Awards Testimonials
What winners have said about the 2022 Safety Awards
Designer Group – Supreme Award Winner and Excellence in Safety Award
Designer Group is delighted to win the Supreme Award and Excellence in Safety Award. Theses prestigious awards recognise all of the hard work required by everyone. Head of EHS, Derek Murphy, outlined that Safety is a core company value and by participating and promoting these awards, provides the platform to showcase our health, safety and wellbeing performance. It’s an external audit of our management systems and provides a benchmark against other companies.
Derek Murphy, Head of Environmental Health and Safety, Designer Group
Acacia Facilities Management Ltd. – Facilities Management & Services Award, Exceptional High Achiever Award and Driving for Work Award
Acacia were once again delighted to receive an Exceptional High Achiever Award in recognition of our continued performance for over 10 years. In addition, we were awarded the Facilities Management and Services Award for the fourth consecutive year. Winning this award is something we take great pride in. Finally, we were greatly honoured to also be presented with a third award, the Driving for Work Award. This programme is something we’ve worked hard on recently and it’s fantastic that our efforts have been independently recognised.
Karen Hannon, EHS Manager, Acacia Facilities Management Ltd.
Merit Medical Ireland Ltd. – Medical Devices Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award
Merit Medical is extremely proud and delighted to have achieved the Medical Device Category award and the Exceptional High Achiever award for 2022. The awards themselves create a positive impact among our employees that helps build a strong Culture of Excellence in Health & Safety at our site, celebrating the wins is an important part of bringing people together to achieve success.
Sean Maye, Environment, Health & Safety Manager, Merit Medical
W & H Alexander Ltd. – Construction – Civil Engineering Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award
W & H Alexander Ltd. are extremely proud to have received the Civil Engineering Awards at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards for 2022. We were also delighted to pick up an Exceptional High Achiever Award in recognition of receiving a Distinction or Higher for the last 11 consecutive years. Receipt of the awards demonstrates the commitment and dedication of all members of staff who contribute daily to the safety culture embedded within the company ethos.
Wendy Beatty, HSQE Manager, W & H Alexander Ltd.
Murphy Geospatial – Best New Entry – Large Size Organisation Award
Murphy Geospatial was delighted to have our safety culture recognised in winning the Best New Entry Large Size Organisation Award. Our approach to each project that we undertake is anchored in the health and safety of our team, and that of the stakeholders involved in the project.
This award recognises our growth as an organisation in terms of our ambition and our continued commitment to our health and safety culture. We look forward to continuously improving and cooperating with NISO and NISG. Hope to see you all at the next awards ceremony.
Billy Roche, Chief Operating Officer, Murphy Geospatial
Walls Construction Ltd. – Higher Distinction and Consistent High Achiever Award
Walls Construction Limited are delighted to participate in the NISO awards and have done so for many years. Our message through all our business activities is Arrive-Safe Work-Safe Leave-Safe. Health, Safety and Welfare are core values in our business. The recognition achieved by participating in these prestigious awards demonstrates this value.
Alan Worrall, Health and Safety Manager, Walls Construction Ltd.
Moston Construction Ltd. – Distinction
On only our second year entering the NISO/NISG Safety Awards, we were delighted that Moston Construction achieved a Distinction Award. Following up our Grade A Safe-T-Cert in 2022, the result demonstrates our commitment to safety right across the company. We look forward to entering again and maintaining our strong safety culture.
John Brophy, QEHS Manager, Moston Construction
What winners have said about the 2021 Safety Awards
Designer Group – Overall Winner; Supreme Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award
Designer Group is delighted to win this year’s Supreme award, and exceptionally proud of this significant achievement. Michael Stone, Group CEO, said that; “health, safety and wellbeing is, and always will be, our priority. It is a fundamental part of our core values which shape the identity of every level of our organisation. We look forward to our continuous participation in the NISO/NISG All-Ireland Safety Awards”.
Derek Murphy, Head of Environmental Health and Safety, Designer Group
Weltec Engineering – Gold Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award
Weltec Engineering Ltd. was delighted and honoured to win the Gold award and an Exceptional High Achiever award at this year’s NISO/NISG awards. This great achievement is a testament to the commitment and dedication afforded to all EHS matters at Weltec, and is a welcome recognition of the Health & Safety culture that exists within the company. Winning this award will only strengthen our resolve to continuously strive for safety excellence and improvement.
James Hackett, Environmental, Health & Safety Director, Weltec Engineering Ltd.
Jones Engineering Group – Silver Award & Exceptional High Achiever Award
Jones Engineering Group is honoured, once again, to be recognised by NISO/NISG for our continued commitment to putting safety above all other aspects of any work project. Being presented with prestigious awards from NISO/NISG reinforces our reputation for operating to the highest safety standards. We have spent over 131 years ensuring safety comes first. Safety track records like ours don’t happen by accident.
Declan Grady, Group EHS Manager, Jones Engineering Group
O’Connor Sutton Cronin Group (OCSC) – President’s Award: Large Size Organisation and Consistent High Achiever Award
O’Connor Sutton Cronin Group (OCSC) is honoured to have received the NISO/NISG All Ireland President’s Award Large Size Organisation. This marks the 14th year that the Health and Safety culture of OCSC has been recognised by NISO/NISG. Martin McGrath, Group Managing Director, congratulated the OCSC team on this tremendous achievement, the result of a strong commitment to excellence with a “can do attitude” over such an extended period.
Vernon McAllorum, SH&W Officer, O’Connor Sutton Cronin
Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd. – President’s Award: Medium Sized Organisation
Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd. was delighted to be honoured with the president’s award for best medium sized company at this year’s NISO/NISG awards. This is our second year receiving this category 1 award. This award is a significant achievement and confirms our commitment to the highest health and safety standards and practices across all levels in the organisation.
Tomás Foley, Health and Safety Manager, Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd.
W & H Alexander Ltd. – President’s Award: Small Size Organisation & Exceptional High Achiever Award
W & H Alexander Ltd. are extremely proud to have received the President’s Award for Small Size Company and an Exceptionally High Achiever Award at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards for 2021. The awards demonstrates the long term commitment and dedication of all members of staff who contribute daily to the safety culture embedded within the company ethos.
Wendy Beatty, Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Manager, W & H Alexander Ltd.
Cork City Council – Healthy Workplace Award, Local Authority / Council Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
Cork City Council is delighted to have been chosen for the Healthy Workplace Award. We invest a significant commitment into employees’ health and wellbeing and we have a series of initiatives in place which suit our large workforce. Each year we add new initiatives to our health and wellbeing programme. We communicated our award to staff in a global email and the feedback has been extremely positive and it has given people a lift which is needed in these COVID times.
Paula Kennedy, Health and Safety Officer, Cork City Council
Specialist Technical Services – STS Group – Construction: Building Services Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
Specialist Technical Services – STS Group is enormously proud of their achievement at the 2021 NISO/NISG awards. Both awards are a marvellous endorsement of our safety culture and safety programme at STS. We prioritise the health and safety of every worker on our projects and are determined in our goal of getting everybody home safe every day! The awards scheme is a wonderful way for STS to demonstrate to our workforce and supply chain that their efforts in the area of health and safety are recognised and appreciated.
Paul Kelleher, Group HSE Manager, Specialist Technical Services – STS Group
Longford County Council – Regional Award (Midlands) and Consistent High Achiever Award
Longford County Council is delighted to be recognised with a Regional (Midland) Award and Continuous High Achiever Award at the NISO/NISG Awards 2021. These awards are acknowledgement of the hard work our employees put into creating a healthy and safe environment not only for our employees but also the wider community.
