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Health and Safety Team of the Year Award
Celebrating the Health and Safety team that achieves more together
About this category
The Health and Safety Team of the Year celebrates a health and safety team that makes sure everyone goes home safe, every day. It recognises the whole team, not one person: the way they work together, the results they deliver and the difference they make to colleagues, customers and the organisation. Teams from any sector and any size of organisation can enter.
Eligibility
- Open to health and safety teams in any sector and any size of organisation
- In-house teams, departments and shared-service teams are all eligible
- The entry should describe the team, its members and its role in the organisation
Judging criteria
- Results: what the team has delivered and how it is measured
- Teamwork: how the team works together and supports one another
- Impact: the difference made to the organisation, its customers or its people
- Improvement: new ideas, better ways of working and lessons learned
Qualitative criteria
- Shared purpose and clear goals
- Collaboration across the team and the organisation
- Supportive culture and development of team members
- Pride in the quality of their work
Metrics
- Accident and incident rates
- Inspections and audit results
- Training and safety culture improvements
- Wellbeing initiatives delivered
Additional criteria
- Achievements should fall mainly within the last two years
- Supporting figures are treated in confidence
- Testimonials from colleagues or customers strengthen an entry
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