The seven winners of the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards 2023 had been introduced at Optus Stadium this morning.

The prestigious Awards recognise excellent improvements and options to particular office well being and issues of safety by people, teams or organisations.

This 12 months’s winners are:

• Work well being and security invention of the 12 months – Wallis Drilling Pty Ltd for the Aircore automated rod dealing with system that eliminates the guide dealing with of drill rods.
• Best resolution to a piece well being and security danger (199 or much less staff) – Epigroup for his or her Alter Ergo service that helps forestall musculoskeletal issues utilizing 3D modelling and movement sensors to higher handle duties.
• Best resolution to a piece well being and security danger (200 or extra staff) – City of Canning for the LBin tail raise platform at their waste switch station that gives a protected work space between a truck and the waste disposal edge.
• Best intervention to handle a psychosocial hazard within the office – Town of Port Hedland for lowering the impression of delinquent behaviour and psychosocial hazards with a collection of initiatives.
• Leadership excellence (199 or much less staff) – Macco Feeds for implementing work well being and security enhancements together with the redesign and utility of a complete security administration system particular to their enterprise.
• Leadership excellence (200 or extra staff) – Good Sammy Enterprises for security administration initiatives designed particularly for his or her office and employees necessities.
• Health and security consultant of the 12 months – Rob Curtis of St John Western Australia for successfully advocating for the well being and security of his fellow staff, together with championing quite a few security initiatives utilized throughout St John.

Acting WorkSecure Commissioner Sally North congratulated the Award winners on their dedication to office well being and security.

“My sincere congratulations to all the Award winners on your commitment to the health and safety of all Western Australian workers,” Ms North stated.

“This 12 months’s winners had been chosen from a gaggle of 25 wonderful finalists that had been in flip chosen from a pool of 65 spectacular nominations.

“These Awards recognise excellent well being and security administration, options and improvements in workplaces throughout each assets and basic industries.

“This year’s finalists have been of a very high standard to which all workplaces can aspire, and I encourage anyone who has an interest in workplace health and safety to begin considering a nomination for next year’s Awards.”

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