Awards

The SGUK Awards are an opportunity to recognise, celebrate and communicate the success of Safety Groups, organisations, and individuals. SGUK has one new award for 2024, four other main Award Categories and two categories decided by the Awards Working Party.

New for 2024 - SGUK Health and Safety Hero Awards - to recognise the exceptional health and safety achievements of individuals.

The SGUK Hero Awards are open to nominations for individuals based or operating in the UK. They recognise the personal achievements of exceptional individuals who are making a difference in the world of health and safety.

SGUK Excellence Awards - incorporating the Alan Butler Award to celebrate the excellent work of Safety Groups.

The SGUK Excellence Awards represent an opportunity for each Safety Group to reflect on their performance and achievements over the preceding twelve months. Their entries enable them to convey this to the independent panel of judges, who are provided with valuable insight into the work of each group submitting an entry.

SGUK Outstanding Service Awards - incorporating the Maurice Adamson Award to recognise the outstanding work of individuals within Safety Groups.

The SGUK Outstanding Service Award recognises the 'Outstanding contribution from an individual to the Safety Groups Movement'. Any elected member of a Safety Group's Committee is invited to nominate an individual for the Outstanding Service Award.

SGUK Innovation Awards - incorporating the Lord Cullen Trophy, to recognise health and safety innovation.

The SGUK Innovation Awards are open to all organisations of any size based or operating in the UK, whether or not they are currently members of SGUK. The aim is to celebrate and share best practices and the latest thinking and innovation in health and safety management.

SGUK Development Through Education Awards - incorporating the SCoS award, recognises health and safety development achieved through education.

The SGUK Development Through Education Awards are open to all organisations of any size based or operating in the UK, whether or not they are currently members of SGUK, that have involved learners of any age in an initiative that demonstrates effective educational engagement to advance health and safety. This is likely to include those in school, at college, in apprenticeships, in university, or early in their employment who are involved in initiatives whereby awareness of problems and solutions arising from risks has been increased, or new solutions to old risk problems have been discovered.

Awards decided by the Awards Working Party from entries made to other Awards - Health Risks at Work Projects and Community-related Projects.

Entries

All SGUK Awards are open to entries from 1^st February 2024, with a closing date of 31^st May 2024, and the Awards Ceremony (provisional date) Thursday 19^th September 2024.

Judging

Judging of the Excellence and Outstanding Service Awards is planned to take place early in June.

Entries for the Innovation and Education Awards are planned to receive an initial evaluation on Monday, 3rd June 2024, shortly after the closing date for entries. Those entries successful at this stage will progress to the presentation stage, which is planned for the 2nd and 3rd July 2024. Entries for the Health and Safety Hero Awards will be considered simultaneously with the Innovation and Education Awards - the presentation stage is not applicable to the Hero Awards.

