Safe Work Australia Awards winners for 2014

The winners of the 9th annual Safe Work Australia Awards were announced in April at Old Parliament House in Canberra by Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, Minister for Employment.

The winners were:

Category 1 - Best Workplace and Safety Management System
This award recognises demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of workplace health and safety through the implementation of an integrated systems approach.

Winner - VEC Civil Engineering Pty Ltd (Tasmania)

Category 2 - Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue
This award recognises excellence in developing and implementing a solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue. Entries for this award may include a product solution, design/engineering innovation, training program, awareness raising activity or other risk control measure that reduces the risk of work-related injury and disease.

Winner - Frasers Livestock Transport (Queensland)

Category 3 - Best Workplace Health and Safety Practice/s in a Small Business
This award recognises high standard workplace health and safety practices in small business. This category is limited to small businesses that have fewer than 20 employees or full-time equivalents.

Winner - Zetco Valves Pty Ltd (New South Wales)

Category 4a - Best Individual Contribution to Workplace Health and Safety - by an employee
This award recognises individuals who have made an exceptional difference to health and safety.

Joint winners:
Rodney Cook - North Coast Institute of TAFE (New South Wales)
Jedda McGlinchey - Ambulance Victoria (Victoria)

Category 4b - Best Individual Contribution to Workplace Health and Safety - by a work health and safety manager
This award recognises individuals who, as part of their responsibilities for managing work health and safety, have made an exceptional difference to health and safety.
Winner: Jennifer Bell - RSPCA QLD (Queensland)
Highly commended: Phyllip Bix - Department of Justice (Victoria)