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News Release from: TPS | Subject: Best Safety Product
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2005
How health and safety drives innovation
With the HSE reporting the loss of over 9 million working days due to workplace injury, health and safety is vital to helping an organisation's effectiveness.
With the HSE reporting the loss of over 9 million working days due to workplace injury, health and safety is vital to helping an organisation's effectiveness This is why health and safety is firmly at the top of the agenda; companies are looking for innovative solutions to demonstrate their commitment to enhancing working environments
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Brian Read Rail Director of WA Developments stated that "The system adopted is another result of WA Developments' proactive approach to managing safety".
"It is only through the continued involvement of both management and operational staff in the development of such innovative techniques that the Company will realise its ambition to be the industry leaders in the prevention of work place accidents and incidents".
This award was sponsored by TPS, themselves also champions in Health and Safety.
TPS is one of the UK's largest multi-disciplinary construction design practices and in 2004 was the winner of the Best Safety Innovation from a Designer in the Health and Safety awards, which recognised their work in creating a CDM risk assessment system as an industry innovation.
"Designing for Safety" enables best practice and innovation to be captured from every project.
Steve Foskett, TPS Managing Director, said " Our aspiration is to a "zero accident culture"; we are proud of our commitment to Health and Safety and are dedicated to innovation and continuous improvement".
"We were keen to sponsor the 2005 Health and Safety Award and think that WA Developments are the deserved winners".
For both companies Health and Safety is a key issue and is an important aspect of their organisational culture; the TPS architects, engineers and project managers are dedicated to ensuring their designs can be built and maintained safely; whilst WA Developments are continually developing and delivering innovative construction products and tools that enhance personal safety whilst maintaining or bettering productivity levels.
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