Entries are currently open for the EFFC’s second annual Health and Safety Awards, so be sure to get your entries in before the end of July.

These Awards are your chance to celebrate the amazing work being done within your team, with the competition created to showcase how special foundations/geotechnical contractors are leading the construction sector.

There are two awards available for entry this year:

The “Project based teams that have set new safety standards or introduced safety innovations award” is intended to give praise to the individuals or teams working on site who have shown initiative and are leading the way to improve safety standards.  They may have introduced new ideas or made practical steps to improve safety on site.  The award is open to named individuals or site based teams for their contribution to drive safety forward for the foundations sector.

The “Health and Wellbeing programme award” looks at whole company initiatives or interventions that improve the health and wellbeing of site teams.  The award could be made in relation to initiatives working to improve physical or mental health, programmes to reduce the long-term health risks typically associated with work in construction, or may be access to support lifestyle changes.  The award is looking for initiatives that could be spread across the whole sector helping to attract new people into the industry and to help to retain the current workforce.

In each category three awards shall be given – Gold, Silver, and Bronze, with each winner also invited to a presentation at the EFFC AGM, and their flights and hotel costs covered.