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International Safety Award for Sodexo’s Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Staff

International Safety Award for Sodexo’s Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Staff
16 June 2020
 

Sodexo’s health and safety team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised in the British Safety Council 2020 International Safety Awards.

The team has been crowned overall Sector Winner in Healthcare for protecting its employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work.

Others in the distinction winners list include ISS and Willmott Dixon Construction.

 

62nd Annual International Safety Awards

 

Now in their 62nd year, the International Safety Awards recognise and celebrate organisations from around the world which have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme’s independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill-health during the previous calendar year. 

The awards also recognise organisations that have shown a commitment to wellbeing and mental health at work. 

Sodexo was recognised for its work in reducing accidents, introducing innovation across the numerous sites and using data to improve processes. 

Sodexo has worked at the site since 2004, serving 1.2m patients meals, answering 1m helpdesk calls and removing 3,000 tonnes of waste a year.

This is the seventh year the team has been recognised in the International Safety Awards.

 

“Safety Comes First”

 

Stuart Winters, CEO Healthcare, Sodexo UK & Ireland said: “I’m immensely proud that we have been recognised for our vast efforts in improving the health and safety of our people, this is the key focus of my efforts and has meant even more to me during the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our team work tirelessly to provide the best possible service to our clients and consumers with one crucial caveat, that safety comes first and foremost and I am delighted that they have been recognised.”

Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, congratulated Sodexo: “The British Safety Council commends Sodexo’s Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust team their achievement. The award is in recognition of their commitment and efforts to keep their employees and workplaces free of injury and ill-health.

“The vision of the British Safety Council is that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work – anywhere in the world. Realising it requires more than legislation; people committed to health and safety, and increasingly also to workplace wellbeing, make it a reality and inspire others to create workplaces that are a key force for good.”

Picture: A photograph of the exterior of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust​

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 16 June 2020

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