Nexus picks up second consecutive gold award for health and safety work
The team behind much of the North East’s public transport has been praised for its health and safety work.
Nexus, which operates the Metro and Shields Ferry has picked up its second consecutive award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
Now in their 70th year, the RoSPA Awards are the world’s largest health and safety awards programme, recognising organisations and individuals who have set the highest standards in accident prevention.
Erika Allen, Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment Director at Nexus, said: “I’m delighted that we have achieved our second consecutive RoSPA award, underlining our ongoing commitment and dedication to health and safety excellence in everything that we do.
“These are prestigious awards, with thousands of entrants from across the world, so to hear that we’ve secured gold again is a real achievement.”
“It showcases the high standards that we are setting and underlines our unrelenting dedication to accident prevention in the safety critical environment that our business operates in.
“The safety of our customers and our workforce is our top priority.”