Occupational Safety

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ccupational Safety Awards

National Irish Safety O

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11 Calm

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ublin 12.Tel: 01 465 9760 | Fax: 01 465 9765

Email: info@

niso.iewww.niso.ie

Northern Ireland Safety G

roup,13 D

e Courcy Avenue, Carrickfergus, BT38 7LJ.

Telephone: 028 9336 8928 | Fax: 028 9336 8928Em

ail: info@nisg.org.uk

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“This is a very prestigious national award for our

Hospital to w

in and showcases the efforts of

our staff, Safety Representatives, SafetyCom

mittees and M

anagement Team

indelivering a service of excellence w

hen it comes

to staff safety and patient care.”Bon Secours H

ospital Cork

“The awards have provided a platform

fromw

hich we can dem

onstrate our on-goingdevelopm

ent of safety initiatives, proceduresand w

orking practices”Sierra Support Services

“To receive such external recognition throughthe N

ISO/N

ISG aw

ards confirms that w

econtinue to progress in the right direction....W

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set high standards for ourselves and it isim

portant to us that our approaches areexternally validated through organisations suchas N

ISO and N

ISG.”

ComReg

“The award w

ill serve as further encouragement

to remain relentless in the pursuit of health and

safety excellence.”Alkerm

es plc [formerly Elan D

rug Technologies]

“We entered the Aw

ards as a means of

benchmarking our health and safety

performance against our peers”

Aramark U

niversity Hospital G

alway

!Suprem

e Safety Award (sponsored by

ConocoPhillips Whitegate Refinery)

!Platinum

Awards

!President’s C

ategory Awards

!Business C

ategory Awards

"A

gricultural Produce"

Chem

ical / Pharmaceutical

"Consultants (Safety, M

anagement, etc.)

"Education and Training

"Electronic / Electrical M

anufacturing /A

ssembly

"Facilities M

anagement and Services

"Financial / Insurance

"Food/D

rink"

Local Authorities/Councils"

Mechanical Engineering / M

anufacturing / A

ssembly

"M

edical Devices

"M

edical Services

"Public Service(G

overnment Services, Public Bodies,

Semi-State, Em

ergency Services,Prisons, etc.)

"Retailing/W

holesaling"

Sport / Leisure"

Transport / Distribution/Storage

"U

tilities / Telecoms Providers

(Power G

eneration / Distribution,

Telecoms, W

ater, Gas, etc.)

"Voluntary, Social and Com

munity

"W

aste Managem

ent"

Other M

anufacturing"

Other Services

!Regional Aw

ards!

New

Entry Awards

!D

istinction Awards

!H

ighly Comm

ended Award

!Com

mended Aw

ards!

Merit Aw

ards

Award C

ategories

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hat the Winners say.. .

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rganisationN

orthern Ireland Safety Group

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Occupational Safety

About the Aw

ards

The All Ireland O

ccupational Safety Awards w

ere established nationally in 1992 with 20

entries and have grown to becom

e Ireland’s premier safety aw

ards. The awards truly

became an A

ll Ireland affair when the N

orthern Ireland Safety Group (N

ISG) joined forces

with the N

ational Irish Safety Organisation (N

ISO) in 1995. To date, over one and a half

thousand entries have been received.

The awards offer you a show

case for the health and safety performance of your business.

Winning a N

ISO / N

ISG Aw

ard demonstrates the positive and proactive culture of safety

managem

ent that exists within your business.

The many entrants that participate in the Aw

ards each year, including large numbers of repeat

entrants, is testament to the quality of the process and the high regard that the aw

ardscom

mand.

Give your organisation the distinction that it deserves by subm

itting an entry.

Register your interest today.www.safetyaw

ards.ie

Why Enter

!Irish aw

ards for Irish based companies;

!M

ost efficient and cost effective means of

conducting an internal health and safetyaudit;

!Allow

s you to implem

ent procedures basedon a system

of continuous improvem

ent;!

Benchmark your perform

ance againstcom

petitors in the same industry;

!Prestige of w

inning an award that is

recognised throughout industry, among

safety professionals and by the public;!

Winning organisations w

ill have theirorganisation and aw

ard announced innum

erous publications including our media

partner Sunday Business Post (read by164,000 business people), H

ealth and SafetyReview

, Health and Safety, N

ISO’s ow

nm

agazine along with num

erous newspapers

that carry NISO

/ NISG

’s news releases;

!D

ifferentiates your business in the currenteconom

ic environment;

!Increases your chances of w

inning contracts,tenders and new

customers;

!D

emonstrates a positive corporate

governance;!

Provides recognition and promotes your

organisation’s health and safety excellence.

1Accident Statistics

2H

ealth and Safety Managem

ent3

Hazard Identification and Risk

Managem

ent / Assessm

ents4

Health &

Safety Training5

Implem

entation and Operation of H

ealth &

Safety Policies & Procedures

6Em

ergency Preparedness & Response

7H

ealth & Safety Com

munication,

Consultation and Promotion

8Pro-active H

ealth & Safety M

anagement

9Re-active H

ealth & Safety M

anagement

10D

emonstration of Superior Perform

ance inH

ealth & Safety

How

to enter - ww

w.safetyaw

ards.ie

Our dedicated w

ebsite guides you through the necessary steps of how to enter the Aw

ardsand w

here you can find an entry form. There are ten broad headings w

hich must be covered

and these include:

Important D

ates

Register InterestO

pen until 5 April 2012

Early Bird Entries5 A

pril 2012Standard Entries

3 May 2012

Award Cerem

ony Sligo5 O

ctober 2012

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