The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Program of the Year award recognizes an organization’s successful implementation of policies and/or training programs that prevent workplace accidents and injuries, increase safety awareness, and meet the requirements of environmental and occupational health and safety laws and requirements. Open to all Ocean Renewables
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HSE Program of the Year
Eligibility & Criteria
- Group/Team, Company, Academic
- The project goes above and beyond standard HSE programs resulting in significant, long-lasting impact within your organization’s culture
- Demonstrates quality innovation, investment, and implementation of an HSE policy and/or training program
- Demonstrates measurable and sustainable change as a result of the project; include baselines, metrics, and key performance indicators
- The project/program serves as a strong model and inspiration for other offshore wind and other ocean renewables companies
- The program/policy has led to the creation of new skills, knowledge, or experience
Oceantic Network board members, Awards Committee, and jurors are ineligible to submit for individual awards during their terms of service. Their company is still permitted to submit a nomination, in which case the individual Board member, committee member, or juror will be recused from judging for that category.
Process & Submission Requirements
Application materials must be submitted as a single PDF file via the online portal. Use the Award Nomination Template to create your submission. Each page must include the entry category, project title (as applicable), and page number at the top. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, single space. The Award Application submission should include:
- Title page: Include the name (individual/company/organization), project name, and project location (as applicable).
- Nomination Overview: Include the Nominated Name (individual/company/organization); Nominating Name (if different entity); Submitting Individual/s name, email; Nominated Point of Contact/s name, email; Short Description (75 words or less).
NOTE: This description will provide the basis for all publicity for the nomination. - Executive Summary (max 500 words): A brief overview of the project. Explain all factors that exhibit the project’s uniqueness and complexity, such as innovative engineering, challenges faced, and overall social impact.
- Description (min 300 words | max 2,000 words): Address the criteria for the category you are entering. Describe why this project is worthy of special recognition. Entrants may use text, photos, graphics, organizational charts as needed.
- Overview (do not exceed 5 pages): Showcase organizational information, project description/approach (including problem solved, if applicable), implementation strategy, results and outcomes, as well as outlines key participants/team members, owner/client (if applicable), and images. Access the Submission Template.
- Images: High resolution headshot or group photo and company logo (300 dpi).
- Letter of Reference (max 500 words). A letter from the Client/Owner addressed to Ventus Awards Committee describing the relationship of the client/owner and entrant in the development of the project (note: can be the same entity), the project in use, and how the entrant’s contribution solves the client/owner’s needs.
- All applicants will be judged solely on their submitted materials.
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