Company Objective is to Achieve Zero
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Redhill, UK (12 May 2008) – Black & Veatch, a leading global
engineering, consulting and construction company, was recently lauded by The
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its exceptional
efforts to maintain the highest standards in occupational health and
safety.
Black & Veatch’s Scottish project team working for Scottish Water
Solutions; the company’s Southern team working on Southern Water’s Margate
& Broadstairs Wastewater Treatment Scheme; and its Wales team working for
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have been selected to receive the prestigious RoSPA.
In addition, the company’s Northern team has also won RoSPA’s coveted Gold
Medal. Gold Awards have also been presented to its Northumbrian Water Alliance
team, the Watermark team working for Yorkshire Water, and its South West K41
project team. Silver Awards have also been presented to the company’s Thames
Valley, Eastern and Southern teams.
The Scottish team is being awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal – one of the highest
honours in occupational health and safety in the UK industry – for the second
year in a row.
It takes five consecutive Gold awards from RoSPA to qualify for a Gold
Medal. This means that the Scottish team has demonstrated no less than seven
years of exceptional occupational health and safety.
“Black & Veatch has continually provided a high standard in health and
safety when working for Scottish Water Solutions,” said Bob Cummins, Head of
Health & Safety at Scottish Water Solutions. “Its contribution to Scottish
Water Solutions’ goal to
continually improve safety standards through partnership has been
invaluable.
“Black & Veatch not only prides itself on providing safe standards for
its workers, it is also heavily involved with our best practice and knowledge
sharing forums, which help a wider audience learn from their experience and
expertise.”
Steve Miller, Black & Veatch Project Centre Director for Scotland,
added: “We consider safety paramount in our operations, and each professional
knows he has the
backing of the company to ‘do the job right.’ We expect every member of our
team to demonstrate commitment to providing safe, reliable and sustainable
solutions to our clients most complex challenges.”
The Scottish team will collect its Gold Medal at a ceremony to be held in
Glasgow, Scotland, on 25 September 2008.
In a similar vein, the Black & Veatch team working on the Margate &
Broadstairs Wastewater Treatment Scheme has won the RoSPA Gold Award for
Occupational Health and Safety.
RoSPA Awards Manager, David Rawlins, said, “The Black & Veatch/Costain
Joint Venture team working on Margate & Broadstairs, and the client,
Southern Water Services Ltd., has shown a commitment to protecting the health
and well-being of all stakeholders. We hope other businesses and organisations
will follow their lead and strive for continuous improvement in health and
safety management.”
The Southern team will collect its Gold Award in Birmingham on 14 May
2008.
Black & Veatch professionals working for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have won
the RoSPA Silver Award for Occupational Health & Safety.
Black & Veatch Framework Manager, Toby Harding, said, “This is a
tremendous achievement. Awards like this can only be won when every individual
in a team contributes – they should all be extremely proud of themselves.”
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction
company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water,
telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions
that meet clients’ needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions are
provided from the broad line of service expertise available within Black &
Veatch, including conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering
design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management,
program management, construction management, environmental, security design and
consulting, management consulting and infrastructure planning. With $3.2
billion in revenue, the employee-owned company has more than 100 offices
worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six
continents.
Black & Veatch’s global water business provides innovative,
technology-based solutions to utilities, governments and industries worldwide.
Local project teams work with multinational water and wastewater treatment
process experts to address site-specific challenges through a broad range of
consulting, study, planning, design, design-build and construction management
services. The company’s website address is www.bv.com.
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