Foster Wheeler receives 7th Order of Distinction Award by RoSPA

Foster Wheeler has announced that the UK subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded the Order of Distinction Award for Occupational Health and Safety by the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the seventh successive year.

The Order of Distinction if RoSPA’s highest achievement award and is only presented to those companies that have attained at least 15 consecutive RoSPA Gold Awards for outstanding health and safety performance.

Foster Wheeler has received 21 consecutive RoSPA Gold Awards.

David Rawlins, Awards Manager, RoSPA, said: “The RoSPA Awards encourage the raising of occupational health and safety standards across the board. Organizations that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, such as Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, contribute to a collective raising of the bar for other organizations to aspire to, and we offer them our congratulations”.

Roberto Penno, CEO, Foster Wheeler Global Engineering and Construction Group, commented: “We take great pride in once again receiving this prestigious RoSPA Order of Distinction. This award reflects our company’s commitment to our Realizing Zero strategy designed to engender a Zero Harm safety culture.

“It also confirms that our health, safety, environmental and security (HSES) performance is underpinned by world class systems implemented by an engaged and committed workforce. While the latest award provides assurance that Foster Wheeler is truly a leader when it comes to HESES management, it also helps to drive continuous improvement”.

Adapted from a press release by Emma McAleavey.

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