The Electrical Safety Roundtable Above and Beyond Awards (ABA) for 2023 opened for entries on 30 October 2023, and the deadline for entries has been extended to 1 March 2024.<\/p>\n
The ABA, created by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) in the Workplace group, aims to recognise and celebrate individuals and organisations who go above and beyond their legal duty and strive to enhance and improve electrical safety within the workplace.<\/p>\n
The awards are open to all individuals and organisations with a notable interest in electrical safety and will be judged on evidence from the past 24 months. The ABA provides a great opportunity to share best practice and promote electrical safety, gain recognition, and provide clients and customers with confidence in products and services.<\/p>\n
Categories to enter include:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Product of the year<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Paul Skyrme Electrical Safety Initiative of the year<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Changemaker of the year<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Derek Thompson Industry Service Award<\/p>\n
Commenting on the ABA, Paul Meenan, Chair of the ESR Workplace group, said: ‘The ESR are extremely proud that these awards are ever expanding in their efforts to recognise excellence in electrical and product safety. The ABA\u2019s are that opportunity for all in industry to be publicly recognised as making the difference.\u2019<\/p>\n
Charlotte Bamber, who joins as a new Judge this year said \u2018I would encourage people to get involved, we can often be hesitant when it comes to shining a light on our achievements and successes. The ABA awards are so much more than simply winning an award. It\u2019s important that we don\u2019t just share the horror stories, but we celebrate achievements and learn from each other when something has been a success. The Above and Beyond Awards are the perfect way to do this – help gain the recognition that you or someone else deserves and remember that you could inspire or motivate others to improve electrical safety and save lives.\u2019<\/p>\n
Louise Adamson, electrical safety campaigner and member of the sub-group that created the awards, said: \u2018It\u2019s a huge privilege to have been asked to be involved in judging these Awards and I would encourage everyone with something to shout about, to do so. I know there can sometimes be reticence to boast about successes, but this is about more than the prospect of winning an Award. It\u2019s an opportunity to share the very best of practices, which will in turn inspire others to action, improve safety across the electrical contracting industry and beyond, and that will, ultimately, save lives.”<\/p>\n
The Above and Beyond Awards are open for entries now and close on the 1st March 2024, with Winners being announced in April.<\/p>\n