<strong>Portsmouth Water </strong>has been successful in the 60<sup>th</sup> year of the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2016.

For the second year running Portsmouth Water have achieved the <strong>President's </strong>Award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (<a href="http://www.rospa.com/">RoSPA</a>).

The RoSPA Awards is celebrating 60 years of presenting highly-regarded and sought after accolades to businesses and organisations which have shown commitment to accident and ill-health prevention. Through the scheme, which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas, judges consider entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.

Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and events, said: “To win an award at such a highly-regarded event as the RoSPA Awards is a great achievement for our winners. It recognises their commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record and raises the bar for other organisations to aspire to. We offer them our congratulations.

Managing Director Neville Smith on hearing the news said “It is excellent news that we have been awarded the President’s Award from RoSPA as part of their prestigious H&amp;S Awards. This award is high recognition of our achievements in Health and Safety over many years and is a true testimony of the efforts that everyone in the Company has put in to make us a safer place to work

For more information about the RoSPA Awards visit <a href="http://www.rospa.com/awards">www.rospa.com/awards</a>

For more information please contact Ian Limb on 02392 499888

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