Mitie Group earns prestigious health and safety award from RoSPA

Mitie Group has won a coveted Gold RoSPA award for demonstrating commitment to health and safety through its LiveSafe programme. This marks the first year that Mitie has been recognised in its entirety as a group, having previously won Gold Awards for individual business units including Security, Communities and Waste last year, as well as a President’s Award for ten consecutive years of Gold certifications for its Sellafield nuclear site in 2023. The internationally recognised RoSPA Awards scheme is the longest running of its kind, receiving almost 2,000 entries annually and awarding organisations, teams and projects for their unwavering commitment to protecting lives.

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  • Mitie won a RoSPA Award for its QHSE LiveSafe programme promoting workplace safety.
  • The award recognises Mitie's commitment to fleet safety and overall health and safety excellence.
  • Mitie received a President’s Award for 10 consecutive Gold Awards at Sellafield nuclear site.
  • RoSPA Awards are the largest global health and safety awards with 2,000 entries from 50 countries.
  • RoSPA campaigns to reduce accidents and offers qualifications to improve workplace safety.

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Mitie has won a prestigious RoSPA Award for its commitment to health and safety excellence across the entire Mitie Group. Demonstrating its dedication to keeping colleagues safe at work, the award recognises Mitie’s organisation-wide Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) LiveSafe programme, which emphasises safety through training, workshops and a culture that prioritises safety. The program includes a set of rules and principles aimed at ensuring the safety of colleagues and those impacted by Mitie’s operations, and fosters a culture of open communication around safety. A further award was received at Group level, recognising Mitie’s commitment to fleet safety.

Whilst Mitie has been recognised by RoSPA several times in recent years, including winning awards across 18 categories last year, with Gold Awards for individual contracts and business units like Communities, Security and Waste and Environment, this is the first year it was entered at Group level. In 2023, Mitie was also the recipient of a President’s Award for its health and safety performance on the Cumbria Consortium contract at Sellafield nuclear site. The President’s Award is given to organisations who have achieved a Gold Award for 10 consecutive years.

Now in its 69th year, and with almost 2,000 entries annually from over 50 countries, covering more than seven million employees, the RoSPA Awards are the world’s largest health and safety awards programme, recognising both organisations and individuals who have set the highest standards in accident prevention.

Whether seeking non-competitive excellence recognition or entering for a competitive award across 20 industry sectors, each RoSPA Award entrant is assessed against rigorous criteria, making Mitie a world leader in shaping safer, healthier workplaces.

In order to share important learning and build on the strong health and safety foundations required to enter the RoSPA Awards, the award entry process can be used as reflective practice to contribute to continuing professional development (CPD).

We are delighted to win a Gold award, reflecting how we have embedded the highest health and safety standards into the fabric of our organisation, knitting together the existing Gold standard across multiple parts of our diverse and growing business.

As the UK’s largest facilities transformation company, with over 72,000 colleagues, we are committed to helping places and communities thrive. This is only possible when there is a strong foundation in health and safety which is instilled in every Mitie colleague from leadership to frontline including those based on busy sites or challenging environments. We are proud that the principles of our LiveSafe programme are followed each day and of the culture of accountability we have built.

Peter Dickinson, Chief Legal Officer, Mitie

Mitie should be proud of the hard work and commitment to keeping people safe that has resulted in a RoSPA Award, which honours those organisations who have achieved the highest standards in health and safety in the workplace.

RoSPA regards Mitie as a strong example of the importance of making accident prevention central to any successful organisation, not just for the benefit of employees, customers and clients, but also society as a whole.

Julia Small, Growth Director, RoSPA

NEBOSH is delighted to be the headline sponsor of the RoSPA Awards. Recognising excellence in health and safety is essential to ensure we celebrate achievement, but it is also about reinforcing a culture of care, accountability and continuous improvement. These awards serve as a powerful reminder that employee safety and wellbeing transcends borders and looking after our people, so they can go home safe, healthy and happy every day, also drives sustainable success and resilience.

Dee Arp, NEBOSH Chief Quality Officer and the Head Judge of the RoSPA Awards

About the RoSPA Awards

The esteemed RoSPA Awards program now celebrates its 69th year as the UK’s largest and most impactful health and safety programme. With almost 2,000 entries annually from over 50 countries, impacting over seven million employees, they offer a platform to spotlight an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in health and safety. Whether entrants seek non-competitive excellence recognition or vie for competitive awards across 20 industry sectors, the RoSPA Awards provide an unparalleled opportunity to stand among leaders shaping safer, healthier workplaces.

About the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

RoSPA is a leading voice in health and safety that campaigns to reduce avoidable accidents. Our vision is to create a life free from accidental injury, and with the support of our members, this is at the core of everything we do. We lobby Government on issues that matter, pioneer the world’s largest health and safety awards and provide a suite of RoSPA qualifications that help learners and employers keep their colleagues safe from accidents and ill-health.

For further information please contact Paul Clarke or Joe Tinkler in the RoSPA Press Office: [email protected], 0121 248 2134