The British Safety Council have announced the winners of this year’s international Safety Awards. These awards are designed to celebrate organisations worldwide that have shown a dedication to keep their Health and Safety at a high standard. This year, there were 531 organisations all a variety of different sizes and
Carolyn Lee has been appointed as a solicitor in the London real estate and construction team for DMH Stallard. Carolyn Lee has most recently been part of the team at Linklaters, the construction group. As part of her work at this company, she acted on behalf of major property developers.
The British Safety Council have announced the winners of this year’s international Safety Awards. These awards are designed to celebrate organisations worldwide that have shown a dedication to keep their Health and Safety at a high standard. This year, there were 531 organisations all a variety of different sizes and from different sectors won an International Safety Award. The winners included companies from round the world including the UK, Africa, Asia, India, mainland Europe and the Middle East. Out of these 531 organisations receiving an award, 31 businesses received a distinction, 300 businesses were awarded a merit and 200 achieved a pass. This years’ International Safety Awards was their 59th and it allows independent judges to assess whether organisations from around the world have demonstrated their obligation to protect the health and safety of their staff. This involves making sure that the businesses do everything they can to ensure their workers are safe from being injured or falling ill because of their job role. The independent judges for the scheme look for a reasonable amount of management of the Health and Safety risks by businesses. Making the workplace safe is vital and can bring long term benefits to the workers and employers. Ensuring Health and Safety regulations are at their best will also benefit society as a whole, knowing that they are in a safe environment when they go into a workplace. Celebrating the organisations that are named winners at the International Safety Awards should encourage more and more businesses to improve their Health and Safety measures. The winners of the award gain publicity which can boost the success of the companies. The 2017 and 60th International Safety awards Gala Dinner will be hosted by Gabby Logan and held on the 5th May. This year’s winners include Abu Dhabi Island, Indian Oil, Sotech General Contracting Limited, Bibby Distribution Limited, Carillon Services and Kier Construction Central- RAF Cranwell FTS.
Carolyn Lee has been appointed as a solicitor in the London real estate and construction team for DMH Stallard. Carolyn Lee has most recently been part of the team at Linklaters, the construction group. As part of her work at this company, she acted on behalf of major property developers. Kerry Beattie is a Partner in the DMH Stallard, and suggests that Carolyn will help the London construction and real estate company as they aim to work on more substantial projects with developers, funders owners and occupiers. Lee’s experience of drafting and negotiation of all documents that are required in order to procure the developments. These documents include the JCT forms of contract as well as more bespoke agreements with their clients. In her role, Carolyn will also be an advisor for construction obligations in real estate transactions, for example development agreements or agreements for lease. Carolyn started her career working under Kerry, therefore there is already a working relationship established which should lead to a successful combination while they are at DMH Stallard. The team at DMH Stallard works on a variety of different projects, and Carolyn Lee should be a fruitful addition to the team. DMHStallard work in the South of England and have offices in London, Gatwick, Brighton and Guildford. The company employs 300 staff. These staff members include 60 partners. DMH Stallard is an award winning law firm that aims to deliver their client’s objectives. After growing rapidly over the last ten years, DMH Stallard has become one of the most forward thinking law firms in the country in the mid-market sector. The law firm also has a history of working on cross-border transactions, which could involve several different jurisdictions. DMH Stallard are part of Law Europe International, which is a multinational network of law firms with the aim of providing legal assistance to member firms’ clients from around the world.