Marvin OnumonuMitie Group has received a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award for its health and safety work across the group.
The award recognised the quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) LiveSafe programme, which focuses on safety training, workshops, and encouraging a culture of open communication around safety.
The group also picked up an award for its work on fleet safety.
This was the first year Mitie entered the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards at group level, after previously winning in 18 categories last year, including gold awards for contracts and business units such as communities, security, and waste and environment.
Peter Dickinson, chief legal officer at Mitie, said: “We are delighted to win a Gold award, reflecting how we have embedded the highest health and safety standards into the fabric of our organisation, knitting together the existing Gold standard across multiple parts of our diverse and growing business.
“As the UK’s largest facilities transformation company, with over 72,000 colleagues, we are committed to helping places and communities thrive.
“This is only possible when there is a strong foundation in health and safety which is instilled in every Mitie colleague from leadership to frontline including those based on busy sites or challenging environments.”
Dickinson added: “We are proud that the principles of our LiveSafe programme are followed each day and of the culture of accountability we have built.”
Julia Small, growth director at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), said: “Mitie should be proud of the hard work and commitment to keeping people safe that has resulted in a RoSPA Award, which honours those organisations who have achieved the highest standards in health and safety in the workplace.
“RoSPA regards Mitie as a strong example of the importance of making accident prevention central to any successful organisation, not just for the benefit of employees, customers and clients, but also society as a whole.”
Dee Arp, NEBOSH chief quality officer and the head judge of the RoSPA awards, said: “NEBOSH is delighted to be the headline sponsor of the RoSPA Awards.
“Recognising excellence in health and safety is essential to ensure we celebrate achievement, but it is also about reinforcing a culture of care, accountability and continuous improvement.
“These awards serve as a powerful reminder that employee safety and wellbeing transcends borders and looking after our people, so they can go home safe, healthy and happy every day, also drives sustainable success and resilience.”
