Free to Enter Awards winner and applicant shortlists 2026:
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. 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:
| Nominee | Company Name |
| Abdul Qayoom Shaikh | Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited |
| Abdullah A. Alaradi | Kuwait Drilling Fluids and Oil Services |
| Abdullah Amer Alotaibi | Saudi Mining Polytechnic |
| Ãmer BuÄŸer | Eren Enerji |
| Amir Iqbal | SECMC |
| Amit Kumar Garg | TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited |
| Bai XiaoDong | CSCEC INTERNATIONAL INSTALLATION ENGINEERING CO., LTD |
| Bashar Al Malik | Saudi Arabia Railways |
| Engr Jamiu Badmos | Finsbury Heinz Limited |
| Hakan Karadogan | HEPSIBURADA |
| Hemamalini Uppoor | NINA Percept Pvt Ltd |
| M Sykry B Awang Hassim | Malaysian Refining Company Sdn Bhd |
| Taimur Saeed | Descon Engineering |
| Vijayneel Tharol | Penta Global Engineering Construction Company |
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:
| Nominee | Company Name |
| Ahmed | Dubai Municipality |
| Anuj | Miral Experiences - Abu Dhabi |
| Daryl Day | Sheffield United Football Club |
| Emma | Arsenal Football Club |
| ENGIE FOMC | ENGIE FOMC |
| Helena Bailey | HOCKLEY BUILDING SERVICE |
| Mayasa | Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department (Dr. Maryam Bin Essa) |
| Mike Finneran | Ashmolean |
| Mr. Dexter Dimaculangan | ADNOC Headquarters |
| Mr. Syed Abdul Moeed | Descon Engineering |
| Mr. Vijay Babu Patnaik | GAR Corporate Services Pvt Ltd |
| Nick Fellows | Ramboll |
| Nicola Shipp | London Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Pedro Ferreira dos Santos | Dentalwhite |
| Prof. Dr. Mustafa Özdemir | Bayburt University |
| Raed Al Marzooqi | Dubai Municipality - Public Parks & Recreational Facilities |
| Ryan Mitchell | Farnek Services LLC |
| Shefta Nanda | adidas India |
| Yursi Ngawamin | m |
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:
| Team Name | Company Name |
| ABB Process Industries - Resilient Operations Team | ABB Process Industries Division |
| Dubai Municipality - Permit to Operate Play Area Safety Framework | Dubai municipality- Health and Safety Departmant |
| Dubai Municipality - Integrated Geriatric Wellbeing and Safety Intelligence Team | Dubai Municipality - Health and Safety |
| Dubai Municipality - Integrated Safety & Wellbeing | Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department |
| Dubai Police Virtual Simulation Training Team | Dubai Police |
| Enerjisa Ãœretim Health and Wellbeing Team | Enerjisa Ãœretim |
| FFL HSE Digitalization Team | Fatima Group |
| Health and Safety Team | Arsenal Football Club |
| Integrated Cosmetic Safety & GMP Compliance Innovation Taskforce | Dubai Municipality - Health and Safety |
| J.Gard and Sons LTD | Ascend Broking |
| KEC TOWERS LLC - Safety Team | KEC TOWERS LLC |
| Labour Cities Control Section | Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department - LCC Section |
| Lynne Cleworth | Manchester Airport |
| Muhammad Arif | Lucky Core Industries Limited Soda Ash Business |
| PPRFD - Health & Safety Team | Dubai Municipality - Public Parks & Recreational Facilities |
| Project 'Cero Daos' Digital Transformation Team | Minera Boroo Misquichilca S.A. |
| Ramboll APAC Care Ambassadors Team | Ramboll |
| SECMC CRM Team | SECMC |
| VESTEL SafeWork Team | VESTEL BEYAZ EÅžYA SAN. VE TÄ°C. A.Åž. |
| WSP Middle East HSE Team | WSP Middle East |
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:
| Nominee Name | Company Name |
| Abdullatif A. Alshammari | ENGIE FOMC |
