RoSPA Awards – Frequently Asked Questions
General information
Q Our organisation has not entered for a RoSPA Award before. What do we do?
Q Does our organisation have to be a RoSPA member?
Q For what period of performance are the awards made?
Q Our organisation is a new venture and does not have a full year’s RIDDOR data. Can we still enter?
Q What type of award should we apply for?
Q What are the ‘Specialist Awards’?
Q If our application is successful what will our award be?
Q What happens if we enter for but don’t win an Industry Sector Award?
Q Our organisation has previously entered the RoSPA Awards, but this year we have merged with other unit(s)/companies. Should we enter as a whole or individually - and what happens about our past record in the Awards scheme?
Q How would we win a Gold Medal, President’s Award or the RoSPA Order of Distinction?
Q Why is there a difference in cost between the entry fee for the competitive sector awards and the achievement awards?
Q We use the RoSPA QSA auditing system Do we still have to submit a full entry, including a supporting evidence folder?
Q Our organisation had a fatal accident this year. Can we still apply for an award?
Closing dates and the early entry discount
Q How do we qualify for the early entry discount?
Q What happens if our entry arrives after the closing date?
Preparing your entry
Q When answering the Key Performance Questions, does the limit of five x A4 pages (minimum point size 10, single line spacing) apply to each of the 10 questions or in total?
Q Does it matter if we don’t answer the KPQs?
Q Does the size and type of our entry folder matter?
Q What if we cannot provide any corporate KPIs such as audit scores?
Q Why do you ask what industry sector we operate in?
Q We use Accident Frequency Rates rather than Accident Incidence Rates. Are these acceptable?
Q We’ve noticed the RIDDOR rates used in the RoSPA Awards are different from others we have seen. Why is this?
Q How do we find out our Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code?
Q Our organisation covers several different activities and therefore has several SIC Codes. How do we decide which is the most appropriate SIC Code incidence rate to quote?
Q Individual sites/parts of our organisation would like to receive their own award - what should we do?
Q Should we include contractor/sub-contractor staff in our total number of employees?
Q We do not have full accident data for our contractors / sub contractors (Entry Form section 3.4). What should we do?
Q Our entry does not have a workforce representative’s countersignature. Does this matter?
Q Our award application is actively opposed by one or more interested parties. Can we still apply?
Q Is ‘24/7’ safety a required initiative, but we do not currently do much in this area. Will this count against us?
Q Why isn’t the entry form available as an editable electronic file?
After sending your entry
Q Have you received our entry?
Q When will I know the outcome of the judging, and what level of award we have achieved?
Q What happens if our RoSPA Award entry is unsuccessful?
Feedback and return of entries
Q What if we would like feedback on our submission?
Q We would like our supporting evidence folder returned after judging. What do we do and when will we get it back?
Presentation ceremonies
Q If our application is successful, when will our award be presented?
Q How many people from our organisation can attend?
Q What time should I come and what should I bring with me to the presentation?
Q What is the dress code for the presentation ceremonies and evening banquets?
Q What happens at the awards banquets?
Q Will we need to bring our tickets?
Q When will the awards banquet be for our industry sector?
Q Can we choose which evening banquet we attend?
Q Some of our guests have special dietary requirements. What should we do?
Q What happens if we book dinner places, but later find we can’t make the event?
Accommodation
Q How do we book accommodation at the awards presentation venue?
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