RoSPA Launches 2027 Health and Safety Awards
The long-running awards invite entries from businesses, public bodies, charities and fleet operators across more than 60 countries.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Awards
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has launched its 2027 Health and Safety Awards, which began in 1956 and receive more than 2,000 entries each year. Entries come from over 60 countries and more than 30 industry sectors.
Why it matters
The awards give organizations independent recognition of their health and safety commitment and let entrants benchmark themselves against peers in their industry. Their international reach reflects how workplace safety standards are compared across borders.
The awards receive more than 2,000 entries annually from over 60 countries across more than 30 industry sectors. The stub does not state entry fees, winner counts, or whether entry numbers have grown or declined in recent cycles.
The players
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
RoSPA is a UK-based charity focused on accident prevention and workplace health and safety, and it organizes the awards.
NEBOSH
NEBOSH is a UK-based examining body for health and safety qualifications that serves as the headline sponsor of the awards.
Becky Hickman
Becky Hickman is the chief executive of RoSPA, leading the organization that runs the awards.
Dee Arp
Dee Arp is Chief Quality Officer at NEBOSH and serves as Head Judge of the RoSPA Awards.
The details
Entries are open to multinational businesses, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and fleet operators, and are judged by leading safety experts across categories including Achievement Awards, Fleet Safety Awards and Sector Awards. OCS participates in the awards, and NEBOSH is the headline sponsor, with Dee Arp serving as Head Judge.
Timeline
1956: The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards began.
2027: The 2027 awards were launched.
Culture Shift
The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, running continuously since 1956, show how workplace safety recognition has become a long-standing feature of corporate reputation-building. Its growth into an international program drawing entries from over 60 countries reflects a broader expansion of safety culture across borders.
Organizations in more than 30 industry sectors can enter the awards to earn independent recognition of their safety performance. Fleet operators and SMEs are eligible categories, making the program relevant to smaller employers as well as large multinationals.
The takeaway
Entering an independent safety awards program offers a structured way to benchmark your organization against industry peers. Organizations considering entry should review the category options that match their sector and size.
Further reading
Explore more Awards coverage to see how recognition programs like this one are shaping professional standards.
More information
Details and entry information are available on the RoSPA 2027 Health and Safety Awards entry page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by ISHN.
