RoSPA Award for TDG Bromford Gate - Transport Sector

TDG Bromford Gate - Transport Sector, of Birmingham, has won a Gold award in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2011.

The Gold award will be presented at a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition Centre, on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), a safety charity, launched its awards programme 55 years ago. The scheme looks not only at accident records, but also entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement.

David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, said: “RoSPA firmly believes that organisations that have demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention deserve recognition. TDG Bromford Gate - Transport Sector has shown that it is committed to striving for such continuous improvement and we are delighted to honour it through the presentation of an award.”

Mark O'Sullivan, TDG general manager at Bromford Gate said: “I am very proud of the team’s efforts at Bromford Gate in achieving the ROSPA Gold Award for the 4th year running.  It is testament to the continued dedication and determination that every employee shows in working to the highest standards in managing Health and Safety compliance.  

“Through this period, the site achieved 1079 days without a lost time incident.”

(See www.rospa.com/awards/ for more information about the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.)