SafeWork NSW Awards

Moama on Murray Resort (Regional)

Moama on Murray Resort, situated along the Murray River, provides a wide variety of self-contained accommodation options and function facilities on the NSW-Victorian border. Moama on Murray Resort was recognised for their innovative, COVID-19 safe approach in maximising communications with their customers and staff electronically part of their comprehensive plan and thorough industry consultation.

Shire Eye and Retina Specialists Pty Ltd (Metro)

Shire Eye and Retina Specialists is a small, independent ophthalmology clinic in metropolitan Sydney providing medical and surgical eye care for patients. Shire Eye and Retina Specialists was recognised for their effective early risk assessment of COVID-19 measures facing their business and their industry. This was demonstrated through simple and cost-effective tailored solutions that have since been implemented by other eye specialists within Australia and internationally. Additionally, their commitment to the Work Health and Safety of their staff and clients and COVID-19 compliance was demonstrated through broad consultation within all areas of the business.

SafeWork NSW highly commends these businesses:

Black Bear Café

Kellyville Soccer Club Inc.

Vanguard Wireless Pty Ltd

Ben Furney Flour Mills (Regional)

Ben Furney Flour Mills is a specialty flour and milling business located in Dubbo, Central Western NSW. Ben Furney Flour Mills was recognised for their extensive COVID-19 safety plan. The plan, developed with extensive consultation conducted in various ways, online and direct, demonstrated a commitment to physical distancing with changes in the floor plan of the business, provision of additional amenities for staff and practical processes for external suppliers entering the premises.

SEE Civil Pty Ltd (Regional)

SEE Civil is a family owned civil construction company from Chinderah. The company, operating over 30 years in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, delivers construction and engineering services for major infrastructure and urban development projects. SEE Civil was recognised for their above and beyond approach with a detailed COVID-19 safety plan focussing on educating staff on compliance, complimented with strong, frequent communications from direct Tool Box Talks to monthly bulletins. SEE Civil were endorsed for improving the work, health and safety of their staff, as well as workplace culture.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT (Metro)

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is the leading provider of Guide Dogs and orientation and mobility services that enable people with low vision or blindness to get around their communities safely and independently. Guide Dogs NSW/ACT were recognised for their rapid response and changes in the workplace through fast tracking initiatives that support a COVID Safe environment. Their proactive response and strong leadership was demonstrated with high employee engagement and satisfaction with communication and support available.

SafeWork NSW highly commends these businesses:

Tweed Health for Everyone Super Clinic

Action Insurance Brokers

Wenty Leagues Club

TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW is a provider of high-quality vocational education and training in Australia with a workforce of over 17,000 people. More than 450,000 students enrol into nationally recognised courses and training each year. This large business was recognised for their outstanding stakeholder consultation and communications with various industries, peak bodies, staff and students. TAFE NSW implemented a cultural change towards health and safety through review of current procedures and a flexible approach to the evolving challenges the COVID-19 restrictions presented. They showed their adaptability and innovation by developing a variety of resources for staff and students to support and assist their work and study in a COVID Safe way.

SafeWork NSW highly commends:

NSW Police Force

Housing Industry Association Ltd

Housing Industry Association is a membership association providing services and support for the residential building industry. Members have access to professional services including planning, legal, technical and safety experts to strengthen knowledge of state building laws and safety requirements. Housing Industry Associated was recognised for their widespread communications approach, ensuring their members were kept informed as changes in industry were announced via a dedicated COVID-19 website. The ‘Making Space on Site’ program demonstrated their commitment to physical distancing and ongoing support of members and contractor wellbeing, offering additional support services.

New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association

The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is the registered union for all nurses and midwives employed in NSW in the public, private, aged care and disability sectors. They represent and provide for the professional, educational and industrial welfare of nurses and midwives. NSWNMA was recognised for their exceptional support services and programs to their members, who have been at the forefront of the pandemic this year, focusing on prevention and a safe recovery in returning to work. NSWNMA have demonstrated strong leadership through communications, community consultation and widespread support collaborating with other unions and industry organisations.

