2024 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards

Preliminary judging round

The preliminary judging round will be undertaken in June/July 2024.

• All entries will be assessed by the judging panel based on the information provided in the submission.
• A shortlist of finalists will be compiled and those entries will proceed to the final judging round as finalists.
• All finalists will be notified in August/September 2024.
• Judges decisions are final and no further correspondence will be undertaken.

Final judging round

• In the final judging round, a panel of experts will assess the submissions based on the information provided.
• Those being considered for an award may be required to participate in an interview and may need to be involved in a site validation.
• Judges decisions are final and no further correspondence will be undertaken.
• Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in October 2024.

• Work health and safety invention of the year: Recognises development of plant/equipment engineering and/or infrastructure to enhance health and safety. 
• Best solution to a work health and safety risk: Recognises innovation, implementation and/or design of systems or procedures to improve health and safety.
• Best intervention to address a psychosocial hazard in the workplace: Recognises an organisation’s commitment to the prevention of psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
• Leadership excellence award: Recognises an organisations excellence in leadership in improving health and safety in the workplace. 
• Health and safety representative of the year: Recognises an elected health and safety representative who has made a significant contribution and demonstrable difference to health and safety in the workplace.

Download a full list of category criteria.