INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
- AWARD 1: Australian WHS Champion (CEO) of the Year
- Less than 1,000 employees
- Greater than or equal to 1,000 employees
- AWARD 2: Australian WHS Leader of the Year
- Less than 1,000 employees
- Greater than or equal to 1,000 employees
- AWARD 3: Australian WHS Emerging Leader of the Year
- AWARD 4: Australian HSR of the Year
- AWARD 5: Harold Greenwood Thomas Lifetime Achievement
ORGANISATIONAL / TEAM AWARDS
- AWARD 6: Australian WHS Team of the Year
- AWARD 7: Best WHS Health & Wellbeing Program
- AWARD 8: Best WHS Learning & Professional Development Program
- AWARD 9: Best WHS Technology Initiative
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
SUBMISSION OVERVIEW:
Information provided in this section may be used in collateral and on the website should your submission be named as a finalist. It is important that you do NOT include any sensitive or confidential information in this section.
Individual Awards:
- Executive Summary – 50 words
- Organisation Overview – 50 words
- Applicant Overview – 75 words
Organisational / Team Awards:
- Executive Summary – 50 words
- Challenge Overview – 50 words
- Initiative Overview – 75 words
- Outcomes and Impact Overview – 50 words
SUBMISSION STATEMENTS:
Refer to the Criteria of the Award you are applying for. This list defines the award criteria to guide the provision of details of the initiative, the challenge, and the outcome.
Information in this section will ONLY be available to the AIHS judges and the AIHS Awards team and will NOT be used in collateral or on the website. All judges sign confidentiality agreements
Individual Awards:
The Award submission must clearly explain how the criteria for the award has been met or exceeded. Statements on each award criteria should be approx. 300 words each, with a maximum 2,500 words across all statements. Any text that exceeds the 2,500-word limit may not be viewed by the judging panel.
Organisational/Team Awards:
The Award submission must clearly explain how the criteria for the award has been met or exceeded. The Submission Statements on Challenge, Initiative and Outcomes must adhere to the word count limit of 2,500 words in total. Any text that exceeds the 2,500-word limit may not be viewed by the judging panel.
Supporting Evidence:
Your Award submission may be supported by evidence:
- Maximum of 5 x A4 pages, plus
- One (optional) video link (max. 5 mins)
Should you include hyperlinks to webpages in your supporting evidence, each hyperlink counts as one (1) of your A4 pages.
Please ensure that any critical information is included in your submission statements and does not rely only on evidence. The purpose of the evidence is to support what is detailed within the submission.
References:
Upload a minimum of 2 submission references, including their contact information.
Images:
- If applying for an individual award, please upload your head shot high res (300dpi), jpg format black and white
- If applying for an organisational award, please upload your company logo high res, eps format black and white
Maximum file size if 5MB per piece.
Important Dates:
NOMINATIONS OPEN: 1st – 30th April 2023
JUDGING: 1st – 30th May 2023
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED: 12th June 2023
GALA EVENING: Thursday, 31st August 2023 in Melbourne