NOMINATIONS are being sought for the 2012 UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards.
Oil & Gas UK said the annual honours promised to be bigger and better than before.
The event, principally sponsored by Maersk Oil UK, will pay tribute to the most safety conscious workers and companies in the industry.
Now in their third year, the awards have added a new prize category – the ideas in safety prize – with £5,000 on offer to the winner.
This will be given to a person or team working offshore in recognition of their resourcefulness and creativity in developing and proving an original idea to improve safety in the workplace on a chosen theme of original ideas for reducing hydrocarbon releases.
The other categories now open for nomination pay tribute to safety leadership, honour both the top safety representatives and up-and-coming professionals and recognise notable preventative safety actions as well as safety innovation in companies.
Winners will be presented with their awards at the safety awards lunch at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Wednesday, April 18.
In addition, a special award will be presented for services to safety, chosen by Step Change in Safety’s co-chairmen Martin Ellins and Ken Robertson. This award recognises an outstanding contribution towards Step Change in Safety’s vision to make the UK the safest place to work in the worldwide oil and gas industry.
Oil & Gas UK’s health and safety director, Robert Paterson, said: “I’m very excited to say that this year will be the biggest yet for the industry safety awards. These awards attract the very highest calibre of entry from all walks of life and from right across the oil and gas industry.
“We’ve added a new cash prize to recognise the most creative people among the offshore workforce who use their ingenuity to come up with new and practical ideas to improve safety.”
Nominations close on February 10.
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