Toureen Mangan is a RoSPA Gold Award Winner

Toureen Mangan is celebrating winning one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards 2009.

Toureen Mangan achieved the Gold award for its continued excellence in committing to improving health and safety and occupational health of the workforce, and for demonstrating high levels of compliance with control measures for principal risks and below average rates of accidents or work related ill health.

The Gold award was presented at a ceremony at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel on 13th May 2009. The ceremony took place alongside the Safety & Health Expo 2009, Europe’s leading annual health & safety exhibition.

David Rawlins, RoSPA Awards Manager, said: “Toureen Contractors Ltd has shown a commitment to protecting the health and well being of its employees and others. Entering the RoSPA Awards reinforces the message that good health and safety is good for business, and clearly demonstrates an organisation’s dedication to improving performance in this crucial area”.

Toureen’s Health & Safety Manager, Scott Carr, said: “Entering the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards is tangible evidence to our client’s, both present and future, but more importantly our workforce, that we do take the Health & Safety of our workforce very, very seriously. The workforce, are the people who enable us to get these awards, by their continued efforts to maintain a safe working environment. We will continue to improve our safety management systems and ensure that at all times our people go home safe and sound" .

In the current economic climate, the awards are more significant than ever as they demonstrate that employers care about their employees and are proactive in their approach to health and safety practices, and will not let their health and safety standards slip even if times are tough.

About RoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Awards 2009

The RoSPA awards are not just about reducing the number of accidents and cases of ill health at work; they help to ensure that organisations have good health and safety management systems in place.

The RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2009 are sponsored by NEBOSH (The National Examination Board in Occupational Health & Safety), the leading health and safety professional examining body.

The majority of awards are non-competitive and mark achievement which is graded at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Organisations maintaining high standards can win gold medals, Presidents Awards and Orders of Distinction.

Competitive awards go to the best entries in 21 individual industry sectors such as construction, healthcare, transport and logistics, engineering, manufacturing and education. There are special awards for workforce involvement, training, occupational health, environment management and the management of occupational road risk. There is also a trophy fro the best organisation operating in Scotland. RoSPA’s top accolade is the Sir George Earle Trophy.

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