Amanda Cullen, Health and Safety Officer, Longford County Council
Aura Holohan Group – Sport / Leisure Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
Aura Holohan Group is honoured to receive the Best in Sport and Leisure Award and Continuous High Achiever Award for 2021. We have been part of the awards programme since 2014 and it has helped us grow and develop our safety principles through leadership and employee participation, guiding our commitment to Safety, Health and Wellbeing in the workplace. It recognises our continued commitment to our safety culture and philosophy.
Gerard Morgan, National Health and Safety Manager, Aura Holohan Group
Cagney Contract Cleaning – Distinction Award
Cagney Contract Cleaning are delighted to receive the award of distinction at the NISO/NISG Annual Safety Awards 2021. It validates our commitment to continually improving health and safety awareness and standards within our company. We work very hard to promote a positive health and safety culture and the awards are a valuable benchmark in setting health and safety standards for our employees and clients.
Shane Curran, Managing Director, Cagney Contract Cleaning
Conack Construction – Higher Distinction Award
At Conack Construction, we believe the NISO/NISG Safety Awards are an excellent means of benchmarking our performance against our peers. It also provides us with an opportunity to monitor the continuous improvement of our own systems, critically analyse our performance, and helps in the setting of objectives and targets for the coming year. We look forward to submitting our entry for next year’s awards.
Peter Byrne, EHS Manager, Conack Construction
Kiernan Steel Ltd. – Higher Distinction Award
Kiernan Steel Ltd look forward each year to the challenge annually as NISO/NISG allows us to benchmark our practices against international best practices. It is a self audit that highlights areas we are doing well in and areas that need work. The companies entering genuinely have to show evidence of their management system. It’s a genuine reflection of their work. We are honoured applying every year due to the high standard of clients involved. We hope to enter every year going forward.Claire Kiernan, Health & Safety/Company Nurse, Kiernan Steel Ltd.
MDE Installations – Higher Distinction Award
The NISO/NISG awards is actually a great help for the MDE Installations SHEQ team, as the format allows the team to focus on specific areas of the day-to-day operations and from these endeavours ensure that the application acts as part of the overall review process for our safe systems of work. MDE Installations look at this NISO/NISG awards as part of our continuous improvement process which is a very worthwhile exercise. MDE installations have also used this exercise to reinforce the safety culture throughout the organisation.
Mick Crozier, Live Works Manager / PSCS, MDE Installations
Moston Construction Ltd. – Highly Commended Award
This was our first year entering the NISO/NISG Safety Awards and we were delighted that Moston Construction achieved a Highly Commended Award. Like Safe-T-Cert, it is evidence based, so the result demonstrates our commitment to safety right across the company. We have made some further improvements to our safety management system based on the NISO/NISG requirements and look forward to entering again and maintaining our strong safety culture.
John Brophy, QEHS Manager, Moston Construction
P & D Lydon Ltd. – Higher Distinction Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
P&D Lydon are honoured to have won two awards in the NISO/NISG 30th Safety Awards. It is a true testament to our commitment to safety and allows for us to maintain high standards and further motivates our efforts. We would like to thank the staff in NISO/NISG who help us to maintain high safety standards.
Michelle Stenson, Safety Officer, P&D Lydon Ltd.
Sensori Facilities Management and Services – Highly Commended Award
On behalf of Sensori FM Safety department who could attend on the night, I would like to thank NISO/NISG on a well organised and safe event.
Paul Cassin, EHS and Quality Manager, Sensori Facilities Management and Services
What winners have said about the 2020 Safety Awards…
PM Group – Winner; Supreme Award and Exceptional High Achiever…
PM Group is honoured to receive the Supreme Award at the national Safety Awards for the second successive year. The recognition of the Supreme Safety Award is really important to our business which relies on achieving a consistent, excellent H&S performance. At PM Group we are committed to continual improvement of our health and safety performance and our focus on health, safety and wellbeing is central to the future growth of our business.
Dave Murphy, CEO, PM Group.
The Award serves as recognition for the efforts put in by our teams in achieving our goal of improving the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and those who partner with us. Additionally, the feedback we receive as part of our award submission, is an important part of continuous improvement in our Health and Safety performance.
David Tomlinson, Group Head of Health & Safety, PM Group
Designer Group – Winner; Gold Award & Exceptional High Achiever Award
Designer Group are delighted to receive another two Category 1 awards. The Gold award is a tremendous endorsement and validates the positive and proactive health, safety, welfare and wellbeing culture that Designer Group has fostered. We look forward to our continuous participation in the All-Ireland Safety Awards.
Derek Murphy, Head of Environmental Health & Safety, Designer Group
Weltec Engineering – Winner; Bronze Award and Consistent High Achiever Award…
Weltec Engineering Ltd. are extremely proud of their achievement in winning the Bronze Award for the second time at this year’s NISO/NISG awards. While everyone at Weltec understands and contributes to the commitment and dedication given to all EHS matters, this award demonstrates our deep rooted Health & Safety culture and philosophy to the industry community. Also winning this award further fuels Weltec’s continuous drive towards safety excellence and acknowledges the ongoing effort and support given by all who work at Weltec Engineering.
James Hackett, Environmental, Health & Safety Director, Weltec Engineering Ltd.
Acacia Facilities Management Ltd. – Winner; Facilities Management and Services Award & Consistent High Achiever…
Acacia value the NISO/NISG Award submission process as it allows us to scrutinise our Safety Management System. It’s also an opportunity for acknowledgement of our teams hard work. Our efforts were recognised in 2020 with a Business Category Award (Best in Facilities Management & Services) for the second year running and a fifth successive Consistent High Achiever Award.
Karen Hannon, EHS Manager, Acacia Facilities Management Ltd.
Wright Medical Cork – Winner; Medical Devices Award…
This is our third year entering the NISO/NISG Safety Awards and our second year winning the Medical Devices Award, which we were delighted to receive. This award is a testament to our commitment to Health, Safety & Wellbeing of all our employees, contractors and visitors, it is great to be honoured by such an award.
Yvonne O’Shea, EHS Coordinator, Wright Medical Cork
Bon Secours Hospital Cork – Winner; Healthcare Provider Award…
The Bon Secours Hospital Cork is delighted to have been awarded the Healthcare Provider of the year award for 2020. In what was an immensely challenging period for the hospital, the award offers welcome recognition of the contribution of our frontline workers to not only workplace, but more generally, public health and safety.
Paul Thornhill, Fire Safety & Health Officer, Bon Secours Hospital Cork
Jones Engineering Group – Winner; Exceptional High Achiever Award and the Regional Award (East)…
Jones Engineering is honoured to once again be recognised by NISO/NISG for our continued commitment to putting safety above all other aspects of any work project. Being presented with a prestigious award from the NISO/NISG reinforces our reputation for operating to the highest safety standards. We have spent over 130 years ensuring safety comes first. Safety track records like ours don’t happen by accident.
Declan Grady, Group EHS Manager, Jones Engineering
Mainline Group – Winner; Construction Utility Services Award & Consistent High Achiever…
Mainline Group is delighted to receive these awards on behalf of our industry and continues our momentum built over participation in the program over the last several years.. Mainline place safety as our first value and we strive to work together with our staff and other stakeholders to continuously improve our safety culture. The NISO/NISG Awards are an opportunity for Mainline Group to recognise the work undertaken by all as we continue to emphasise our company campaign message to Stay Safe@Work@Home.
