Triple H&S awards success for CBES at RoSPA Awards

CBES has achieved a President’s Award in recognition of 11 consecutive Gold Awards and a Fleet Safety Gold Award. The contractor has also been announced as the winner of the RoSPA Fleet Safety Technology Trophy Gold in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK.

They will be presented with the award during a ceremony at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Thursday, September 13, 2018.

The RoSPA Awards scheme, which receives entries from organisations around the world, recognises achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

Fraser Allan, director of risk & compliance at the firm said: “We’re absolutely delighted with our most recent awards win from RoSPA, which builds upon 11 years of outstanding H&S performance. To be selected as the winner of the Fleet Safety Technology Award is particularly pleasing as driver safety has been a key area of focus for us. We have used telematics as a component part of our behavioural change programme, which has led to much improved driver performance throughout our fleet. This is testimony to the commitment and enthusiasm of all our colleagues towards health and safety. The awards are only possible because of them and they recognise our colleagues’ support and how the part they play shapes and influences our business in driving continuous improvement in health, safety and wellbeing”.

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of qualifications, awards and events, said: “The RoSPA Awards are the most highly-respected in the health and safety arena, with almost 2,000 entrants every year, and allow organisations to prove excellence in the workplace, demonstrating a commitment to the wellbeing of not only employees but all those who interact with it.”

The majority of awards are non-competitive and mark achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Gold medals, president’s awards, orders of distinction and the Patron’s Award are presented to organisations sustaining the high standards of the gold level over consecutive years.

Competitive awards go to the best entries in 24 industry sectors including construction, healthcare, transport and logistics, engineering, manufacturing and education.

There are specialist awards for health at work, environmental management and fleet safety, and excellence trophies for the best international, new entry, workforce involvement and organisation operating or based in Scotland. RoSPA’s top accolade is the Sir George Earle Trophy.

Headline sponsor of the RoSPA Awards 2018 is NEBOSH – the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health – for the 13th consecutive year.