<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><p>The Electrical SafetyRoundtable Above and Beyond Awards (ABA) are now open for entries. The ABA,created by the Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) in the Workplace group aimto recognize and celebrate individuals and organisations who go aboveand beyond their legal duty and strive to enhance and improve electrical safetywithin the workplace.</p></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><p>The awardsare open to all individuals and organisations with a notable interest inelectrical safety and will be judged on evidence from the past 24 months. TheABA provide a great opportunity to share best practice and promote electricalsafety, gain recognition, and provide clients and customers with confidence inproducts and services.</p><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><p>Categoriesto enter include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Product of the year<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Electrical Safety Initiative of the year<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Changemaker of the year<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Derek Thompson Industry Service Award </p><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><p>Commentingon the ABA, Paul Meenan, Chair of the ESR Workplace group said: [i]‘As a groupwe wanted to provide the electrical industry with an opportunity to get theirhard work recognised. Enhancing electrical safety is the ESR’s key mission andthese awards will provide a great chance to showcase organisations andindividuals’ efforts to enhance electrical safety and hopefully inspireothers.’[/i][/p]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]Louise Adamson,electrical safety campaigner and member of the sub-group that created theawards said: [i]‘It’s a huge privilege to have been asked to be involved injudging these Awards and I would encourage everyone with something to shoutabout, to do so. I know there can sometimes be reticence to boastabout successes, but this is about more than the prospect of winning anAward. It’s an opportunity to share the very best of practices,which will in turn inspire others to action, improve safety across theelectrical contracting industry and beyond, and that will, ultimately, savelives. [/p]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]Because stilltoo many lives are lost each year in workplaces or because of poor workingpractices. Those are lives like that of my wee brother, who died at theage of 26 in an entirely preventable electrical incident. I’mcommitted to working every day to prevent anyone else from having to lose aloved one in an incident which could and should have been prevented.[/p]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]These Awards arean opportunity to share lessons learned, to work collectively to improve safetyand ultimately ensure that when a loved one leaves home for work, they then gohome safe and sound to their family at the end of their working day ornight.’[/p]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]The Above and Beyond Awards are open for entries now<b> </b>andclose on the 13<sup>th </sup>January 2023,<b> </b>with Winners beingannounced in February.</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]For more information and to apply to the Above and Beyond Awardsvisit: </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://awards.electricalsafetyroundtable.co.uk/">EsrAwards (electricalsafetyroundtable.co.uk)</a>[/p]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-hyphenate:auto;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[p]Find out more about the Electrical Safety Roundtable <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://https://www.electricalsafetyroundtable.co.uk/electrical-safety-in-the-workplace.aspx" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">here</a></span></font>[/p]</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>