailblazer in Health and Safety Award for his work on staff safety during COVID-19.
He a chartered member of IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) and is the chair of the IOSH Health and Social Care Community and co-chair of the NHS Staff Council Health, Safety and Wellbeing Group.
Mandy is an award-winning Health and Safety Manager with 13 years of experience in Sodexo’s Healthcare division. Managing safety across the Central Manchester and Wythenshawe hospital sites, her team have spent the last decade earning high acclaim at the International Safety Awards, including multiple Distinctions and two Sector Winner titles. Mandy is dedicated to achieving "Zero Harm" by equipping frontline staff with premium training and the confidence to communicate safety concerns openly, driving both operational excellence and employee well-being.
Luke is Head of Safety, Health and Wellbeing for Kier’s Water business, leading the strategic delivery of safety, health and wellbeing across a complex portfolio of water and wastewater infrastructure programmes.
A Chartered Member of IOSH, Luke has over a decade of experience across high-risk construction, utilities and critical infrastructure. His focus is on translating strategy into practical operational controls for frontline teams, improving workforce engagement and embedding consistent standards across complex delivery environments.
Luke has played a key role in Kier’s safety improvement journey, with a particular focus on high-energy hazards, behavioural change and the use of digital solutions to strengthen safety performance and operational assurance.
Alongside his practical safety leadership experience across national Tier 1 contractors, Luke spent several years as an ISO management systems auditor with BSI and contributed to industry improvement through his work with the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
Jonathan Hill is an experienced Health and Safety leader with over 20 years of expertise working across high-risk sectors including construction, infrastructure, civil engineering, oil and gas, and renewables. With a professional background spanning military, policing, and industry leadership roles, he has built a strong reputation for delivering strategic safety leadership on complex major projects while developing positive, high-performing safety cultures. Throughout his career, Jonathan has worked with organisations including Willmott Dixon, Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try and Network Rail, leading award-winning safety initiatives, supporting major business improvement programmes, and delivering exceptional safety performance on large-scale, operationally sensitive projects.
Jonathan is passionate about modern safety leadership built on communication, trust, and genuine engagement with people at every level. He believes strong safety performance comes from creating cultures where people feel empowered, supported, and accountable. Alongside leading teams and mentoring future professionals, he actively champions wellbeing, inclusion, and cultural change, while continuing his own professional development toward Chartered Membership of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. His focus remains simple: putting people first and building safer, stronger organisations through authentic leadership.
Mike Bushell presents the sport on BBC Breakfast and covers a wide range of different pursuits for the show. He has profiled and sampled nearly four hundred different sports and activities during his Saturday morning slot. This is believed to be a world record. He also holds the unusual world record, for crossing one mile of water in a large inflatable ball known as a zorb, or waterwalker for sport relief.
Mike has vast experience of covering big sporting events, having reported, and presented on the Olympics, Paralympics, the Winter games, Football World Cups, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games. He has reported on these for Breakfast, the BBC News Channel, and BBC World.
Alongside his sporting day job Mike has also competed in Celebrity Mastermind, and memorably in Strictly Come Dancing. He has always been a keen sportsman, having played football, cricket, and hockey at school. He also represented the county of Hertfordshire at Chess, but its cross country running that he really excelled in. As teenager, he ran one hundred and seventy-five miles in six days, setting off from his new home in Yorkshire to his old one in Hertfordshire, to raise money for charity. Mike's other passion was in acting, after he was spotted by the National Youth Theatre. He spent four years there and a degree in theatre and television followed, but while trying to make ends meet as an actor, he broke into journalism on a local newspaper and the rest is history.
17:00 PM | Registration
18:00 PM | Drinks reception - certificates and trophy collection
Unfortunately, due to the current circumstances in the GCC region, we regret to inform you that the International Safety Awards 2026 Dubai Dinner and Conference has been postponed. If you have already purchased a ticket for this event, a member of our team will contact you shortly to discuss the available options, including a full refund.
