British Safety Council held its annual Gala Dinner on 19 June to celebrate the winners of its International Safety Awards 2025, at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London. This is the 67th year the awards have taken place and the 65th year of a gala dinner.
The prestigious event, which this year was sponsored by HSI Donesafe, was hosted by adventurer James Cracknell OBE, the celebrated former Olympic Rower, and included speeches by British Safety Council CEO, Mike Robinson, its chairman Peter McGettrick, and Dr. Tim Marsh, world-renowned Safety Psychologist and MD of Anker and Marsh.
The event combined a formal presentation ceremony with a dinner and evening of live entertainment.
The International Safety Awards recognise and celebrate organisations from around the world that have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme’s independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill health during the previous calendar year. The awards also acknowledge organisations that have shown commitment to wellbeing and mental health at work.
In 2025, 789 organisations won an International Safety Award. They span all sectors with significant representation from the construction, manufacturing, oil, gas, mining, power and utility sectors. Winners were drawn from 45 countries worldwide. 212 organisations were awarded a Distinction, 371 organisations were awarded a Merit and 206 organisations achieved a Pass.
Speaking at the event, Chief Executive of British Safety Council, Mike Robinson said: “These awards demonstrate the commitment of all organisations represented, not only to the health and safety of their own workforces, but to the British Safety Council’s vision that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work. As we celebrate individual and collective successes here tonight, we also understand what the success means outside the context of this evening. The safer and healthier workplaces you are building mean that more people get to go home safely at the end of each working day.
“And in an age defined by rapid change, this commitment to worker health, safety, and wellbeing has never been so needed, nor so important. The world is changing, and access to knowledge and support are invaluable tools in navigating social, political, environmental and technological change. Our members, working in more than 60 countries, share this same commitment, understanding that healthier and safer workplaces are more productive and more profitable too.
“It is our vision at the British Safety Council that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work – anywhere in the world. By sharing the achievements of the winners of these awards, we can inspire other employers everywhere to follow their lead and give workers’ health, safety and wellbeing the priority it rightly deserves.”
In his address, Chairman of British Safety Council, Peter McGettrick said: “I know I speak, in unison, with the trustees and staff of British Safety Council when I say just how impressed we have been with the quality of award entries we received this year. As ever, we remain grateful for a growing number of applications from different regions of the world, as each of these demonstrates a shared commitment to making the health, safety and wellbeing of workers a priority.