John Connelly, SHEQ Manager, Mainline Group
P&D Lydon – Winner; Regional Award (West) & Consistent High Achiever Award…
P&D Lydon are delighted to be a winner in this year’s NISO/NISG awards, it is a privilege to be apart of these prestige awards and we will continue to maintain our high standards to Safety, Health and Wellbeing. We would like to thank the staff in NISO/NISG and also all of our own employees who strive to improve working procedures at every opportunity and work tirelessly to implement new safety procedures.
Megan Lydon, H&S Administrator, P&D Lydon
W&H Alexander Limited – Winner; Higher Distinction & Consistent High Achiever Award…
W & H Alexander Ltd. are extremely proud to have received a Higher Distinction Awards at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards for 2020. We were also delighted to pick up a Consistent High Achiever Award in recognition of receiving a Distinction or Higher for the last 9 consecutive years. Receipt of the awards demonstrates the commitment and dedication of all members of staff who contribute daily to the safety culture embedded within the company ethos.
Wendy Beatty, HSQE Manager, W & H Alexander Limited
Kiernan Structural Steel – Winner; Regional Award (Midlands) and the Occupational Health Award…
Kiernan Structural Steel is very proud to have jointly won the Occupational Health Award (which we won in 2019 also) and the Regional Award (Midlands). Every year we are trying to set ourselves new standards and anyone who works for us. The NISO/NISG Awards have really helped us along the last few years. It highlighted areas we were very good on and areas that we needed improvement. The bottom line is Kiernan Steel really want to ensure everyone goes home to their family safe, free from injury and ill health.
Claire Kiernan, Health & Safety, Occupational Health & Wellbeing Representative, Kiernan Structural Steel Ltd.
Elliott Group – Winner; Regional Award (North East)…
The Elliott Group were delighted to receive the Regional Award (North East) for the second year in a row. The NISO/NISG Awards are a validation of the great work done by our Employees and their commitment to Health & Safety. Safety has and will always to be critical to the Elliott Group and we take great pride in our 2020 NISO/NISG Award.
Matthew O’Dowd, Group QHSE Manager, Elliott Group
Cork County Council – Winner; Higher Distinction & Continuous High Achiever Award…
Cork County Council was delighted to receive a Higher Distinction award and a Consistent High Achiever award in the 2020 NISO/NISG All Ireland Safety Awards. It is was an extremely busy and challenging year for all safety departments and safety professionals in 2020 dealing with a coordinated response to COVID-19. As the largest local authority outside of Dublin and the largest geographically we are very proud that our Safety Management System has been recognised by these awards. It is a constant challenge maintaining our high standards with the number of work locations we have across the whole county and also the number of mobile sites we have on any given day but these awards show we are providing the best safety standards for our employees and the greater community that interact with us on a daily basis.
Eddie Ronayne, Head of Safety, Cork County Council
Aura Holohan Group – Winner; Distinction Award & Continuous High Achiever Award…
Aura Holohan Group are honoured to receive a Distinction Award and Continuous High Achiever Award for 2020. We have been part of the awards programme since 2014 and it has helped us grow and develop our safety principles through leadership and employee participation, guiding our commitment to Safety, Health and Wellbeing in the workplace.
Gerard Morgan, National Health and Safety Manager, Aura Holohan Group
Danone Macroom – Winner; Best New Entry – Large Size Organisation…
Danone Macroom is delighted to have won the best new entry for a Large Organisation. The safety of all our employees is our number one priority. The award is a testament to the commitment of all our employees to ensuring Danone Macroom is a safe place to work. It acknowledges the hard work we have put into safety over the last 10 years.
Donal Dennehy, Plant Director, Danone Macroom
MDE Installations – Winner; Best New Entry Award…
The team at MDE Installations are delighted to have received the Best New Entry Award at the All Ireland Safety Awards 2020. We are proud that our relentless efforts to safety has been recognised by NISO/NISG. The main focus of ensuring every team member returns home safely at the end of each working day is of paramount importance to the entire MDE Team. We place daily significant emphasis on continuously improving our safety culture.
Donna Donnelly, Development Director, MDE Installations
Duggan Brothers (Contractors) Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
Duggan Brothers (Contractors) Ltd. are proud to have received a Distinction award at the NISO/NISG Annual Safety Awards 2020 for our first time entry. This award validates our overall commitment to health and safety. We have found the experience to have been very rewarding and are delighted that our efforts to strive for continuous improvement have been recognised.
Leeann Bryan, Marketing Manager, Duggan Brothers (Contractors) Ltd.
Cumnor Construction Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
Cumnor Construction Ltd. feel extremely privileged to be a part of this year’s Safety Awards and are proud of the dedication shown to achieve our 3rd award from NISO/NISG. Throughout last year we have been inspired by our company’s commitments to health and safety which is highlighted by this award.
Allen O’Donoghue, Safety Officer, Cumnor Construction Ltd.
Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd. – Winner; Distinction…
Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd. is delighted to have been awarded a Distinction Award at the All Ireland Health and Safety awards. Recognising continuous health, safety & wellbeing improvements which we could not have made without the support of our entire workforce.
William Johnston, HSE Manager, Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd.
ESS Modular – Winner; Highly Commended…
The health and safety of our employees, contractors and members of the public is top of our business agenda so it is a great honour to have our efforts recognised at industry-level. We first entered the NISO/NISG Occupational Safety Awards in 2018 and are delighted to have received our third consecutive award.
Paul Tierney, CEO, ESS Modular
What winners have said about the 2019 Safety Awards…
PM Group – Winner; Supreme Award & Exceptional High Achiever…
PM Group is delighted with the outcome of this year’s Safety Awards and we’ll take great motivation from it to keep our standards up ahead of next year’s event. Health and safety is personal to every one of us at PM Group. We value health and safety of our people first and place significant emphasis on continuously improving our safety culture. The NISO/NISG Awards are an opportunity for PM Group to acknowledge the efforts and commitment of our teams everywhere.
David Tomlinson, Group Head of Health and Safety, PM Group
W & H Alexander Ltd. – Winner; Gold Award & Consistent High Achiever Award…
W & H Alexander Ltd. are extremely proud to have received the Gold Award at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards for 2019. Receiving the prestigious Gold Award demonstrates the commitment and dedication of all members of staff who contribute daily to the safety culture embedded within the company ethos.
Wendy Beatty, Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Manager, W & H Alexander Ltd.
Jones Engineering Group – Winner; Silver Award & Exceptional High Achiever Award…
Jones Engineering is honoured to once again be recognised by NISO / NISG for our continued commitment to putting safety above all other aspects of any work project. Being presented with prestigious NISO / NISG awards year after year reinforces our reputation for operating to the highest safety standards. We have spent over 128 years ensuring safety comes first. Safety track records like ours don’t happen by accident.
Declan Grady, Group EHS Manager, Jones Engineering Group
Winthrop Engineering Ltd. – Winner; President’s Award Large Size Organisation & Consistent High Achiever Award…
Winthrop Engineering Ltd. was honoured once more at the NISO Awards 2019 when we were awarded the President’s Award for a Large Size Organisation along with a Consistent High Achiever award. This continued success demonstrates Winthrop’s long-standing commitment to ensuring that Health & Safety has become a core value for all those involved with the company, both internal and external.
James Hackett, Environmental, Health & Safety Manager, Winthrop Engineering Ltd.
Longford County Council – Winner; Local Authority Award & Consistent High Achiever Award…
This award shows the positive recognition of the great leadership, commitment and participation of all the Local Authority employees. It’s a great win for the whole organisation.
Amanda Cullen, Health & Safety Officer, Longford County Council
Wright Medical Cork – Winner; Medical Devices Award…
Wright Medical Cork is extremely proud to receive the Medical Devices Award in the NISO/NISG Safety Awards ceremony in 2019. This was our second year entering these awards and for our company to receive such a prestigious award it a testament to the company’s commitment to safety, health and welfare of its staff, customers and our contractors.
