The program recognises and honours the outstanding individuals, teams, and organisations making a real impact on health and safety across Australia and New Zealand.

Categories:

• Category 1: Best Continuous Improvement of a WHS Management System
• Category 2: Best Solution of a WHS Risk
• Category 3: Best WHS Training Program
• Category 4: Best Communication of a Safety Message
• Category 5: Best Individual WHS Achievement
• Category 6: Best Safety Leadership Program/Initiative
• Category 7: Best Health and Wellbeing Program
• Category 8: Best Return and Recovery at Work System
• Category 9: Best Solution for Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work
• Category 10: Best WHS Commercial Product or Service Innovation
• Category 11: Best Safety Team
• Pinnacle Award: Award for Excellence in WHS

Winners will be announced at the National Safety Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner on 23 October, 2025 at the e Sheraton Hyde Park.

Award nominations are open to any Australian operated business, organisation, alliance or individual in the public or private sector with a workplace health and safety initiative that complies with one of the nine categories.

We encourage all organisations, regardless of sizes, to apply to the awards as entries are judged on the innovation and excellence of the health and safety initiative and award criteria. The only exception to this is Category 2 where sub-categories have been set up based on organisation size. Please ensure you select the relevant sub-category.

Previous year’s nominees are eligible to enter the same category again with the same initiative if they have not previously won or been highly commended. NSCA Foundation encourages that these submissions only resubmit if they are accompanied by new material attesting to the significance of the project or program or further developments with the project or program that are significant.

Any third-party suppliers/contractors utilised in the development of the organisation’s initiative must be recognised.

• Address: NSCA Foundation Level 2, 11 Khartoum Road North Ryde 2113 NSW
• Phone: 02 8879 8290
• Email: awards@nsca.org.au
• Website: www.nationalsafetyawards.com.au