SGUK Awards - Sponsors

Opportunities to sponsor the SGUK Awards and Award Ceremony are available and provide a valuable platform for organisations that support health and safety excellence to associate themselves with these esteemed free-to-enter Awards. Please send a request for further information on sponsorship to safetygroupsuk@rospa.com. Benefits of sponsoring the SGUK Awards: Being involved in one of the most prestigious health and safety Awards in the UK. Publicity through the SGUK website. Use of sponsor logo and sponsor profile with link to sponsor website. Opportunity to present the award sponsored to the winning entrant at a prestigious event. Opportunity to feature as a case study on the HSE website and social media. Opportunity to showcase ‘Best Practice’ throughout the UK. Being part of the oldest Health and Safety Network in the UK. Press releases and articles in mainstream health and safety magazines.
**New for 2024 – SGUK Health and Safety Hero Awards**
To recognise the personal achievement of exceptional individuals who are making a difference in the world of health and safety. We want to recognise all Health and Safety Heroes. Although there is one category for the Hero Awards, we would particularly welcome entries for individuals that fit any of these or similar profiles: *Inspiration Hero* – ‘Shinning light’ – a model for others to follow, someone who has become an inspiration to others and influenced health and safety in their organisation and/or the wider health and safety community. Veteran Hero – ‘Personal fortitude’ – a forces veteran succeeding in the world of workplace health and safety, perhaps overcoming personal challenges when applying their forces skills to new H&S roles or developing new H&S skills. *Achievement Hero* – ‘Going the extra mile’ – someone that stands out as giving much more than the minimum to improve health and safety at work – it could be anyone, perhaps an employee, manager or volunteer. *Unsung Hero* – ‘Hero of the moment’ – someone who stepped up when it was needed and did something extraordinary that affected the life of someone at work. Tell their story and nominate them for an SGUK Health and Safety Hero Award. Nominations must be for someone based or operating in the UK. This includes individuals in member organisations of local Safety Groups. See the SGUK Outstanding Service Awards for individuals involved with the organisation of a Safety Group. Click here to submit your entry online or download an entry form and submit it by email Health and Safety Hero Awards - Entry Form, Rules & Guidance
Excellence Awards, incorporating the Alan Butler Award
The Excellence Awards are sponsored by BT In recognition of excellence among groups and open to all Health & Safety Groups that are members of SGUK.
Overall Winner	Alan Butler Award
Gold Award Winners	SGUK Awards Gold Certificate
Silver Award Winners	SGUK Awards Silver Certificate
Bronze Award Winners	SGUK Awards Bronze Certificate
Click here to submit your entry online or download an entry form and submit it by email Excellence Awards - Entry Form, Rules & Guidance

Maurice Adamson Award for Outstanding Service

In recognition of the outstanding service of an individual nominated by their Health & Safety Group that are members of SGUK.

The winning individual’s name is engraved onto The Maurice Adamson Shield, which they can proudly display for one year.

The winning individual also receives a miniature commemorative shield to keep.

Click here to submit your entry online

or download an entry form and submit it by email

Outstanding Service - Entry Form, Rules & Guidance

Innovation Awards

In recognition of the innovative work being done to raise the standards of health and safety.

The SGUK Innovation Awards are open to all organisations of any size based or operating in the UK, whether or not they are currently members of a Safety Group. Our aim is to celebrate and share best practices and the latest thinking and innovation in health and safety management.

It is a condition of entry that entries for the Innovation Awards are made available to be shared, copied, or adapted and used by Safety Groups and other organisations free of charge.

We will conduct an initial assessment of entries after the closing date to determine which entries will be shortlisted to proceed to the next stage, which involves a presentation to the judging panel during a virtual meeting.

Entrants must be willing to present their entry to the judges at a time and date to be advised. The presentation should be no more than 30 minutes and will be followed by questions from the judges.

The Lord Cullen Trophy is sponsored by idverde

First place prize winner	Lord Cullen Trophy
Safety Group of first place prize winner	Albert Porter Rose Bowl
Second-place prize winner	Stevenson Shield

Click here to submit your entry online

or download an entry form and submit it by email

Innovation - Entry Form, Rules & Guidance

Development Through Education Awards

In recognition of effective educational engagement of learners of any age to advance health and safety.

This award is for Safety Groups, their member organisations, or other organisations willing to become a member of a Safety Group that have involved learners of any age in an initiative that demonstrates effective educational engagement to advance health and safety. This is likely to include those in school, at college, in apprenticeships, in university, or early in their employment who are involved in initiatives whereby awareness of problems and solutions arising from risks has been increased, or new solutions to old risk problems have been discovered.

It is a condition of entry that entries for the Development Through Education Awards are made available to be shared, copied, or adapted and used by Safety Groups and other organisations free of charge.

Entrants must be willing to present their entry to the judges at a time and date to be advised. The presentation should be no more than 30 minutes and will be followed by questions from the judges.

First place prize winner

SCoS Award, Silver Punch Bowl

Where relevant, you can submit the same item to both the Innovation and Development Through Education Award categories. Separate entry forms are required.

Click here to submit your entry online

or download an entry form and submit it by email