Yvonne O’Shea, EHS Coordinator, Wright Medical Cork
Iron Mountain Ireland – Winner; Service Award…
Iron Mountain Ireland was delighted to receive the Service Award at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards ceremony in 2019. As this was the first year the company received such a prestigious award it is a testament to the company commitment to Health and safety to its staff and customers.
John Grant, Health and Safety Officer, Iron Mountain Ireland
O’Connor Sutton Cronin – Winner; Construction – Consulting Engineers Award & Exceptional High Achiever Award…
The NISO/NISG safety awards have allowed us to demonstrate numerous examples of how our engineering designs take into account the General Principles of Prevention to design out risks and ensure projects we are involved in can be safely constructed and safely maintained. We are very proud of each and every award received since 2007.
Eimear Goggin, ISO Administrator/Safety Representative, O’Connor Sutton Cronin
P & D Lydon – Winner; Higher Distinction Award & Exceptional Hight Achiever Award…
P&D Lydon is honoured to receive a Higher Distinction and Exceptional High Achiever Award at the 2019 NISO/NISG Awards ceremony. We are proud that the safety ethos of the company is honoured in this way. The awards keep all staff focused and committed to maintaining and improving our safety systems on a continual basis.
Megan Lydon, H&S Administrator, P&D Lydon
Controlled Environments Company (CEC) – Winner; Best New Entry Small Size Organisation Award…
Controlled Environments Company (CEC) was delighted to win the Best New Entry Award. Safety has always been an area of extreme importance to us, and we were delighted to win the award for our operation at Intel Ireland, who are also an extremely safety conscious organisation. This award is a fantastic recognition of the emphasis CEC place on the safety of our own employees and all those we work alongside.
Keith Doyle, Business Manager, Controlled Environments Company (CEC)
MMD Construction Ltd. – Winner; Higher Distinction Award…
MMD Construction was delighted to receive a Higher Distinction Award this year at the NISO / NSIG All Ireland Safety Awards. This demonstrates the importance of Health and Safety at all levels throughout MMD Construction and our continuing commitment to achieving the highest EHS Standards. The awards provide reassurance to clients and the general public that they are dealing with organisations that make great efforts to improve health and safety across all sectors of industry.
Michael Bowen, EHS Manager, MMD Construction Ltd.
CField Construction – Winner; Higher Distinction…
CField Construction was very proud to receive a Higher Distinction award at the 2019 NISO/NISG awards ceremony. This is a great acknowledgement of how the CField team is working hard to drive improvements in our health and safety performance.
Patrick Crowley, Director, CField Construction
Cagney Contract Cleaning – Winner; Distinction Award…
Cagney Contract Cleaning is delighted to receive the award of distinction at the NISO/NISG Annual Safety Awards 2019. It validates our commitment to continually improving health and safety awareness within our company. We work very hard to promote a positive health and safety culture and the awards are a valuable benchmark in setting health and safety standards for our employees and clients.
Gregory O’Keeffe, Health and Safety Officer, Cagney Contract Cleaning
Portakabin (Ireland) Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
Our submission is an evidence based health and safety portfolio and its content underscores the collective commitment to health and safety by Portakabin and our employees. The competition is tough, with a very high standard across each sector so we were delighted to have been recognised in our efforts, achieving a coveted Distinction accolade this year, marking a tremendous achievement for the entire team.
Jamie Campbell, Health & Safety Officer, Portakabin (Ireland) Ltd.
MSM (Contracts) Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
Choosing to take part in the All Ireland Safety awards 2019 has been a very rewarding experience for MSM. Our involvement in the process has encouraged us to make further improvements to our systems and procedures and, importantly, it has reminded us to continue doing the things we have been doing right. Through our involvement in the awards process, we have received excellent and extremely informative feedback.
Jerome Hamill, SHEQ Manager, MSM (Contracts) Ltd.
Tritech Engineering – Winner; Distinction Award…
Tritech is incredibly proud to receive a Distinction Award at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards in 2019. This is the second time for Tritech to receive an award, which clearly recognises our successful efforts made towards creating and maintaining, safe and healthy work environments. Tritech obtained accreditation to I.S.O 45001:2018 this year, and this process was most certainly made easier following the thorough internal auditing conducted as part of the NISO application. This award is a testament to the hard work from all of our employees, who embrace our safety culture and commitment to continual improvement.
Niamh Dixon, Health & Safety Manager, Tritech Engineering
Glenveagh Properties PLC – Winner; Highly Commended Award…
Glenveagh Properties PLC was delighted to receive a Highly Commended Award for our first time entry, this is a tremendous achievement for the whole company as we enter our third year. This prestigious award represents our commitment to, and the work we undertake every day to create homes safely. We would encourage all organisations to take part in the NISO/NISG Awards 2020.
Gosia Przybylowska, Corporate Safety Advisor, Glenveagh Properties PLC
What winners have said about the 2018 Safety Awards…
Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd. (Chemoran) – Winner; Gold Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award…
Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd. (Chemoran) is extremely proud to receive the Gold Award in the NISO/NISG Safety Awards ceremony in 2018. As this was the second time that the company received such a prestigious award it a testament to the company commitment to safety, health and welfare to its staff, customers and our contractors.
Catherine Hession, Health & Safety Officer, Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd. (Chemoran)
Mainline Group Ltd. – Winner; President’s Award – Medium Size Organisation Award & Consistent High Achiever Award…
Mainline was delighted to receive the President’s Award: Medium Size Organisation award along with a Consistent High Achiever award. In receiving these awards Mainline is happy to promote the NISO/NISG work in recognizing those companies that strive to make their organisations safer places to work. Mainline remain committed to make continuous improvements with regards safety performance for the benefit of our workforce as well as our clients.
John Connelly, Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) Manager, Mainline Group Ltd.
KDK Scaffolding – Winner; Best New Entry – Medium Size Organisation…
KDK Scaffolding is proud to receive the Best New Entry – Medium Size Organisation award for 2018. It is recognition that health and safety is an integral part of our business and confirms commitment to the highest standard of health and safety. This award also recognises the safety culture adopted by all our staff and is recognition for their hard work.
Robert Kelly, Safety Director, KDK Scaffolding
Bon Secours Hospital Tralee – Winner; Regional Award (South)…
Regional Award – Bon Secours Hospital Tralee (BSHT) is delighted to receive the Regional Award (South). This is a major achievement for the Management and Staff of BSHT and confirms our commitment to effectively manage health and safety to the highest standards.
Maria Carmody, Fire Health and Safety Officer, Bon Secours Hospital Tralee
Honeywell Aerospace Ireland Limited – Winner; Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing /Assembly Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
Honeywell Aerospace Ireland Limited was delighted to have won both the Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing /Assembly Award and a Consistent High Achiever Award. These awards, recognised externally and internally, are a major endorsement of the continued commitment to protect our employees, our community and our environment.
Joy Cox, HSE&F Site Lead, Honeywell Aerospace Ireland Limited
Roadbridge – Winner; Construction Civil Engineering Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award…
Roadbridge is delighted and honoured to receive an Exceptional High Achiever Award and the Construction Civil Engineering Award at this year’s Award ceremony. It is indeed a proud achievement for the company and I would like to praise all the employees and associates of the company for their continued commitment to Health & Safety within Roadbridge.
