Innovative solutions to specific safety and health problems in the workplace will be celebrated through the 2014 Safety and Health Innovation Awards, presented by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME).
CME Chief Executive Reg Howard-Smith opened nominations today and encouraged individuals, teams and companies to come forward with their best solutions.
“Now in its tenth year, the awards showcase the best in creativity and ingenuity with the goal of improving local workplaces,” said Mr Howard-Smith.
“The resources sector places the highest priority on the safety and health of its employees and recognising innovation is essential to continuous improvement,” said Mr Howard-Smith
Entry is open to all Western Australian minerals and resource companies including contractors associated with the sector.
Companies are not limited in the number of entries they can submit so if they have had a particularly creative year, they can put forward all of their solutions and procedures.
Open to all WA-based resource companies, operations and contractors, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia’s Safety and Health Innovation Awards is the peak industry safety innovations accolade.
The categories are:
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People
Innovations which relate to existing personnel, new personnel and/or organisational changes -
Systems
Innovative implementation or design of systems or procedures which impact on safety and health -
Engineering
Maintenance, engineering, operational or infrastructure changes which enhance health and safety
The submission period closes at 4:30pm on 6 December 2013 and finalists will be notified by 14 March 2014.
The Safety and Health Innovation Awards will be presented in conjunction with the CME Safety and Health Conference on 14-15 April 2014.
For more information about the awards click here.