Whether or not you had planned to attend the Dubai event, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to join us at the International Safety Awards Conference and Gala Dinner in London, taking place on 19 June 2026.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and greatly appreciate your understanding. We look forward to continuing to celebrate your achievements and to supporting your organisation.
Last year, for the International Safety Awards scheme we introduced new eligibility criteria click here for the full description and new terms and conditions.
Improving the health, safety, and wellbeing culture within an organisation requires unwavering commitment, hard work, and dedication. The International Safety Awards, recognised worldwide, celebrate these efforts and provide the recognition your organisation truly deserves. Beyond prestige, they also empower you to:
See our winners for 2026The International Safety Award recognises commitment to exemplary health, safety and wellbeing management. Award submissions are site specific. Successful applicants will be awarded Distinction, Merit or Pass grades based on their final score. There is no quota of grades to be awarded. All applicants are invited to celebrate their success at the International Safety Awards Dinners 2026.
All International Safety Award applicants are automatically considered for our additional auto-entry awards based on their submissions.
Recognise overall 'best in class' submissions to the International Safety Awards, by industry sector. This is a great way to stand out amongst peers and encourages best practice.
Sector Award categories are:
All International Safety Award applicants are entered into this award, provided there is a significant number of applications from the same country. The highest scoring and best overall application will be awarded.
This award is for organisations with 50 or more participating sites and recognises the site(s) with the most outstanding applications.
The Chief Adjudicator's Award is awarded to the ISA application that achieves the highest score each year. This award does not require a submission and the winner/s will receive a certificate of their achievement.
View our Free to Enter shortlist for 2026 here.
Applications for these awards are now closed.
You do not have to purchase an International Safety Award application to enter any of the free to enter awards.
Please note by applying for a free to enter award, you are agreeing that should you be successful and win an award, that you will attend one of our dinners to receive your award (no trophies will be posted/couriered to winners) and allow us to use your organisation and logo as a case study in British Safety Council promotional activity. You also agree that you will work with us in the production of a video or other digital media to promote your achievement and the awards more generally.
We are excited to collaborate with The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to offer the Innovation in Health Award. This inspiring award, new to the International Safety Awards in 2026, recognises pioneering initiatives that have made a significant and measurable impact on the prevention of work-related health issues in the workplace or across an industry.
This award recognises a public venue that developed a stand-out initiative in 2025 that made a significant impact on health, safety or wellbeing at the venue. It is named after British Safety Council’s late Technical Director, David Parr, who first became involved in the industry due to his own personal experiences at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
This award recognises an organisation that has used climate change risk assessment and vulnerability modelling to identify and plan for future adaptation strategies to a changing climate.
The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Ambassador of the year Award recognises an employee who, in your opinion, has played a significant role to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of colleagues and others.
This new award is voted for by the Trustees of British Safety Council and given to people who have made an outstanding contribution to workplace health, safety and wellbeing throughout their career.
This award recognises women that are breaking through and shaping future leadership in the health, safety, wellbeing or the environmental management world.
This award recognises organisations that have gone the extra mile to seize health, safety or wellbeing opportunities resulting from a crisis.
Rewarding 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 2025. This award recognises how an individual CEO takes an active role in aligning and championing their organisation's health, safety and wellbeing interests with their internal and external stakeholders.
Recognition for an organisation or a team of individuals who have developed and run a campaign in 2025 that has made a significant impact on the health, safety or wellbeing in the workplace.
The Team of the Year Award 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 award recognises and rewards those organisations that have demonstrated a proactive and effective approach to improving employee wellbeing.
View the 2024 Winners list.
View the 2024 Chief Adjudicator's Report.
View the 2024 Free to Enter Awards Winners list and applicant list.
View the 2023 Winners list.
View the 2023 additional award winners list.
View the 2023 Chief Adjudicator's Report.
View the 2022 winners list.
View the 2022 additional award winners list.
View the 2022 Chief Adjudicator's Report.
View the 2021 winners list.
View the 2021 additional award winners list.
View the 2021 Chief Adjudicator's Report.