Michael Ryan, Health & Safety Manager, Roadbridge
Aura Sport & Leisure Management Ltd. – Winner; Sport / Leisure Award and Continuous High Achiever Award…
Aura Sport & Leisure is delighted to receive the Sport & Leisure and a Continuous High Achiever Awards for 2018. It is great to celebrate and be recognised for the hard work that goes in to achieving our award-winning safety culture. The NISO/NISG awards structure allow us as a company to continually adapt, improve and benchmark our safety climate and culture against the very best.
Gerard Morgan, Group Health & Safety Officer, Aura Sport & Leisure Management Ltd.
Designer Group – Winner; Higher Distinction Award and Exceptional High Achiever Award…
Designer Group is delighted to have received recognition at the 27th NISO/NISG Awards. Accolades like these are testament to our Operational Staff at all levels of the business of how highly we regard the Health and Safety of all personnel affected by our activities. By continuously benchmarking and achieving these milestones we assure our commitment to the highest standards of EHS.
Patrick Kinehan, Group EHS Manager, Designer Group
Acacia Facilities Management Ltd. – Winner; Higher Distinction Award and Consistent High Achiever Award…
In recognition of our improving performance over the past 7 years, Acacia were honoured to receive a Higher Distinction Award & Consistent High Achiever Award in 2018. Each year, the entry process affords us an opportunity to systematically evaluate our H&S performance. We always look for ways to improve our overall Health & Safety performance and the awards are a means to confirm and recognise our progress.
Karen Hannon, EHS Manager, Acacia Facilities Management Ltd.
Richard Nolan Civil Engineering Ltd. – Winner; Higher Distinction Award…
Richard Nolan Civil Engineering Ltd. (RNCE) is delighted to receive a higher distinction safety award in the 2018 NISO/NISG All Ireland Occupational Safety Awards. RNCE hold health and safety as the organisation’s main core value and an integral part of our company’s day to day operations. Receiving this award shows the hard work, effort and commitment of all employees within the organisation in relation to health and safety. We look forward to entering again in 2019.
Raymond Shelly, HSEQ Manager, Richard Nolan Civil Engineering Ltd.
ACB Group – Winner; Distinction Award…
ACB Group were delighted to receive a Distinction award in 2018. We are dedicated to have accomplished high health & safety standards in every aspect of our business and we would recommend any organisation considering entering the awards to do so.
Gillian O’Donoghue, SHEQ Compliance Executive, ACB Group
Wright Medical Cork – Winner; Distinction Award…
Wright Medical Cork was honoured to receive a Distinction award. It is our first year entering the All Ireland Occupational Safety Awards and winning a Distinction award is an indicator that we’re making progress in changing our habits across Wright Medical Cork. That’s how we should be judged. Priorities can change whereas values do not. We’ve embedded safety in our culture and in our values, with this commitment extending from the Senior Management to every level within our company.
Yvonne O’Shea, EHS Coordinator, Wright Medical Cork
Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd. are pleased to have won an award in the NISO/NISG All Ireland Safety Awards. It is a testament to our strong health & safety culture and is a key commendation of Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd.’s continuous commitment to the highest health & safety standards.
Padraig Foley, QEHS Manager, Griffin Brothers Contracting Ltd.
MMD Construction Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
MMD Construction is delighted to receive a distinction award again this year at the NISO/NISG Safety Awards demonstrating the importance of Health and Safety at all levels throughout MMD and our commitment to achieving the highest EHS Standards. The awards provide reassurance to clients and the general public that they are dealing with organisations that make great efforts to improve health and safety across all sectors of industry.
Michael Bowen, Engineer | Health, Safety & Environmental Manager, MMD Construction Ltd.
Electric Skyline Ltd. – Winner; Highly commended…
Electric Skyline Ltd are delighted to have received their third Safety Award at the NISO/NISG 27th Annual Safety Awards. Health and Safety is an extremely important element of our business. This award reflects our commitment to Health and Safety by all management and staff members and showcases the efforts made by Electric Skyline to Continually improve Health and Safety in the workplace.
Laura Walsh, Health and Safety Officer, Electric Skyline Ltd.
New Century Engineering Ltd. – Winner; Distinction Award…
New Century Engineering Ltd. were honoured to receive a distinction award as first-time entrants at the NISO 27th Annual Occupational Safety Awards. The awards set the criterion that companies aim to achieve to demonstrate the highest standards of safety. The award validates the company’s commitment to safety and also recognises the positive safety culture within the business. This hopefully will be the first award of many more to come in the future .
Rob Mc Carron, HSQE Manager, New Century Engineering Ltd.
Tipperary Fire & Rescue Service – Winner; Supreme Award…
Tipperary Fire & Rescue Service is delighted to receive the very prestigious Supreme Safety Award which reinforces our status as safety leaders within our sector. Our occupational health and safety management system paves the way for the best possible working conditions in our Service and I am delighted that our commitment in this area has been recognised with this award.
Dave Carroll, Chief Fire Officer, Tipperary Fire & Rescue Service
KD Group – Winner; Construction – Building Services Award…
KD Group are honoured to receive the prestigious Construction-Building Services award at the 27th Annual NISO/NISG Occupational Safety Awards. Receiving this award reflects and confirms KD Group’s continued commitment to the highest standard of H&S and recognises the collective culture adopted by our staff and contractors. The Awards gave us an opportunity to audit our systems internally and we used this to actively promote continual improvement within our safety management systems.
Caroline Mullins, Health and Safety Manager, KD Group
Lagan Cement Products – Winner; Highly Commended…
Lagan Cement Products (now Breedon Cement & Brick) are delighted to have achieved another NISO/NISG Health and Safety Award in 2018. It is a testament to all the positive health and safety work that is done by all teams throughout the year.
John McNamara, Health & Safety Manager, Breedon Cement & Brick
Ecolab Ltd. – Winner; Chemical/Pharmaceutical Speciality Award
Ecolab is delighted to achieve the higher Safety Award in the Chemical/Pharmaceutical Speciality category at NISO/NISG 28th Annual Safety Awards. At Ecolab, we make safety our number one priority with one Goal – zero incident. It is an essential part of our culture and we are fully committed to health and safety, investing heavily in training and education. This award recognises all the hard work that has been achieved within our organisation and the dedication of our teams to ensure all of our associates can go home safe every day.
Ricardo Santos; Ecolab Ltd.
What winners have said about the 2017 Safety Awards…
Acacia Facilities Management – Winner; Distinction and Consistent High Achiever
For six consecutive years, Acacia has been recognised by NISO/NISG for our ongoing commitment to raising health and safety standards. Each year, the application process gives us the opportunity to systematically analyse our health and safety performance and we use this exercise to identify further improvement opportunities. The receipt of such a prestigious award acknowledges our passion and drive to become health and safety leaders within our industry. It also contributes to assurances for our clients and we are proud to share with them our continued successes.
Karen Hannon, EHS Manager, Acacia Facilities Management Ltd.
ACB Group – Winner; Highly Commended
ACB Group was delighted to receive a Highly Commended award in 2017. We are dedicated to accomplishing high health and safety standards in every aspect of our business and we would recommend any organisation considering entering the awards to do so.
Gillian O’Donoghue, SHEQ Compliance Executive, ACB Group
AE Global – Winner: Mechanical Engineering/Manufacturing/Assembly Award
AE global are honoured and humbled to receive such a prestigious presidential category award in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Assembly. This is confirmation that AEG have a robust occupational health and safety management system in alignment with NISO/NISG criteria requirements and is recognised by such a distinguished awarding body.
PJ McGee, HSE&Q Manager, AE Global
Cork City Council – Winner; Distinction Award
Cork City Council was delighted to have achieved a Continuous High Achiever Award. This Award is testament to the investment the Council commit to the safety and health of its employees. The award recognises our safety management system combined with strong management leadership and the goal to achieve continuous improvement.
