The NSCA National Safety Awards of Excellence are Australia's longest running, independent awards, recognising outstanding Work Health and Safety initiatives.

Now in their 22nd year, these awards continue to celebrate organisations and people that actively promote Work Health and Safety (WHS) as a cornerstone of elite business performance.

The awards are open to any Australian operating business, organisation, and alliance or individual in the public or private sector, with a workplace health and safety initiative that complies with one of the eight categories.

Through a formal judging process, organisations that have achieved excellence in their field of work by the introduction, development or improvement of health and safety standards, are recognised for their initiatives. Finalists are formally recognised with winners announced at the National Safety Awards of Excellence gala luncheon on 15 October 2014 in Sydney.

Winners will have their stories told nationally through NSCA's National Safety magazine and the broader media and also have the exclusive use of finalist and winner logos for building and promoting their brand to their stakeholders.

Key Dates

• Entries open
  • Early April 2014
• Entries close
  • 6 July 2014
• Judging and short listing
  • July/August 2014
• Finalists and non finalists notified
  • Early September 2014

2014 Award Categories

There are eight categories to enter in:

• Best Continuous Improvement of  a WHS Management System
• Best Solution of a WHS Risk (Small Business)
• Best Solution of a WHS Risk (Medium –Large Business)
• Best WHS Training Program
• Best Communication of a Safety message
• Best Individual WHS Achievement
• Best Safety Leadership Program / Initiative
• Best Health & Wellbeing Program
• NSCA Member of the Year

The Nomination Guide can be found here. 

Original article by NSCA here.