Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2019 Winners

The Awards, which had Able Safety as headline sponsor, were attended by over 550 professionals from the health, safety, security and fire safety sectors. More than 200 entries were whittled down to a shortlist across 14 categories by a panel of independent judges. The winning entries are as follows:

BSIF Customer Service Award 

Winner: EssentialSkillz
Highly Commended: Lyreco and Shawcity
Commended: Effective Software and Swift 360

BSIF Product Innovation Award

Winner: Kite Projects
Highly Commended: Uvex - CBR65 and Brightboot
Commended: Cortexica Vision Systems - AI Safe and asecos - ION-LINE

BSIF Safety Solution Award 

Winner: Riley Safety Eyewear
Highly Commended: Workplace Worksafe
Commended: Havi and Sodexo

Lifetime Achievement Award (Sponsored by Southalls)

Winner: Teresa Budworth

HSM H&S Manager of the Year (Sponsored by Alcumus)

Winner: David Whitehouse (Virgin Trains)
Highly Commended: Gillian Farrell (CAN Group)
Commended: Adam Gomes (Eco Air Control Ltd)

HSM Rising Star (Sponsored by NQA)

Winner: Teresa Swinton (Paradigm Human Performance Ltd)
Highly Commended: Adam Topham (Winvic Construction)
Commended: Martin Eccles (Hughes Safety Showers Ltd)

H&S Team of the Year (Sponsored by NEBOSH)

Winner: Turner & Townsend/MBNL
Highly Commended: O'Donovan Waste Disposal Ltd
Commended: The Football Association

Best H&S in Manufacturing

Winner: Hughes Safety Showers
Highly Commended: Barretts of Apsley
Commended: Trigon Snacks Trading Ltd

Best H&S Project

Winner: AstraZeneca
Highly Commended: Lincolnshire County Council
Commended: IDIS

Alan McArthur Unsung Hero Award (Sponsored by 3M)

Winner: John Cairns (Scottish Fire & Rescue Heritage Trust)

Best H&S in Construction (Sponsored by Turner & Townsend)

Winner: Winvic Construction
Highly Commended: WernerCo
Commended: Bull Products

Innovation of the Year for Fire

Winner: Kentec - Taktis 16L
Highly Commended: Evaclite - Safety Signs
Commended: asecos - ION Line & EMS Ltd - SmartCell Wireless Detector

Innovation of the Year for Security

Winner: IDIS - IDIS 12MP Super Fisheye
Highly Commended: Evaclite - Safe Apps Ltd - IncidentEye
Commended: SoloProtect - ID Pro & Bull Products - ExclusionZone Alarm

Campaign of the Year

Winner: UK Power Networks - Be Bright Stay Safe
Highly Commended: AstraZeneca - SHE Starts with Me
Commended: CAN Group - Industrial Radiography Awareness campaign

You can see some photos from the night in our gallery below.