The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has announced that it is now accepting submissions for its flagship Health and Safety Awards.

Businesses, institutions, and individuals are invited to participate in the annual awards and showcase their dedication to health and safety.

By entering awards, businesses and individuals can enhance their reputation and benchmark safety performance year on year, while increasing morale and motivation.

As well as offering non-competitive achievement awards – in which Gold, Silver, Bronze and Merits are awarded – entrants can bid to be crowned the winner across a range of industry sectors, such as construction, manufacturing and entertainment.

Award categories include:

• Industry Sector Award

• Achievement Award

• Fleet Safety Award

• Leisure Safety Award

Specialist awards – these are RoSPA's free to enter awards, though entrants must have registered for one of the above. 

• Fleet Safety

• Leisure Safety

• Dilmun Environmental

• Health at Work

Awards made to individuals, teams and initiatives:

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• Distinguished Service Award

• Team of the Year Award

• Initiative of the Year Award

• Influencer of the Year Award

• Pride Award

• Inspiring Women in Safety Award

Excellence trophies

• Sir George Earle Trophy

• Workforce Involvement in Safety & Health

• International Sector 

• RoSPA Scotland Trophy

• Best New Entry

• Fleet Safety Technology Trophy 

• Fall Prevention Trophy 

• Health and Safety Beyond the Workplace Trophy

This awards cycle will once again see Croner-i as headline sponsor, with other supporters including ALBA, Berkley Group – Berkley Homes, EcoOnline, GPIC, The HSE Recruitment Network, L'Oreal, NEBOSH, Tesco, and Westinghouse Springfields Fuels.

RoSPA members receive several benefits when it comes to the Awards, including informative videos that show what the awards process entails, VIP support, an exclusive drinks reception and a 10 per cent discount on award entries purchased through MyRoSPA – to name a few. 

Julia Small, RoSPA's Achievement Director, said: "Now entering our 68th year, the RoSPA Awards have a global reach and provide entrants a unique opportunity to benchmark their safety performance on a global scale. They also offer the perfect networking opportunity, where likeminded health and safety professionals can come together and exchange lifesaving ideas and best practice.

"Every year I'm blown away by the calibre of entries received from organisations of all sizes – from independent operators and SME's to big, global organisations. Seeing the outstanding work entrants are doing in the UK and internationally is truly fantastic, and I cannot wait to see what the 2024 Awards bring."

Ben Chaplin, Managing Director at Croner-i said: "We are excited and proud to once again sponsor the revered RoSPA Awards and look forward to celebrating what I'm sure will be fantastic accomplishments in the health and safety arena."

To enter the 2024 RoSPA Awards, find out more information on the process or to see the extra benefits for RoSPA members see www.rospa.com/awards.