Safety Awards applications open

DuPont Sustainable
Solutions is calling for
applications for the 10th
DuPont Safety Awards, with
the purpose of stimulating
innovative safety initiatives
in Europe, the Middle East
and Africa. The 2011
DuPont Safety Awards will
take place in Istanbul at the
XIX World Congress on
Safety and Health at Work in
September this year and will
be judged by a jury drawn
from a range of respected
European occupational
health and safety
organisations. An
application form including a
brief abstract of the project
should be submitted by 31st
May 2011, while complete
entries must be received by
20th June 2011.

The annual DuPont Safety
Awards welcomes entries
from all companies, individuals
or organisations that
can demonstrate significant
safety achievements in one or
more of the following five
categories: Sustainable
Business Impact, Cultural
Evolution, Visible
Management Commitment,
Innovative Approach and
Performance Improvement.

Since it was launched in
2002, the competition has
attracted a growing number
of applicants especially in the
last four years with 2010
entries up nearly 40% on the
2006 event. Last year’s entries
came from a wide number of
industry sectors all over
Europe, ranging from
Germany to the UK, France,
Belgium, Switzerland, Spain,
Portugal, Turkey, Hungary
and Romania, and also
included applications from
South Africa, India and Saudi
Arabia.

Further details, as well as
the application, can be
obtained by emailing
[email protected].