The Gold Award, is an external accreditation offered to organisations that demonstrate a commitment to delivering and implementing strong health and safety management systems.

David Rawlins, RoSPA Awards Manager, said: “RoSPA firmly believes that organisations that have demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention deserve recognition. Kitsons Environmental Europe Limited has once again shown that it is committed to striving for such continuous improvement and we are delighted to honour it through the presentation of an award.”

Andrew Watson, Managing Director, Kitsons said “This is the fourth consecutive year that Kitsons has achieved this award. The award reflects the hard work of all employees in maintaining the high standards of Occupational Health and Safety Management and Performance over the last twelve months.”

The majority of RoSPA’s awards are non-competitive, marking achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Organisations maintaining high standards can win gold medals, president’s awards and orders of distinction.

Competitive awards are presented in more than 20 sectors, and specialist awards recognise excellence in specific areas, such as the management of occupational road risk.

The RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2011 are sponsored by NEBOSH (The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health), the leading health and safety professional examining body.

Three days of award ceremonies and three gala evening dinners will be held in Birmingham from May 17-19, alongside Safety & Health Expo 2011, Europe’s leading annual health and safety exhibition. An award ceremony and gala dinner will also take place in Glasgow in September.