The British Safety Council recently congratulated recipients of awards appearing in the New Year Honours list who have made a significant contribution to keeping people healthy and safe at work.
The awards acknowledged individuals who together play an important part in preventing injury and ill health in the workplace. Winners included Graham Jukes, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Pam Waldron, formerly HSE’s Head of Operations in Yorkshire & Humberside, Louise Brearey, Head of the London 2012 Games Team at HSE and Christopher Seddon, Director of the Seddon Group Ltd.
In welcoming the awards, Alex Botha, Chief Executive, British Safety Council commented, “The 2014 New Year Honours recognise those many hundreds of people from all walks of life who have helped make a difference. The individuals upon whom awards have been bestowed have all made a contribution to improving a particular aspect of our lives. It is important that society recognises and celebrates their respective contributions.”