Issue Date:  -  Friday, 16 June 2006

Last call for 2006 Work Safety WA Award nominations

Nominations for the 2006 Work Safety Awards WA close in two weeks, and WorkSafe is encouraging eligible nominees to get their entries in soon.

The Work Safety Awards WA recognise outstanding occupational safety and health management, solutions and innovations in Western Australian workplaces.

WorkSafe WA Commissioner Nina Lyhne said today that the Awards provided an opportunity for innovative Western Australians to gain national recognition for their achievements.

“The winners of the new WA Awards are automatically entered into the Australia-wide National Safe Work Australia Awards,” Ms Lyhne said.

“I know from the current WorkSafe Awards that there are some excellent workplace innovations and occupational safety and health systems being developed in WA, and we’d like to see as many entries as possible from this State in the national awards.”

Nominees can enter any of three award categories:
Category 1 – Best workplace health and safety management system;
Category 2 – Best solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue; or
Category 3 – Best workplace health and safety practices in small business.

A panel of judges from industry, trade unions and government assesses all entries, shortlists entrants and chooses the winners, with awards to be presented at the annual Safety Achievers Dinner in October.

“The recognition to be gained through the National Safe Work Australia Awards is a terrific opportunity for entrants’ achievements to be recognized across Australia,” Ms Lyhne said.

I encourage businesses of all sizes to nominate for the Work Safety Awards WA, and to give themselves the opportunity to have their excellent management, solutions and innovations appropriately recognized.”

Nominations close on June 30, and further information can be obtained by telephoning the Manager Promotions on 9327 8657, or on the website at www.worksafe.wa.gov.au.

Media contact:
Caroline De Vaney
9327 8744
0408 927 563