SRCC 2010 Safety Awards finalists announced

The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) has announced the finalists of the 2010 SRCC Safety Awards.

The finalists for each category are:

Category 1: Best Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program

• Centrelink
• IP Australia
• TNT Australia

Category 2: Leadership Award for Injury or Disease Prevention and Management

No finalists in this award category.

Category 3: Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System

• Commonwealth Bank
• K&S Freighters
• Visionstream

Category 4: Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue

• Centrelink (2 finalists)
• CSIRO Livestock Industries
• K&S Freighters

Category 5: Best Individual Contribution to Health and Safety
Sub-categories:
a) an employee (eg, Health and Safety Representative)

• Bruce Hansen, Department of Defence

b) a person with responsibility for OHS as part of their duties

• Rocky Armstrong, Linfox
• Jo Oliver, Centrelink

Category 6: Rehabilitation and Return to Work Award
Sub-categories:
a) an organisation

• National Australia Bank

b) an individual

• Lynne McDonald, Attorney-General's Department
• Jacinta Macaulay, Border Express
• Anna Lewis, Department of Defence

The winners of the 2010 SRCC Safety Awards will be announced at a gala dinner at the Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra, on Thursday 23 September 2010.