RoSPA recognises Nationwide Platforms with Gold Medal award
Working at height specialist Nationwide Platforms has been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal after demonstrating outstanding standards in occupational safety and health for the fifth consecutive year.
The prestigious annual scheme is run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), whose mission is to save lives and reduce injuries, covers all ages and stages of life. In support of this mission, the RoSPA Awards, which date back 58 years, recognise commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention at work.
Through the scheme, which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas, judges consider entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.
David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, said: “The RoSPA Awards encourage the raising of occupational health and safety standards across the board. Organisations that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, such as Nationwide Platforms, contribute to a collective raising of the bar for other organisations to aspire to, and we offer them our congratulations.”
Jeremy Fish, Managing Director of Nationwide Platforms, said: “Health and safety is our number one priority at Nationwide Platforms and we are absolutely committed to the welfare and wellbeing of all our stakeholders. We’re incredibly proud to receive our fifth RoSPA Gold prize and will continue working hard to meet and go beyond the industry leading standards we set ourselves.”
The majority of RoSPA’s awards are non-competitive, grading achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Organisations that maintain high standards in consecutive years can win gold medals, president’s awards and orders of distinction.
For further information regarding Nationwide Platforms please contact Geoff Garner (UK Marketing and Communications Officer) on 07920 874987 or email geoff.garner@lavendongroup.co.uk.
Nationwide Platforms is the UK’s largest powered access rental business, providing a fleet of more than 11,200 machines from a network of depots across the country. Nationwide Platforms also has the largest powered access training department in Europe, delivering a comprehensive range of working at height training courses to powered access operators and the access industry.
Nationwide Platforms is part of the world’s largest specialist access rental business, Lavendon Group plc. For further information visit: www.nationwideplatforms.co.uk or follow @NWPlatforms.
Nationwide Platforms is proud to be recognised with the official designation of “Supplier of Access Platforms (Olympic Park) to the London 2012 Games”