Paula Kennedy, Senior Executive H&S Manager, Cork City Council
EMR Integrated Solutions – Winner; Distinction and Consistent High Achiever Award
EMR Integrated Solutions was very proud to obtain a high achiever award as it was a key objective for EMR in 2017. The High Achiever award reflects EMR’s continued commitment to health and safety within our organisation. The wellbeing of our staff is a key value of our organisational culture and one that we continually reinforce through ongoing training and guidance.
Derek Glynn, Chief Operations and Technical Officer, EMR Integrated Solutions
Jones Engineering Group – Winner; Supreme Award
Jones Engineering Group is honoured to receive the prestigious All Ireland Supreme Safety Award. It is a testament to our embedded safety culture and is a major endorsement of our continued commitment to the highest EHS standards, both within our company and within our many client companies. Our reputation for operating to the highest safety standards has helped us win prestigious global contracts.
Declan Grady, EHS Manager, Jones Engineering Group
KD Group – Winner; Regional Award (West)
The NISO/NISG Awards recognises the positive contribution to health and safety in Ireland. KD Group is delighted to have received the Regional Award (West) as continual acknowledgement of our health and safety standards, as validation of our management system and also to highlight areas of improvement to ensure we continue our low accident rate and to create a safe culture for all our employees and sub-contractors. These awards give you the opportunity to compile your health and safety information and get an overall picture of areas of where you are really strong and also areas that you may need some work on so that you provide the safest working environment for your employees.
Caroline Mullins, Health & Safety Manager, KD Group
King and Moffatt Building Services – Winner; Distinction Award
King and Moffatt were delighted to receive their fifth safety award at the NISO/NISG 26th Annual Safety Awards ceremony. This award recognises the continued dedication of all King and Moffatt staff in supporting our proactive and continuous improvement culture with respect to Health, Safety, Quality and the Environment. The safety, health and welfare of our employees, sub-contractors, suppliers and visitors, along with the quality of projects undertaken by King and Moffatt, is of paramount and this award reflects best practice in the industry.
Joan Gallagher, EHSQ Manager, King and Moffatt Building Services
L&M Keating Ltd. – Winner; Higher Distinction Award
L&M Keating are delighted to receive a higher distinction safety award. L&M Keating recognise health and safety as an integral part our business process. Receiving this NISO/NISG safety award reflects and confirms L&M Keating’s continued commitment to the highest standard of health and safety but also recognises the collective culture adopted by our all staff and contractors.
Ian Lynch, Health and Safety Manager, L&M Keating Ltd.
Musgrave Wholesale Partners – Winner; Retail/Wholesale Award
Musgrave Wholesale Partners is honoured to win the NISO/NISG Retail/Wholesale category for the fourth year running. We see the award as putting a “highly recognised seal of approval” on our colleagues’ hard work in “living” health and safety on a daily basis. We would encourage all companies to enter the NISO/NISG Awards as once buy-in is established there is a terrific safety dynamic throughout in preparing for the award and awaiting the results.
Mark Dunne, Health and Safety Manager, Musgrave Wholesale Partners
P&D Lydon – Winner; Distinction Award
P&D Lydon is gratified to have won an award again this year in the NISO/NISG All Ireland Safety Awards. The awards illustrate the significance of health and safety within the winner’s organisations. They are a reassuring benchmark across all sectors and provide reassurance for customers and the general public to know that they are dealing with companies that put great effort to continually improve health and safety.
Megan Lydon, SHEQ Co-Ordinator, P&D Lydon
Suir Engineering Limited – Winner; Higher Distinction Award
Suir Engineering Limited is delighted to have received the NISO/NISG Higher Distinction Award this year. Suir Engineering is committed to promoting the highest standard of health and safety excellence within our business. The NISO/NISG awards provides us with an opportunity to recognise those involved in achieving our goals and in promoting a positive health and safety culture within our industry. I would Highly recommend the awards to any company, large or small, considering entering them.
Tom Prendergast, EHS Manager, Suir Engineering Limited
Surecom Network Solutions – Winner; Commended
Surecom Network Solutions is delighted to receive our first NISO/NISG Safety Award. Health and Safety is an important element of our business and at Surecom. Everyone works very hard to ensure that we are meeting the correct standards, while embracing continued improvement throughout our organisation. This award is a great reflection of our continued work and commitment to Health and Safety by all management and staff.
Gosia Przybylowska, Health & Safety Officer, Surecom Network Solutions
Winthrop Engineering Ltd. – Winner; President’s Award: Large Size Organisation
Following on from winning the Bronze Award in 2016, the President’s Award for Best Large Size Organisation and Consistent High Achiever Award is a further major achievement and recognition of Winthrop Engineering Ltd’s exceptional contribution to occupational safety, health and welfare. The awards are a major endorsement of our continued commitment to maintaining the highest EHS Management standards on all our projects. We believe that “Safety is no Accident”, and through the continued and consistent work put in by all of our team, we aim to exceed the highest safety standards recognised in industry.
Jimmy Savage, EHS Manager, Winthrop Engineering Ltd.
W&H Alexander Ltd. – Winner; Construction: Civil Engineering Award
W&H Alexander Ltd. are delighted to have received the Construction: Civil Engineering Award at the NISO/NISG Awards 2017. We are extremely proud that the systems we have in place to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of employees is recognised through these prestigious awards which are highly regarded throughout Ireland.
Wendy Beatty, Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Manager, W&H Alexander Ltd.
What winners have said about the 2016 Safety Awards…
ACB Roofing Ltd. – Winner: Highly Commended
ACB Ltd. was delighted to receive such a prestigious award from NISO in 2016. We are delighted to be measured against our peers and those already involved in best practice within the industry and to be awarded to a Highly commended level is a wonderful achievement for our team and ultimately our business. NISO has set a benchmark and a bar for success that allows business to engage in a process of continual improvement of safety at work and be recognised for their efforts.
Georgina Quigley, Director
Cagney Contract Cleaning – Winner: Highly Commended
Cagney Contract Cleaning are delighted to receive our NISO award. All individuals at Cagney Contract Cleaning work very hard to ensure that safety standard are met and exceeded on a daily basis. This is an ongoing commitment we make to our employees and our clients and it is a great pleasure to receive this award demonstrating our ability to deliver on this commitment. Our participation in the NISO award helps to ensure that we are meeting the correct industry standard and ensures the focus and important of health and safety in all elements of our business.
Gregory O’Keeffe, Health and Safety & Training Officer
Collen Construction Ltd. – Winner: Distinction
Collen Construction are delighted to have received a NISO/NISG Distinction Award. This award provides recognition of the company’s consistent approach to raising and implementing health and safety standards to the highest level. Collen’s firm commitment to health and safety starts at Director level and flows throughout the organisation. The award is testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff and supply chain.
Joe O’Dwyer, Health & Safety Manager
Cork County Council – Winner: Distinction
Cork County Council is currently progressing our Safety Management System (SMS) for certification to OHSAS 18001 and this NISO award is further recognition that we have a comprehensive SMS that is fit for purpose and operational. We consider it a major achievement to receive this award and we look forward to the challenge of entering again next year. The entry process helps to focus on identifying opportunities for enhancing our SMS which aligns with our goal of continuous improvement.
