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.
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