2013 NSCA safety winners announced

In its 21st year of honouring the work health and safety industry’s best practice, best people and best performance, the NSCA announced the winners of its 2013 NSCA/GIO Workers Compensation National Safety Awards of Excellence. This year’s finalists and winners took home honours in seven categories with winners announced at the gala event held on 17 October in Sydney.

Olympic Gold Medallist Kerri Pottharst was the Master of Ceremonies at the luncheon. The Hon Eric Abetz, Minister of Employment, provided an inspiring keynote address.

Barwon Water Alliance claimed top honours on the day by winning the pinnacle award. The judges recognised its fantastic initiatives, multifaceted approach across all areas of the organisation and after four years achieving an outstanding safety record with a zero injury frequency rate with over 1 million man-hours worked.

A complete list of winners and finalists appears below:

Category 1 Best Continuous Improvement of a WHS Management System
Winner: Tenix Group Pty Ltd
Highly Commended: Arup Pty Ltd Finalists: Barwon Water Alliance, TEN Group (The Energy Network)

Category 2A Best Solution of a WHS Risk - small business
Winner: Equipment Safety Systems Pty Ltd
Highly Commended: SafePanel Pty Ltd Finalists: RotoLift Pty Ltd

Category 2B Best Solution of a WHS Risk - medium to large business
Winner: Namoi Cotton Co-operative Ltd
Highly Commended: Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd AND Capral Penrith Manufacturing Plant
Finalists: CatholicCare Diocese Broken Bay, Downer Rail - Port Waratah

Category 3 Best WHS Training Program
Winner: RSPCA Queensland
Finalists: Fenner Dunlop, Mobil Altona Refinery

Category 4 Best Communication of a Safety Message
Winner: Metro
Highly Commended: Downer Infrastructure Finalists: Sibelco Australia Limited (Lilydale)

Category 5 Ian Chisholm Award for the Best Individual WHS Achievement
Winner: Daniel Smith, Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (Inc)
Finalists: David Solomon, Jones Lang LaSalle, Mark Cook, Boyne Smelters Ltd

Category 6 Best Safety Leadership Program/Initiative
Winner: Barwon Water Alliance
Highly Commended: Aurizon Holdings Limited Finalists: SA Power Networks

Category 7 Best Health and Wellbeing Program
Winner: Hydro Tasmania
Highly Commended: Barwon Water Finalists: Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, Hastings Deering Ltd/Live Well Australia, Turner & Townsend Pty Ltd

GIO Workers Compensation Award for Excellence in WHS
Winner: Barwon Water Alliance

NSCA Member of the Year Award
Winner: Interface Landscapes