South Australian Safe Work Awards open for nominations
The South Australian government has officially launched the call for entries for Safe Work Awards 2011. This year’s award categories are best workplace health and safety management system, best solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue, best workplace health and safety practice(s) in a small business and best individual contribution to workplace health and safety.
Winners in the four categories are automatically nominated for the National Safe Work Australia Awards.
Applications are also open for the two Augusta Zadow Scholarships worth $10,000 each for projects in workplace safety that benefit women.
Nominations close at 5 pm on Friday 15 July, and the Safe Work Awards will be presented on Friday 28 October at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
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