2009 Ceremony
The National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) announced the winners of the 2009 NSCA/ExxonMobil Group National Safety Awards of Excellence at a gala lunch yesterday at Dockside, Sydney.
The national awards are held annually by the NSCA to recognise outstanding workplace safety initiatives and in this its 17th year, is pleased to announce CRT Group as this year’s overall winner of the ExxonMobil Award for Excellence in Occupational Health & Safety.
Other award winners included:
Favour Software Best Implementation of a Specific OHS Management System Award
Winner: Goodman Fielder Field Sales, Baking
Highly Commended: Crowne Plaza Canberra
Finalists:Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Intercontinental Hotels Group (Holiday Inn Potts Point)
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Best Solution of an OHS&E Specific Workplace Risk Award
Winner: Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd (Wingfield Division)
Highly Commended: Gladstone Regional Council
Finalists: Australian National Maritime Museum, CSIRO Livestock Industries (Australian Animal Health Laboratory) and Ipswich City Council
Best OHS Training Program Award
Winner: Youthsafe
Finalists: Bovis Lend Lease, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Railcorp
GIO Best Communication of a Safety Message Award
Winner: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Finalists: Country Fire AuthorityandLeighton Contractors: Ipswich/Logan Interchange Project
Telstra Business Excellence through OHS&E Management Award
Winner: Leighton Contractors: Ipswich/Logan Interchange Project
Finalists: Master Electricians Australia, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Manufacturing Division) and S&N Concreting
Transport and Losistics Industry OHS&E Award
Winner: CRT Group
Finalists: Lubrizol and DP World
Ian Chisholm OHS&E
Winner: Cheryl Romer from Workplace Tragedy Family Support
NSCA Member of the Year
Winner: Lubrizol
Colin Seery, CEO and Managing Director of the NSCA commented that " the quality of nominations and finalists this year were outstanding. Even in times of financial downturn, these awards demonstrate that workplace health and safety is and continues to be, of utmost importance.”
“The Awards were a tremendous success and an opportunity to acknowledge those businesses who have made an outstanding contribution to workplace safety in Australia."
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