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Commitment to health and safety at work has won New Charter the coveted Gold award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

RoSPA is one of the world’s leading health and safety organisations. To win this award, New Charter had to show a first-class safety management system, and evidence of a consistently good or continuously improving accident injury performance. New Charter has reduced accidents by 49% over the last four years

The RoSPA awards are not just about reducing the number of accidents and cases of ill-health at work; they help ensure organisations have good health and safety management systems in place. Entering the awards reinforces the message that good health and safety is good business, and clearly shows an organisation’s commitment to achieve high levels of performance in this crucial area.

New Charter saw managing the risks as essential to its operation when formed in 2000. The judges’ eyes were especially attracted to its comprehensive approach which promotes the health and well-being of the 800-strong workforce as well as more traditional measures such as safety workwear and policies.

David Rawlins, RoSPA Awards Manager said: “New Charter has shown a commitment to protecting the health and well-being of its employees and others. We hope other businesses and organisations will follow its lead and strive for continuous improvement in health and safety management.”

In each of the last two years, New Charter has been presented with the Silver award, but was determined to achieve the highest accolade.

Group Director of Organisational Development, Christine Amyes said: “We are happy to put our health and safety record under the microscope of RoSPA, although we constantly monitor our own performance. Our work spans an immense area of potential risk from lone working of staff through manual handling to construction. It’s excellent news that our group-wide approach to managing risk has been recognised with the Gold award. Good health and safety is good business; for New Charter, it is fundamental to our growing success.”

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