International Safety Awards

These awards recognise overall ‘best in class’ submissions to the International Safety Awards by industry sector. 

Sector Award categories are:   

• Art and culture – museums, galleries 
• Construction and property activities  
• Consultancy and advisory - NEW
• Education 
• Financial, IT, legal, scientific and technical services, media  
• Health and social care  
• Leisure, sports clubs, hospitality and catering 
• Local government, defence and public services  
• Manufacturing  
• Not for profit  
• Oil, gas, mining and quarrying 
• Onshore major hazard 
• Power and utilities 
• Transportation, distribution and storage  
• Wholesale and retail services

All International Safety Award applicants are entered into this award, provided there is a significant number of applications from the same country at distinction level. The highest scoring and best overall application will be awarded. 

All International Safety Award applicants from India are entered into this award, provided there is a significant number of applications from the same geographic zone at distinction level. The highest scoring and best overall application will be awarded Best in Zone for North, South, East and West states in India. 

Rewarding leadership and strategic vision of CEOs who have made a vital contribution to health and safety of their business and to the wider society during 2023.  This award recognises how an individual CEO takes an active role in aligning and championing their organisation's health, safety and wellbeing interests with their internal and external stakeholders. 

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Ambassador of the year Award recognises an employee who, in your opinion, has played a significant role to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of colleagues and others. The nominee's primary role does not need to be health and safety.

The Team of the Year Award recognises the outstanding achievements resulting in a significant improvement to health, safety or wellbeing from a collaboration of stakeholders which may include members of the organisation, suppliers, subcontractors and/or the wider community.

Recognition for an organisation or a team of individuals who have developed and run a campaign in 2023 that has made a significant impact on the health, safety or wellbeing in the workplace.

This award recognises and rewards those organisations that have demonstrated a proactive and effective approach to improving employee wellbeing.

This category is for organisations that have significantly changed or transformed any aspect of health, safety or wellbeing to a significant extent through the use of information. Applicants will be asked to describe the transformation, how it was planned, what information was used to help achieve the transformation and what positive impact it has had on the organisation.

This award recognises organisations that have gone the extra mile to seize health, safety or wellbeing opportunities resulting from a crisis. In being nominated for this award, the organisation is agreeing to their name and photograph being used by the British Safety Council in various media channels to recognise their achievement.