Award Categories

Award Categories

There are 6 categories in the Safe Work ACT Awards 2009.

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• Categories:
  
  1. Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System:
     1. Public Sector
     2. Private Sector
  2. Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue
  3. Best Workplace Health and Safety Practices in Small Business
  4. Best Individual Contribution to Workplace Health and Safety
     1. an employee, such as a Work Safety Representative, who does not have a formal responsibility for OHS management as part of their duties
     2. B. an outstanding contribution by an OHS manager or a person with responsibility for OHS management as part of their duties
  5. Most Successful Promotion of OHS in Workplaces
  6. Best Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program

Categories

1. Best Workplace Health and Safety Management System *

   1. Public Sector
      This award recognises demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of workplace health and safety through the implementation of an integrated systems approach.
   2. Private Sector
      This award recognises demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of workplace health and safety through the implementation of an integrated systems approach.
   
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2. Best Solution to an Identified Workplace Health and Safety Issue *

   This award recognises excellence in developing and implementing a solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue. Entries for this award may include a product solution, design/engineering innovation, a training program, awareness-raising activity or other risk control measure that reduces the risk of work-related injury and disease.
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3. Best Workplace Health and Safety Practices in Small Business *

   This award recognises high standard workplace health and safety practices in small business. This may include, but is not limited to solutions to identified risks, an innovative and systematic approach to OHS management; or any other practice that has improved occupational health and safety performance in your business. This category is limited to small businesses that have less than 20 employees or full-time equivalents.
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4. Best Individual Contribution to Workplace Health and Safety *

   This award recognises an individual (such as a health and safety representative who is not a management employee) whose contribution has made an exceptional difference to health and safety in their workplace.
   1. An employee, such as a work safety representative who does not have formal responsibility for OHS management as part of their duties.
   2. An outstanding contribution by an OHS manager or a person with responsibility for OHS as part of their duties.
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5. Most Successful Promotion of OHS in Workplaces

   This award recognises achievements by a business in promoting occupational health and safety in workplaces.
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6. Best Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program

   This award is a proactive award and recognises the organisation that has developed and implemented the best workplace health and wellbeing program. It is promoted on the premise that a fit and healthy employee is a more productive and happy employee.  NOTE: This category is sponsored by the Health Promotion Branch, ACT Health.  Selected applicants for this category will be invited to submit applications for grants (up to a value of $20,000) to continue their work in relation to promoting and rolling out health and wellbeing initiatives in their organisations.

Judging Criteria

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Winners of Category 1, Category 2, Category 3 and Category 4 Awards will be submitted for entry in the national Safe Work Australia Awards 2010 administered by the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.