| Azra Memon | Pakarab Fertilizers Limited |
| Corporate HSE Team | PTCL Group |
| Dexter Dimaculangan | ADNOC Headquarters |
| Enerjisa Uretim | |
| Mazhar Habib | Spaceage General Contracting |
| NBTC Project - S012 | NBTC Group |
| Paul Dewland | myenergi Ltd |
| Roadside and SMR Operations | RAC |
| simon john holland | 2 Sisters Food Group |
| Steven Platts | Descon Engineering |
| Strategic Infrastructure SHES Leadership | National Grid |
| Sultan AlDahmani | Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department (Dr. Maryam Bin Essa) |
| Sushil Panigrahi | TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited |
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:
| Shortlist coming soon |
Innovation in Health Award in collaboration with Prevention Program
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Company Name Nominated |
| Cadent Gas Ltd |
| Crawford and Company UK |
| Rhyal Engineering Ltd |
| Safe Trade Solutions Ltd |
| The Sheffield College |
| Veolia |
| Vetter UK |
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:
| Company Name |
| AD Ports Group |
| Arsenal Football Club |
| Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department |
| Dubai Municipality - Health and Safety Dept. |
| Dubai Municipality - Public Parks & Recreational Facilities |
| Dubai Municipality - Health and Safety |
| Pakarab Fertilizers Limited |
| Ramboll |
Environmental Award
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Company Name Nominated |
| Ad Fuels ltd |
| ADNH Catering |
| Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limit |
| Eti Soda |
| Fatima Fertilizer Company Limit |
| Hyundai Motor Brazil |
| Larsen and Toubro MAHSR C5 Project |
| Leonardo UK |
| NMDC ENERGY |
| Ozyegin University |
| PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY |
| PT Pertamina EP Cepu |
| Qatar Free Zones Authority |
| Ramboll |
| Unipart |
Rising Female Star Award in collaboration with SOWSHE-A
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Rising Female Nominee | Company Name |
| Ashna Ambrose | Penta Global Engineering Construction Company |
| Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Kanchana Gayathri Dissanayake | MAS Fabric Park Private Limited |
| Dr. Hessa Al Jawi | Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department (Dr. Maryam Bin Essa) |
| Dr. Rahaf Ajaj | Abu Dhabi University |
| Eileen Ong Choon Hwa | Ramboll |
| Helen Edwards | Viridor |
| Jacinta Macos Colaco Saica | Vulcan |
| Jas Sekhon | University of Roehampton |
| Jasmine Amini | Metrolinx |
| Jessica Davis | Miral Experiences - Abu Dhabi |
| Kim E. Code | Petroleum Development Oman |
| Maxine Johnson | The Sheffield College |
| Nurul Naadia Bt M Nasir | Malaysian Refining Company Sdn Bhd |
| Reshma Vinayak Kadam | Freudenberg Gala Household Products Pvt Ltd. |
| Tugce Besir | Eti Soda |
Lifetime Achievement Award
This year's applicant shortlist is:
| Lifetime Achievement Nominee | Company Name |
| Abdullah Amer Alotaibi | Saudi Mining Polytechnic |
| Alfred Chinbuah | Atlantic Lithium Ltd |
| Athraa Ahmad Darwish Al Balooshi | Dubai Municipality |
| David Cooper | Cloud Nine PR |
| Dr Veera Kumar | Abu Dhabi vocational Education and Training institute |
| Dr. Madhur Saxena | Deepak Nitrite Limited |
| Dr. Maryam Bin Essa | Dubai Municipality - Health & Safety Department (Dr. Maryam Bin Essa) |
| Kevin Coleman | Ramboll |
| Lino Yohannan | WSP Middle East |
| Neill Murray | Bluesky Business Space, Conntrak |
| Professor Roger Willey | ACS Learning & Consultancy |
| Raed AlMArzooqi | Dubai Municipality - Public Parks & Recreational Facilities |