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The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is celebrating after winning another consecutive Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award.

This is the tenth successive year that AWE has won recognition from RoSPA. The company received the President’s Award for its 10 consecutive Gold Award. Gold Awards are presented for a very high level of performance demonstrating well developed occupational health and safety management systems and culture, outstanding control of risk and very low levels of error, harm and loss.

AWE was also highly commended in the Dilmun Environmental Award which recognises excellence in environmental as well as health and safety management.

The presentations were made recently (May 13) at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel.

Heather Young, AWE’s Director of Environment, Safety and Health, said: “We were delighted to win these awards – especially as it is the tenth successive year that AWE has been recognised by RoSPA. This underscores our continuing commitment to improve our health and safety, as well as our environmental record across all our sites.”

She added: “Our aim is to achieve suitable standards in safety and environmental management and these awards reflect that aim.”

There was also success for AWE’s Construction Management Department which received the RoSPA Gold Award for Construction-Engineering Occupational Health and Safety.

Gary Buckley, Head of Construction, said: “This is the fourth year running we have been awarded a Gold Award for Construction Occupational Health and Safety.

“With construction hours increasing across the sites as the business builds the future, this award is in recognition to all those involved in making AWE a safe place to work.”

There was also cause for celebration on the night for AWE’s contract partners; Emcor Facilities Services and Hertel. Both were awarded the RoSPA Gold Award in Occupational Health and Safety.