Berries Australia

1. The categories for the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards are:
   1. ‘Outstanding work health and safety response to the changed working environment due to COVID-19.’
      1. Small business
      2. Large business – non-government
      3. Large business - government
   2. ‘Outstanding work health and safety support to members in the changed working environment due to COVID-19.’
      1. Unions and industry associations
2. Applicants will be selected for “recognition of outstanding response,” “high commendation” or as a “winner” (hereinafter referred to as “recognition”).
3. Award category 1. Up to four businesses (two regional and two metropolitan) will be selected in subcategory a (small business). Up to four businesses (two regional and two metropolitan) will be selected in subcategory b (large business – non-government). Up to two businesses will be selected in subcategory c (large business – government).
4. Award category 2. Up to two unions or industry associations will be selected.
5. ‘Small business’ is defined as having less than 20 full time employees or equivalent. ‘Large business’ is defined as having 20 or more full time employees or equivalent.
6. Selected businesses for 2020 SafeWork Awards described in Category 1a and 1b (small business and large business – non government) will be eligible to apply for a safety rebate/financial support to the value of $3,000 AUD (additional Terms and conditions apply). This will not be issued for subcategory 1c (large business – government) and category 2 (unions and industry associations).
7. The eligibility period for activities described in the application is from 12 March 2020 to 9 August 2020.
8. This document, the instructions on how to nominate for recognition, the official entry form (all available at www.safework.nsw.gov.au/advice-and-resources/campaigns/safework-awards) and any other details about the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards contained within promotional material all form part of the terms and conditions of entry. The terms and conditions of entry apply to all entrants in all categories for the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards.
9. The 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards will be administered by SafeWork NSW.
10. Entry for the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards is open to individuals, associations, partnerships, companies, not for profit and other organisations operating and/or based within New South Wales. However, SafeWork NSW reserves the right to either allow or disallow any entrant for any reason at its complete discretion.
11. Nominations may include a plan, policy, program or project of an organisation described in clause 10.
12. Entries for the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards will open in July 2020.
13. Entries must be received by midnight 12pm on Sunday 9 August 2020. Submissions received after closing time may be accepted. SafeWork NSW has sole discretion to accept late applications.
14. The online application process (available at www.safework.nsw.gov.au/advice-and-resources/campaigns/safework-awards) must be completed for each entry.
15. By submitting an entry, entrants shall be taken to have acknowledged and accepted these terms and conditions and to have agreed to be bound by them.
16. Entries dealing with scientific, medical or technical achievements should be accompanied by a summary in plain English or ‘lay’ terms.
17. Sponsors and those representing an organisation on a judging panel are ineligible to enter the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards.
18. Judges will have complete discretion in assessing entries, applying the judging criteria, conditions of entry and determining the 2020 SafeWork Awards outcome. The judges reserve the right, acting in their sole discretion, to move entries into an alternate category or sub-category other than that entered if it is deemed more appropriate. Entrants will be advised if this occurs.
19. The decision of the judges is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
20. The assessment conduct and results of the 2020 SafeWork Awards will not create any legal obligations between entrants and SafeWork NSW, the Crown in right of New South Wales, Safe Work Australia or the Commonwealth.
21. 2020 SafeWork Awards judging panels reserve the right not to allocate” recognition” in a particular category or sub-category where, in their opinion, there are no entries of sufficient merit.
22. In the event an entrant that is judged to receive “recognition” is found to have failed to satisfy or abide by the terms and conditions of the 2020 SafeWork Awards, that entrant shall not be entitled to the relevant “recognition” and SafeWork NSW may, at its absolute discretion, give “recognition” to another entrant or choose not to make the “recognition” at all.
23. Persons, sole traders or organisations submitting an entry to the 2020 SafeWork Awards must have all insurance/levies required by law, or otherwise appropriate, for the conduct of their day to day activities (eg workers’ compensation).
24. No responsibility is taken for any loss of, or damage to, entries.
25. Entries and supporting material will not be returned to entrants.
