NatEx West Midlands gets five-star health and safety rating again
National Express West Midlands is celebrating its eighth Five Star Occupational Health and Safety rating from the British Safety Council.
The British Safety Council audit reviewed every aspect of National Express West Midlands’ safety procedures, including observing operations at various sites, interviewing employees, and evaluating safety policies, processes and procedures.
To achieve the five-star grading, a company must score 92% and above for its performance against several key safety indicators in occupational health and safety management systems. This year National Express West Midlands scored 96.4%.
“Our organisation’s commitment and focus on safety is relentless” – Mark Heffernan, UK Chief Operating & Safety Officer for National Express
Mark Heffernan, UK Chief Operating & Safety Officer for National Express, said: “Our organisation’s commitment and focus on safety is relentless, so we are incredibly proud to have once again been recognised by the British Safety Council with another five-star grading – an achievement we’ve maintained in each and every audit since 2016.
“It is a credit to all of our colleagues, who are consistently taking responsible action, that we have once again achieved the very highest standard, reflecting all the hard work and dedication from teams right across our business.”
“The award of a five-star grading following our occupational best practice Health and Safety Audit is an outstanding achievement” – Mike Robinson, CEO British Safety Council
Mike Robinson, CEO British Safety Council, said: “The award of a five-star grading following our occupational best practice Health and Safety Audit is an outstanding achievement.
“It is reflective of a proactive organisation which is committed to continual improvement in its health and safety arrangements and managing risks to workers’ health, safety and wellbeing.
“National Express West Midlands should be very proud of this achievement.”