The British Safety Council recently announced the winners of its 2015 International Safety Awards, which recognise the commitment of the winning organisations to keeping their workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2014 calendar year. This year, over 500 organisations of all sizes and sectors from around the world won an International Safety Award, including businesses from Africa, Asia, mainland Europe, the Middle East, the UK and the West Indies. Twenty-nine organisations were awarded a distinction and 320 organisations were awarded a merit. The MTR Corporation⎯Operations Division, Hong Kong was among the 165 organisations that achieved a pass. Congratulating the winners, Neal Stone, acting Chief Executive, the British Safety Council said, “2015 marks the 57th year of the International Safety Awards, the success criteria for the International Safety Awards is challenging and that rightly reflects the importance of achieving good standards of health and safety at work.”
Paul Arkwright
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