26. Each entrant warrants that its entry, including any designs and/or inventions, and any intellectual property rights arising in connection with that entry vest in the entrant and that the entry does not interfere with any third-party rights.
27. Receiving a recognition or commendation for a 2020 SafeWork Award does not signify endorsement of a particular product or a particular health and safety practice by SafeWork NSW or Safe Work Australia. An entrant which is granted “recognition” may freely disclose or publicise the grant of the “recognition,” but must not represent, directly or indirectly, that SafeWork NSW has endorsed the entrant's product, method or service, or the entrant's work health and safety performance.
28. SafeWork NSW reserves the right to decline to accept, or to disqualify, an entry at its absolute discretion, including but not limited to situations in which the entrant, or a related person or organisation, has breached or is under investigation for possible breaches of work health and safety laws (whether or not a prosecution is pending), or where the acceptance of the entry may otherwise be detrimental to the objectives of the 2020 SafeWork Awards scheme.
29. All entrants agree to allow officers of SafeWork NSW to enter and inspect premises that are the subject of, or related to, for the purposes of verifying the entry. If inspection for the purposes of entry verification cannot be conducted for whatever reason, SafeWork NSW reserves the right to disqualify an entry at its absolute discretion.
30. SafeWork NSW will ensure that there is no disclosure to any third party of any information provided by an entrant and marked ‘confidential’, except with the prior consent of that entrant or where such a disclosure is authorised or required by law.
31. By entering the 2020 SafeWork Awards, each entrant warrants that all information in its entry is true, accurate and complete. Entrants may be requested to provide further evidence to substantiate their entries and, if so requested, such evidence must be provided within the stipulated timeframe.
32. All entrants authorise, subject to receipt of prior written notification, SafeWork NSW to use the information contained in entries (other than confidential information) for any purposes it sees fit including, but not necessarily limited to, promotional purposes.
33. Without limiting the generality of clause 32, and subject to proper acknowledgement being given to the relevant entrant, all entrants authorise SafeWork NSW to publish details of their entry, including (but not limited to) contact names, phone numbers and photos. SafeWork NSW will not use the personal information of entrants for any other purpose without prior consent of the entrant, or unless authorised or required to do so by law.
34. Entrants acknowledge that they may be required for presentations, media interviews and media production in respect of their entry and agree to take all reasonable steps to make themselves available for, and actively participate in, such presentations, media interviews or media production.
35. All entrants authorise SafeWork NSW to recommend that the product, method or service comprising their entry be adopted for use by any other individual or organisation.
36. SafeWork NSW, the Crown in right of New South Wales, Safe Work Australia, the Commonwealth and the officers, employees and agents of all the preceding do not accept any liability, however arising, including liability for negligence, for any accident, loss, injury or damage arising at any time out of or in connection with the 2020 SafeWork Awards except for any liability that cannot, by law, be excluded.
37. Entrants who breach any of these "conditions of entry" are subject to disqualification.
38. All businesses and organisations must comply with NSW legislation or the Australian State or Territory equivalent to:

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and associated Regulations.
• Workers Compensation Act 1987 and associated Regulations.
• Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and associated Regulations.

39. Privacy compliance statement: The information collected by SafeWork NSW (the Regulator) will be used for the purposes of the 2020 SafeWork Awards program. This information may also be used by the Regulator to establish and maintain an internal and external database of stakeholders, for reporting and evaluation and to market and promote other relevant SafeWork NSW events. Except for the purposes of providing the information the relevant Minister and unless such disclosure is otherwise required by law, the information will not be accessed by other third parties in a way that would identify an individual without the consent of that individual. Please note the supply of personal or health information is voluntary and that all information provided will be treated confidential. You may also apply to the Regulator to access and correct any information if that information is inaccurate, incomplete, not relevant or out of date. Applications should be made in writing to: Privacy Contact Officer, SafeWork NSW, Locked Bag 2906, Lisarow, NSW 2252 or via email privacy@safework.nsw.gov.au Find out more about our our privacy policy.

Probity letter from Centium regarding the 2020 Safe Work Awards.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 SafeWork Awards, whose stories are shared here.