The North of England’s gas distributor, Northern Gas Networks (NGN), has been awarded a prestigious Gold Medal by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for excellent health and safety practices during 2020.
The Gold Medal is an honour bestowed after a fifth consecutive year of NGN achieving a Gold award; demonstrating the company’s strong commitment to the safety of the 2.7 million homes and businesses it serves, and its 1,500 colleagues.
The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards recognise important achievements in health and safety management systems, including good practice in the areas of leadership and workforce involvement.
Organisations receiving RoSPA Awards are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards.
Each year, businesses submit a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their commitment to core health and safety objectives. All the submissions are then independently assessed by a RoSPA panel.
Mark Simpson, Environment, Health & Safety Manager for Regulation at NGN, said: “As the North of England’s gas distributor, operating a safe and reliable gas network is our number one priority, and I’m delighted we’re receiving the Gold award for a fifth year, and the Gold Medal as well.
“It’s testament to the hard work and commitment of all our colleagues to ensuring the health and safety of our customers and our people. And to have been recognised for a fifth consecutive year demonstrates how outstanding health and safety management is absolutely central to what we do as an organisation.”
Julia Small, RoSPA’s achievements director, said: “The RoSPA Awards scheme is the longest-running of its kind in the UK, but it receives entries from organisations across the globe, making it one of the most sought-after achievement awards for health and safety worldwide.
“RoSPA is very proud of the achievements of its entrants, and with this award we recognise the best of the best, those organisations that have gone the extra mile, raising the bar for the delivery of safety in the workplace.
“Employees, wherever they may be should be able to go to work safe in the knowledge that they will return home unharmed and healthy at the end of every day. Our RoSPA Award winners are central to achieving this goal.
“By entering they are driving up standards and setting new safety benchmarks for organisations across the world. Currently, around 7million people are directly impacted by the RoSPA Awards, but the scheme’s global influence is even wider – with nearly 2,000 organisations from 46 countries represented this year.”
For more information about the RoSPA Awards visit www.rospa.com/awards
Northern Gas Networks will be presented with the medal at a virtual awards ceremony on 9th September.
For more information about the RoSPA Awards, please visit www.rospa.com/awards
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