These were our 20 finalists for the 2023 STAR (Safety, Thanks and Recognition) Awards. They were chosen from over 40 nominations which all showcased the extraordinary effort our people across the electricity transmission sector put in to ensure health and safety remains at the forefront of their work.
| Award category | Description | Our finalists |
|---|---|---|
| Frontline Leadership | A person who is new to the electricity industry who demonstrates outstanding commitment to health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace |
Evan McKenzie - Ventia Demonstrating outstanding commitment to health, safety and wellbeing in treacherous conditions Aaron Maxwell - Downer Exemplary leadership, advocating safety, compassion and community |
| Future of Safety | A trainee or apprentice who is new to the electricity industry who demonstrates outstanding commitment to health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace |
Jairao Kadam - Downer Igniting excellence in workplace health, safety and wellbeing Harry Baker - Omexom Fresh eyes on safety Matt Spence - Ventia A rising star and future safety thought leader Seff Curle - Northpower Future Safety Leader |
| Hauora Wellbeing Initiative | An initiative or strategy that is leading to greater physical, mental, social and/or spiritual hauora or wellbeing for people |
Ventia Healthy Minds Programme Dialog Fitzroy What's My Why - Everything we do ensures the safety of the team WSP Incident Resilience Programme |
| Safety Innovation / Safety by Design | An innovation, safety improved by design, or new technology with potential for safety improvement industry-wide |
Altitude Resurfacing Limited Blast Deck Omexom Towing frame for controlled transformer movement Northpower Ladder anchor system with fall restraint Lumen Tower to Pole replacements Groundline and Transpower Design activities to enable a safe and effective solution to replace ageing urban conductors |
| Team Safety | A team or organisation that has significantly improved its safety culture and performance by adopting better ways of working |
Downer, Omexom and Ventia A united team in a time of crisis - Restoring power to the Hawke's Bay safely Cake Commercial, Altitude Resurfacing Limited, Dialog Fitzroy, SRG Global Asset Services NZ, Northpower The safety journey of Tower Painting Ventia, Omexom, Downer, Northpower and Transpower Protection and Automation improvements – Total Reportable Unplanned outages and interruptions Frequency Rate |
| Thought Leadership | An individual who provides key health, safety or wellbeing insights and influence, respected as a go-to person in this field of expertise |
Gene Peters - Omexom A reflective, learning approach to safety Phillip Armstrong - Omexom An innovative thought leader, delivering creative innovative solutions Craig Moore - Ventia A true industry role model and safety thought leader |