Third Construction Sector win for Morrison Utility Services at the RoSPA Awards 2012

• 2012 Construction Sector Winner’s award continues RoSPA track record which includes three Sector Awards and two Commendations in the last seven years

Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, has had its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health recognised in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012 with a third Construction Sector award win.

Charles Morrison, Chief Executive, Morrison Utility Services, says: “We know safety must always be our number one priority and keeping that message at the front of everyone’s mind is a continuous challenge.  Our approach is via training and coaching for all of our people fostering a culture of safe behaviour right across our business.  We are delighted that as Construction Sector award winners RoSPA is endorsing this approach but we know that there can be no room for complacency in keeping our people safe.”

Dating back to 1956, the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards scheme is the largest and longest-running programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas. The scheme does not just look at accident records, but also entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement.

David Rawlins, awards manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), said: “The RoSPA Awards programme provides well-deserved recognition for the winners and spurs on other organisations to raise their standards of accident and ill health prevention. We congratulate Morrison Utility Services on its success and encourage it, and all our other winners, to remain committed to safety and health, an approach that is well recognised to be good for workers and the bottom line.”