Mott MacDonald has been awarded a prestigious Occupational Health and Safety Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

The global management, engineering and development consultancy, which has over 6000 staff based in 33 offices around the UK, received its Gold Award at a ceremony held on 13 May in Birmingham.

The RoSPA awards recognise the commitment made by a company to good health and safety management which results in improvements in accident performance and reductions in ill health in the workplace.

Richard Williams, Mott MacDonald’s Group development director commented, “We are really delighted to receive this RoSPA Gold award, which recognises the very significant progress we have made in safety management at Mott MacDonald. The award is testament to the hard work and planning by our safety team across the global reach of Mott MacDonald. There is always more to do in safety management, it is a never ending journey, especially in finding effective ideas which will span the global cultures we operate in across our 14,000 staff.”

David Rawlins, RoSPA awards manager, said, “Mott MacDonald has shown a commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its employees and others. Entering the RoSPA Awards reinforces the message that good health and safety is good for business, and clearly demonstrates an organisation’s dedication to improving performance in this crucial area.”

To mark the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) World Day for Safety and Health at Work as well as the company’s commitment to health and safety Mott MacDonald held a global competition, where all staff were given the opportunity to produce a poster to promote health and safety and to contribute to raising awareness across the Group. Four winners were selected, with the winning posters distributed throughout the company’s offices to help promote safe behaviour at work.

The RoSPA Awards are sponsored by NEBOSH (the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health), the leading health and safety professional examining body.

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