DAF Trucks, the UK market leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, will sponsor the award.
Nominations are now open for this prestigious award which celebrates those who have made an outstanding contribution to safety in engineering. Open to those who have introduced safety initiatives or innovations and those who have demonstrated leadership and professionalism in the promotion of safety. Nominations close on 23 September.
DAF Trucks, the UK market leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, will sponsor the award.
Society Chief Operating Officer Daniel Moir said: “Safety is at the heart of our members’ work to maintain, inspect and manage equipment and machinery. Our members, and the wider engineering community, are encouraged to share with us their innovations on how they’ve made their workplaces safer.”
Previous winners of the award include Professor Dave Cooper, who won in 2021 for his extensive research, analysis, and recommendations on safety in the lift and escalator sector.
In 2018 Peter Warner took home the coveted prize for his portable prototype device that would solve an ongoing problem of tyre inflation on fire appliances. Using Breathing Air (BA) cylinders, the device can inflate tyres to the required levels and help keep the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) running reliably.
John Griffiths, Operations and Maintenance Manager at Eye Power Station, won the inaugural award in 2017 for a complete redesign of safety practices at the Ipswich-based plant. A ‘power through safety’ system empowers workers to observe work practices and suggest improvements, resulting in over nine years without any lost-time injuries. It is the world’s first power station to generate electricity through the combustion of poultry litter.
To nominate yourself or another engineer, email: [email protected]