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SAFETY
ZONE: Navy Safety Award-winner LSBM Matthew Landrigan
stands at the main entrance of HMAS Penguin. Photo: ABPH
Brenton Freind
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Volume 49, No. 22, November 30, 2006
By Michael Brooke
Chief
of Navy VADM Russ Shalders, AO, CSC, RAN, presented the 2006 Navy
Safety Awards at a ceremony conducted at the RAN Heritage Centre
at Garden Island on November 14.
CN said safety in the Navy is paramount to operations and capability
as well as the morale of the people who proudly serve in the RAN,
and therefore “it is everyone’s duty to ensure a safe
working environment”.
“The individual and collective efforts of Navy personnel
with implementing OHS and risk mitigation initiatives are in accordance
with the finest traditions of the RAN and serve as a fine example
of what teamwork and initiative can achieve,” he said.
CN said the 2006 Navy Safety Awards, organised by the Safety Management
System – Navy (SMS-N), “are a means of recognising and
rewarding personnel and organisations that make a conspicuous
and positive contribution to Navy safety”.
VADM Shalders said the Chief of Navy Award for Safety Excellence
recognises Units, Ships, and Establishments that have integrated
responsible OHS practices into their mainstream operations.
The CN Award (category one) for the best implementation of workplace
safety management, which recognises the impact of an effective
and sustainable occupational health and safety management system,
was won by HMAS Parramatta.
CN announced Parramatta as the winner “in recognition of
outstanding commitment in upholding safety throughout a challenging
operational program, including a six- month deployment to the
Middle East Area of Operations and a docked maintenance availability
period. Safety results over this period attest to the value of
a genuine culture of safety and are an outstanding example of
the embedded approach to safety sought by Navy”.
The CN Award (category two) for the best solution of an OHS specific
workplace risk, which recognises an innovative solution to a safety
challenge or invention that significantly reduces workplace risk,
was won by the Amphibious and Afloat Support FEG (AAS FEG).
AAS FEG won the award in recognition of the outstanding work of
all involved with the development of the RAN Marine Boarding Party
Ladder, SAWCA-7.
The CN Award (category three) for the best positive culture of
safety training program was presented to the Australian Navy Cadets
Headquarters in recognition of outstanding effort for the design
and implementation of a new Cadet Induction Training Program.
The CMDR Dave Allen Award, which comes with a $1000 prize, was
presented to LSBM Matthew Landrigan of HMAS Penguin.
Acting in the role of base OHS coordinator, he has conducted a
highly structured review of OHS practices at HMAS Penguin and
recommended a plan of ongoing improvements.
“It’s a huge honour to be recognised in this way,”
LSBM Landrigan said.
CN said the RAN’s world-class safety standard was recognised
earlier when it was presented with two awards in the 2006 Safety
Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) Safety Awards.
HMAS Anzac’s Portable Pontoon entry provided the best solution
to an identified workplace health and safety issue thereby winning
the third category.
For further coverage of the Navy safety Awards Click here.
