The 2026 International Safety Free to Enter Awards Are Now Open
Free to Enter Award Categories
Environmental Award
This award recognises an organisation that has used climate change risk assessment and vulnerability modelling to identify and plan for future adaptation strategies to a changing climate.
Rising Female Star Award in collaboration with SOWSHE-A
This award recognises women that are breaking through and shaping future leadership in the health, safety, wellbeing or the environmental management world.
David Parr Medal
This award recognises a public venue that developed a stand-out initiative in 2025 that made a significant impact on health, safety or wellbeing at the venue. It is named after British Safety Council’s late Technical Director, David Parr, who first became involved in the industry due to his own personal experiences at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This new award is voted for by the Trustees of British Safety Council and given to people who have made an outstanding contribution to workplace health, safety and wellbeing throughout their career.
The CEO Award
Rewarding leadership and strategic vision of CEOs who have made a vital contribution to the health and safety of their business and to the wider society during 2025. 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.
Health Safety and Wellbeing Ambassador of the Year Award
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.
Team of the Year Award
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.
The James Tye Award
Recognition for an organisation or a team of individuals who have developed and run a campaign in 2025 that has made a significant impact on the health, safety or wellbeing in the workplace.
Wellbeing Initiative Award
This award recognises and rewards those organisations that have demonstrated a proactive and effective approach to improving employee wellbeing.
Seize the Opportunity Award
This award recognises organisations that have gone the extra mile to seize health, safety or wellbeing opportunities resulting from a crisis.
Eligibility and Terms and Conditions
For the 2026 International Safety Awards scheme we are introducing new eligibility criteria click here for the full description and new terms and conditions.