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Nominations open for the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards
from ThinkSafe vol. 1 no. 2 April 2019
by Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
This year the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) will host the inaugural Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.
The awards combine the former Work Safety Awards and the Safety and Health Resources Sector Awards to create one awards ceremony celebrating safety across Western Australian workplaces.
DMIRS Deputy Director General Safety Regulation, Ian Munns, said the 2019 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations in specific workplace health and safety problems in Western Australia.
“The previous awards recognised and celebrated incredible achievements in health and safety across the resources sector and across WorkSafe regulated workplaces,” Mr Munns said.
“These combined awards continue that tradition, but expand the potential for these innovations and solutions to be applied across WA workplaces.
“Winners of the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards set an example to industry of outstanding solutions and innovations in workplace health and safety and excellence. They will have the opportunity to share their experiences with government, industry and the community.”
The new awards feature five categories covering small and medium organisations, and large organisations.
The categories are:
Work health and safety invention of the year Recognises development of plant/equipment, engineering and/or infrastructure to enhance health and safety.
Best solution to a work health and safety risk Recognises innovation, implementation and/ or design of systems or procedures to improve health and safety.
Best workplace health and wellbeing initiative Recognises an organisation’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of their workforce.
Leadership excellence award Recognises an organisation’s excellence in leadership in improving health and safety in the workplace.
Safety and health representative of the year Recognises an elected safety and health representative who has made a significant contribution and demonstrable difference to health and safety in the workplace.
The awards ceremony will be held on 2 October at Optus Stadium.
More information, including the nomination process can be found on the Department’s website.