Eddie Ronayne, CMIOSH, Safety Advisor
EMR Integrated Solutions – Winner: Distinction
This year EMR was presented with the distinction award. This is the 4th year in a row that EMR have received a prestigious level award demonstrating EMR’s drive for continuous improvement in its H&S process and that EMR provides a safe environment for its employees and clients at all times. Year on year, we see more interaction and involvement by our staff in preparation and submission for the awards, which reflects a collective drive to ensure that health and safety remains an engrained part of EMR’s organisational culture.
Derek Glynn, COO
Fingal County Council – Winner: Distinction and Consistent High Achiever Award
This NISO/NISG award allows Fingal County Council to demonstrate the continuous commitment to occupational safety and health in the workplace. It raises the morale of staff when we achieve success. The 2017 NISO/NISG award entry is an annual goal that we look forward to with confidence and enthusiasm.
Fergal Duignan, Health & Safety Officer
Hertel Ireland Ltd. – Winner: Bronze Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
Hertel Ireland Ltd. are delighted to receive this prestigious NISO/NISG award. It takes a team effort and this award is a recognition of the commitment from everyone in the business having an active role in health & safety, creating a safe work environment and culture.
Pat O’Donnell, Regional Director
Iron Mountain Ireland – Winner: Distinction
Iron Mountain Ireland are very proud to have achieved recognition from NISO/NISG Awards.we are especially proud of the effort all our staff made in achieving this honour. The safety, health and welfare or our staff is paramount. As we aspire to be the safest records management provider, our aim is to continue to develop our health and safety management systems and work to the highest safety standards.
John Grant, Health and Safety Officer
King and Moffatt Building Services – Winner: Distinction
It was with great pleasure for King and Moffatt to accept a Distinction at this year’s NISO/NISG Award ceremony. Safety in our company starts at the top with our Directors, Pat King and John Moffatt who assist in the embedding of a sound safety culture throughout the entire company. Safety is the foundation of every project we are involved in and our ethos is that every man should return home in the same condition he left his family in that morning.
Katie Drumm – EHS Manager
Lagan Construction Group – Winner: President’s Award Construction and Anderco Superior Performance Award
Lagan Construction Group was delighted to win these prestigious awards – the NISO/NISG Awards are the premier awards for demonstrating excellent health and safety practice throughout Ireland, both North and South, and recognise where businesses have gone the extra mile to improve health and safety performance and educate employees in best practice.
Nicola McCracken, Health and Safety Manager
Longford County Council – Winner: Local Authority Award
Thrilled to have won an award for the second year in a row, Mary Gouldsbury, Health and Safety Officer said that “Health and Safety is an integral part of business. The Longford County Council safety management system is registered to the international standard OSHAS 18001:2007, the first Council in the country to have registration across sections in all directorates. Delighted with the win, Chief Executive, Paddy Mahon said “Longford County Council takes the health and safety of employees very seriously. We work in a high risk environment and having a safety management system that helps employees, contractors and members of the public return to their families safely each day is a top priority. Participation in the NISO / NISG Safety Awards demonstrates a positive corporate governance attitude within our organisation and a dedication to the achievement of health and safety excellence. This award is recognition for the strong personal commitment of our employees to continually improving which helps with aiming to achieve the highest standards in Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare within our diverse range of services across the organisation”.
Paddy Mahon, Chief Executive and Mary Gouldsbury, Health and Safety Officer
M+W Ireland Ltd. – Winner: Consultants Award
It is an honour for M+W Group Ireland to be awarded the Consultants Award at the esteemed NISO/ NISG Awards this year. It demonstrates our teams commitment and continued focus on safe working practices. The awards helps provide our teams with the motivation needed for continued EHS success.
Avril Moran, EHS Manager, High Tech Projects
Montupet UK Ltd. – Winner: Manufacturing Award
Montupet UK Ltd. would thoroughly recommend entering the All Ireland Safety Awards; we have found it a very rewarding experience, as we have seen measurable improvements in our management of Health & Safety, every year we have entered. It will improve the profile of your Company, and show the importance and commitment to Health & Safety, for all your employees.
Gregory Livingstone, Health & Safety Engineer
Musgrave Wholesale Partners – Winner: Retail / Wholesale Award
Musgrave Wholesale Partners senior management and staff have worked extremely hard over the past number of years primarily to have a robust H&S system in place but also to have colleagues in the business fully engaged with all elements regarding health and safety. The National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) / NISG award is terrific for our business in that it recognises how our H&S management protects our colleagues, customers, contractors, suppliers, etc.
Mark Dunne, Health and Safety Manager
O’Connor Sutton Cronin – Winner: Consulting Engineers Award
OCSC have been entering the NISO Annual Safety Awards since 2007 and we have gained a distinction level award over the last number of years as well as our 2014 win in the Construction Category (Consulting Engineer). The NISO/NISG safety awards allow us to demonstrate numerous examples of how our engineering designs take into account the General Principles of Prevention to design out risks and ensure projects we are involved in can be safely constructed and safely maintained. Designing for Safety in Construction is a key part of how OCSC deliver all projects and we view the NISO/NISG Annual Safety Awards as a very useful barometer of our continual and ongoing compliance with our duties as designers under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations.
Cormac Woods, Associate/Health and Safety Officer
P&D Lydon – Winner: Civil Engineering Award
P&D Lydon is delighted to have won the highly competitive Civil Engineering Award. We see the NISO/NISG awards as a positive reflection on the immense emphasis that is placed on Health and Safety within our organisation. The NISO/NISG awards can be seen as a positive benchmark across all sectors and it provides reassurance for clients to know that they are dealing with a company that takes these matters so seriously. We strive for continual improvement to our procedures and processes and the compiling of the submission each year is a great summary of all that we do achieve in a year.
Megan Lydon, SHEQ Co-Ordinator
Priority Construction Ltd. – Winner: Best New Entry – Small Size Organisation
Priority Construction Ltd. places serious emphasis on Health & Safety policies and procedures. We are accredited to OHSAS-18001 standard an employ a fully qualified, MSc level, Health & Safety Manager. Winning the “Best New Entrant” award in 2016 is testament to our impeccable record. The award manifested in our raising of the bar to even higher levels. Company culture and commitment to Health & Safety all improved.
Niamh Larkin, HSEQ Manager
Specialist Technical Services – Winner: Best New Entry – Large Size Organisation
The 2016 NISO/NISG awards was the first year that Specialist Technical Services (STS) entered the awards scheme and we are delighted and very proud to have won the “Best New Entry Large Size Organisation” category. This is a fabulous achievement for the company and recognises our efforts in providing the highest standards of health and safety in the workplace. Winning the award has proven to our clients that STS is an industry leader and fully committed to the highest standards of occupational health and safety in the workplace in Ireland. Winning the award has also had a most beneficial effect for our business in that it recognises the efforts of our entire workforce collectively and has only further nurtured our already excellent safety culture in the company.
Paul Kelleher, Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
Winthrop Engineering – Winner: Bronze Award and Consistent High Achiever Award
Winthrop Engineering Ltd. were honoured to receive both a ‘Bronze Award’ and also a ‘Consistent High Achiever Award’. We are committed to achieving ongoing and consistent high safety and health standards at all of our workplaces and to be a leader in our field. Receiving both awards is testament to our companies commitments.
Jimmy Savage, EHS Manager
What winners have said about the 2015 Safety Awards…
BH Tree Services Ltd – Winner: Best New Entry – Small Size Organisation
BH Tree Services Ltd. places significant emphasis on its Health and Safety strategy and policies, implementing both statutory and proactive practices and these efforts have been recognised through the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) with BH Tree Services Ltd. winning “Best New Entry Small Sized Organisation Award”. It helps provide focus for making improvements for the future, therefore making our work places safer by increasing “Safety Awareness” and reducing incidents. BH Tree Services Ltd. would highly recommend companies in our industry to strive for this safety achievement.
