David Morris, chairman of the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), has been honoured by RoSPA in the form of the safety charity’s Distinguished Service Award. The Award is reserved for individuals who make exceptional contributions to society through their work in health and safety.€ﾨ€ﾨ
In making the Award, RoSPA said Mr Morris has exercised a powerful and strategic leadership role in occupational safety and health over many years, leading developments on health and safety management standards, corporate accountability, and the role of directors, which resulted in the first published guidance on directors’ duties and the health and safety content of companies’ annual reports.
€ﾨ€ﾨIn 1999, he guided Health and Safety Executive’s input to developing the Government’s Revitalising Health and Safety strategy, and subsequently led key aspects of the strategy’s implementation. In 2002, he was seconded to the Directorate of Railway Policy to lead work on key recommendations of the Cullen Inquiry, later becoming deputy chief inspector of railways at the Office of Rail Regulation (he retired from that role this year).€ﾨ€ﾨ
In 2002, Mr Morris also took up the unremunerated post of chairman of NEBOSH. Under his leadership, NEBOSH has refocused on customer service and developed a rolling strategic development plan. He has presided over unprecedented growth, transforming NEBOSH’s governance to allow its board to focus on strategy and equipping its executive to focus on international growth and new qualifications.€ﾨ€ﾨ
Tom Mullarkey, RoSPA chief executive, said: “David Morris is most deserving of our recognition and respect. He is a sterling example of a professional who has really made a positive difference in the lives of workers, ensuring that they go home safely at the end of each day.”
