The
NIH Mission First, Safety Always Award , presented by the Office of Research
Services (ORS), Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS), showcases
NIH personnel who have demonstrated leadership, innovation and involvement in
their organization’s safety culture and promoted safety in the workplace.
Nominations can be submitted through the ORS, DOHS website: http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/HealthAndSafety/SafetyAwards/Pages/NIH-Mission-First,-Safety-Always.aspx
Please nominate a colleague
that has demonstrated safety leadership, with practical
examples in two or more of the following areas:
- Leadership
attributes that set the nominee apart from his or her peers.
- Initiating
and/or leading a successful safety initiative.
- Engaging
peers and transforming the safety culture of the organization.
- Promoting
safety as an important part of your program.
- Working to
correct unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards.
Nominations
are open until August 2, 2013. NIH wants to
recognize and celebrate safety excellence! Nominate a safety leader
today!
If you have any
questions, please e-mail them to ORSSafetyDay@mail.nih.gov
or send written questions to: NIH, OD, ORS, DOHS (Attn: NIH Mission
First, Safety Always Questions), Bldg 13, Room 3K04, 13 South Drive, MSC 5760,
Bethesda, MD 20892-5760.