Electric.ie January/February 2022

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 41 T he Supreme Safety Award winner for 2021 was announced as Designer Group. This award is presented to the organisation that has shown consistently good or continuously improving health and safety performance over a number of years and an outstanding contribution to occupational safety, health and welfare during the previous year. The Awards are highly valued and regarded among health and safety professionals throughout the island of Ireland. The All Ireland Occupational Safety Awards was established nationally in 1992 and have since grown to be Ireland's premier safety awards. The awards truly became an All Ireland affair when the Northern Ireland Safety Group (NISG) joined forces with the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) in 1995. These awards offer companies the opportunity to showcase the health and safety performance of their business. Under normal circumstances the All Ireland Safety Awards Gala Dinner is a large event with over 600 people in attendance but this year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a scaled- down ceremony in keeping with the regulations proceeded at 60% of the hotel capacity. Other awards presented on the night include the Healthy Workplace Award to Cork City Council. This award recognises the commitment of workplaces Industry News Designer Group Wins All Ireland Supreme Safety Award 2021 ർ The 30th National Irish Safety Organisation / Northern Ireland Safety Group (NISO/NISG) Annual Safety Awards took place on 4 November 2021 at a special ceremony in Killarney. that promote health and wellbeing as a core element of the Health and Safety agenda. The Occupational Health Award was won by Bon Secours Hospital Cork. The Driving for Work Award was won by Actavo (Ireland) Ltd . The Driving for Work Award requires entrants to demonstrate evidence of the following in relation to driving for work: policy, planning, practice, measuring performance and reviewing performance. Harry Galvin, NISO President, presented awards to organisations from all around the island of Ireland. The Gold Award was won by Weltec Engineering Ltd., the Silver Award by Jones Engineering Group and the Bronze Award by Bon Secours Hospital Dublin. Ashleigh Birkett, Chair, NISG, addressing the audience remotely by video, commended the entrants for submitting such high calibre entries again this year. Ashleigh congratulated all those who achieved awards, noting that the Safety Awards are a great way to enhance your organisation and to showcase your commitment to health and safety. Damien English TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail , showed his support for the “tremendous work of NISO and NISG towards the promotion of workplace health and safety” in a video message. Minister English also congratulated the award winners and commended everyone for participating. He noted the work that NISO/ NISG and its members have done in implementing Public Health policies and procedures to minimise the spread of COVID-19 and noted that these efforts are appreciated by Government and the public in general.