Yvonne O’Shea, EHS Manager
The Bon Secours Hospital Tralee – Winner: Regional Award – South
I wish to commend everyone who played a part in the hospital’s success at this year’s National Irish Safety Organisation Awards. It is a major achievement for the management and staff at the hospital. This improves the focus on health and safety within the hospital and it has helped to increase our profile and has given us an opportunity to showcase our commitment to health and safety. it is an excellent audit of the hospital’s safety system.
Donna Roche, Hospital Manager
Central Bank of Ireland- Winner: Financial / Insurance Award
The awards structure provides a very thorough framework that allows us get an objective review of our approach and performance against our peers and market leaders in effective safety management. Winning the business category award again this year helped to generate a very positive awareness of how far the collective effort has brought us as an organization in trying to create a more positive working environment.
Liam McMunn, EHS Officer
Fingal County Council – Winner: Local Authority/Council Award
Fingal County Council’s continuous commitment to occupational health and safety has been recognised, as we recently accepted the Local Authority/Council Award, (Business Category) at the All Ireland 24th Annual Occupational Safety awards. The award, recognised nationally, sets a benchmark for industry performance, with maintaining this standard a goal strongly supported by our Management Team. In the words of Ernie Spence, the NI Safety Group Secretary “These things are hard earned”. I would encourage other companies and statutory bodies to enter the 2016 Awards as the benefits of a safety management system have been proven time and time again in Fingal.
Fergal Duignan, Health & Safety Officer
Glan Agua Ltd. – Winner: Regional Award – West
Health and Safety is an integral part of our business which can be see by our numerous achievements in this area. As part of our continuous improvement, the company felt that entry to the NISO Awards would represent a natural progression, not least due to the prominent recognition awards winners receive within the industry. To win a Regional Award in our second year of entering shows our commitment to health and safety and provides reassurance to our clients when tendering.
Aine Healy, HSQE Manager
KD Group Mechanical Engineers – Winner: Distinction Award
KD Group Mechanical Engineers was delighted to have achieved a Distinction Award from the NISO/NISG Twenty Fourth Annual Occupational Safety Awards for the second year running. This award shows the commitment by all staff, management and sub-contractors within our business. KD Group Mechanical Engineers will continue to use the awards system to strive for continual improvements in the safety, health & welfare of all staff within our business.
Caroline Mullins, Health & Safety Manager
Kirby Group Engineering – Winner: Construction Building Services Award
Kirby Group Engineering are extremely honoured to receive the NISO Award for Construction Building Services. This award represents our commitment to continuous improvement of our safety culture and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff and supply chain without whom none of this would be possible.
Barry O’Brien, EHS Manager
Leo Lynch – Winner: Regional Award (East)
This latest award from NISO/NISG, won in the highly competitive East Region, recognises our continued delivery of excellence in the area of health, safety and welfare. This latest award adds credibility to our health and safety claims. It’s also great for business. With clients participating in the safety awards and attending the gala dinner, winning such awards is a great way to impress them. I also believe it gives the company an edge, sometimes with small margins between tendering businesses safety records can make the difference between winning and losing a contract. As we like to say, great safety is great business.
Derek Murphy, HSEQ Manager
Longford County Council – Winner: President’s Award – New Entrant
The NISO/NISG Awards are very highly valued and sought-after and we regard this award as positive recognition of the hard work that all employers have put into the safety management system for the last number of years. It’s a great win for the whole organisation.
Mary Gouldsbury, Health and Safety Officer, Longford County Council
Suir Engineering Ltd. – Winner: Highly Commended
Imtech Suir Engineering entered the NISO/NISG awards for the first time in 2015. Our submission, in relation to our health and safety management system, won us a Highly Commended Award. This award demonstrates our ongoing dedication to achieving the highest level of safety performance across our organisation. Imtech Suir are looking forward to taking part in the NISO/NISG Awards in 2016 and again benchmarking ourselves against our industry peers.
Tom Prendergast, EHS Manager
What winners have said about the 2014 Safety Awards…
Aura Sport and Leisure Management – Winner: Distinction Award…
Aura Sport & Leisure Management is delighted to have received a NISO/NISG award for our leisure centres again this year. We maintain the highest of standards, therefore this accolade truly reflects our attention to detail and creates a high standard to which all our centres adhere to. The award recognises Aura as one of the safest leisure facilities in Ireland and winning this award is a significant achievement for the staff. The annual award ceremony gives us the opportunity to thank our team for all their hard work in maintaining our high standards.
Siobhan Perry, Group Health and Safety Officer
Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd. Chemoran – Winner: Supreme Award
Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd. Chemoran is delighted to have achieved the Supreme Award during the NISO/NISG Safety Award Ceremony 2014.We have been an active participant in the Safety Awards for over 10 years and are proud that this was recognised for the work that has been achieved with such a prestigious award. The Safety Awards gave us an opportunity to audit our systems internally and we used this to actively promote continual improvement within our safety management systems.
Catherine Hession Health & Safety Officer
Hertel Ireland Ltd. – Winner: Distinction Award
The NISO/NISG Awards are an excellent way to measure how our Safety Management System really work, giving a good honest internal assessment. It helps provide focus for making improvements for the future, therefore making our work places safer by increasing ‘Safety Awareness’ and reducing incidents. I would encourage all companies to enter the awards to improve Safety standards.
Philip Purcell, Regional HSEQ Manager
Montupet (UK) Ltd., Belfast – Winner: Distinction and Joint Winner of the Occupational Health Award
We were delighted to have been awarded the inaugural Occupational Health Award and consider it a major achievement for the Company. Entering was tough, but we found the experience a very good way of helping us to improve the overall Health & Safety standards within our organisation. I’d encourage any Safety Group member who’s serious about safety to enter the Awards.
Greg Livingstone, H & S Manager
Road Maintenance Services Ltd. – Winner: President’s Award (Medium Sized Organisation)
The NISO/NISG award is a highly recognised safety award within Road Maintenance Services Ltd. RMS Ltd. are delighted to have achieved a President’s award at the ceremony in 2014. This award shows the commitment by all staff, management and contractors within our business. We will continue to use the awards system to strive for continual improvement in the safety, health and welfare of all staff within our business of road maintenance activities
Catherine Hession, Health & Safety Officer
Sierra Support Services Group – Winner: Bronze Award
Sierra Support Services was delighted to receive the Bronze Award in the NISO/NISG Awards 2014, which demonstrates our ongoing dedication to achieving the highest level of safety performance across our organisation. This year was Sierra’s 11th year of being recognised at the NISO/NISG awards and we believe they are an excellent vehicle to exemplify Sierra as an industry leader in safety whilst demonstrating to all our staff that their efforts to go above and beyond are duly recognised.
Grace Kelly, SHEQ Manager
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) – Winner: Highly Commended
ComReg places significant emphasis on its Health & Safety strategy and policies, implementing both statutory and proactive practices, and these efforts have been recognised through the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) with ComReg being the recipient of Public Sector awards from NISO, in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Within ComReg, Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility and continues to be a high priority function throughout all areas in the organisation.
Niamh McKeon, Human Resources Development Executive
Wexford County Council – Winner: Regional Award (South East Region)
Wexford County Council entered the NISO/NISG awards for the first time in 2014 and we were pleased to win the South East Regional Award. The submission, in relation to health and safety at our county hall facility, was very worthwhile. It was positive to have the hard work of all those involved recognised and it demonstrated to senior management the significant commitment to high standards of health and safety across our organisation.
Amanda Richards, Health and Safety Officer