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2011 NSCA/GIO Workers Compensation National Safety Awards of Excellence

The National Safety Awards are held annually to recognise outstanding workplace safey initiatives.

Please click on the links below to view 2011 winners, highly commended and finalists.

Category 1 - Lend Lease Best Implementation of a Specific OHS Management System

Winner: Compass Group Australia Pty Ltd
Highly Commended:
The Reed Group 
Other Finalists: Veolia Water Australia & New Zealand – Illawarra Water Treatment Plant, Communications Group – NSW Police Force  

Category 2A - HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Best Solution of an OHS&E Specific Workplace Risk (small business)

Winner: SafeBridge  

Category 2B - HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Best Solution of an OHS&E Specific Workplace Risk (medium - large business)

Winner: Xstrata Coal QLD – Abbot Point Bulk Coal 
Highly Commended: Bridgestone Australia Ltd 
Other Finalists: Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd & Spanz Pty Ltd, Xstrata Coal QLD – Oaky North  

Category 3 - mytraining.net Best OHS Training Program

Winner: Toxfree Solutions Ltd 
Highly Commended: Queensland Rail & QR National, Hornsby Shire Council 
Other Finalists: Sydney Ferries

Category 4 - Safe Work Australia Best Communication of a Safety Message

Winner Public Safety: Queensland Rail
Winner Work Safety: Leighton Contractors 
Other Finalists: Xstrata Coal QLD  

Category 5 - Excellence in Innovative Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

Winner: BHP Billiton and Thiess Services – Hunter River Remediation Project 
Highly Commended: Serco Australia – Borallon Correctional Centre 
Other Finalists: Eastern Busway Alliance (Department of Transport & Main Roads, Leighton Contractors, Sinclair Knight & AECOM Australia)  

Category 6 - ExxonMobil Business Excellence thorough OHS&E Management

Winner: Cater Care Group
Other Finalists: Melbourne Health – NorthWestern Mental Health

GIO Workers Compensation Award for Excellence in OHS

Toxfree Solutions Ltd 

Pro-Visual Publishing NSCA Member of the Year Award

Mr Alan Newey, Chat Safety