SHP Rising Star Awards 2024

Safety & Health Practitioner

Launched by SHP in 2015, the Rising Star Award is free to enter and open to anyone aged 30 and under.

This special award aims to commend young professionals showing drive and determination in the early stages of their careers and supports them for further success.

As well as a Rising Star UK award, previous years have seen sub-awards in categories including manufacturing, construction and international – however, this year we will be looking for just one overall winner – the Rising Star.

This year, as an exciting new addition, SHP will announce the winner of the award live at our partner show for leaders of people and property – Anticipate London (2-4 December).

Recognising health and safety professionals across all sectors, going above and beyond to improve occupational health, safety and/or workplace wellbeing in the UK, this is among one of the highest awards for young health and safety professionals.

The current holder of Rising Star, winner of the 2023 award, is Samantha Cartwright, Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor at Luton Airport. “I was incredibly proud to be awarded SHP’s Rising Star of 2023. The unexpected yet much appreciated award recognised my dedication to wellbeing in the workplace; a topic which I am very passionate about.”

In a special interview about winning the award Samantha said: “I would love to see more younger people not being afraid to step out and go against the norm, inciting change.”

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Rising Star Roll of Honour

2023 SHP Rising Stars winner

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  Samantha Cartwright holding her SHP Award

  Samantha Cartwright (pictured), Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor, Luton Airport

2022 SHP Rising Star winners

• Jake Newell, Asbestos Analyst, Acorn Analytical Services, Rising Star UK
• Sophie Henderson, SHEQ Advisor, Ward and Burke Construction, Rising Star in Construction
• Courtney Beecham, EHS Assistant, Lumentum, Rising Star in Manufacturing
• Oluwasegun Abdulwaheed, Menasco Mechanical Contracting, Rising Star International

2021 SHP Rising Star winners

• Cindy Bell – SHE Advisor at Greggs – Rising Star UK and Rising Star in Manufacturing
• Jessica Collings – Health and Safety Officer at Great British Communications Ltd – Rising Star in Construction
• Shari Bowen – HSSE Officer at Massy Distribution Ltd – Rising Star International
  

2020 SHP Rising Star winners

• Lucilla Cummings – HSE Improvement Specialist, Travis Perkins PLC – Rising Star UK
• Samantha Watts – EHS Specialist, PepsiCo – Rising Star in Manufacturing
• Matt Durant – Training Ltd Managing Director, BAM Construction – Rising Star in Construction

2019 SHP Rising Star winners

• Robert Jukes – HSE Manager, Wax Lyrical – Rising Star in Manufacturing and Rising Star UK
• Toby Cook – Health, Safety & Wellbeing Trainee, Lanes Group – Rising Star in Utilities
• Brett Edkins – Health & Safety Manager, Grangewood – Rising Star in Construction
• Molly Gill – Trainee Health & Safety Officer, Leeds City College – Rising Star in Wellbeing
• Elizabeth Joseph – Assistant Designated Person Ashore, Shell Int. Trading & Shipping Co. – Rising Star in Transport
• Cynthia Maua – Environment Health & Safety Officer, PTC seconded to Kenya Breweries Ltd – Rising Star International
• Carl Morgan – Health and Safety Advisor, EDF – Winner, Rising Star in Innovation

2018 SHP Rising Star winners

• Jyssica Murphy – Health & Safety Advisor, Torus – Winner, Rising Star UK
• Sanjay Rajasekaran – Group Safety & Health Manager at Tata Sons Ltd – Winner, Rising Star International

2017 SHP Rising Star winners

• Jamie Sutherland-Pownall – Senior Safety Specialist, Sellafield Ltd. – Winner, Rising Star UK
• Emmanuel Uwalaka – Health and Safety Administrator, OSHAssociation – Winner, Rising Star International

2016 SHP Rising Star winner

• James Eastham – Health & Safety Advisor, Eric Wright Group

What makes a Rising Star?

If you’re looking to enter the SHP Rising Star category, judges will be looking for entrants, under the age of 30, to demonstrate commitment, drive and passion to their role. Where appropriate, they would like to see tangible examples of initiative taken and to demonstrate this passion and commitment and drive. 

Last year’s winner Samantha added: “My advice for those of you applying to be 2024’s winner is simple: let your passion shine through! Show us your motivations for doing what you do, and the impact you want to have on workplace health, safety & wellbeing. Best of luck to all applicants & I can’t wait to read your submissions”.

More on previous Rising Star winners and finalists

• Samantha Cartwright on wellbeing and making a positive difference
• Podcast: ‘I was just over the moon’: 2022 Rising Star Jake Newell
• The future is bright – In conversation with Lamara Martin
• ‘The future of safety is very much behavioural safety focused’
• ‘The training industry is going revolve around a blend of face-to-face and virtual’
• ‘I want to be a leader and considered an authority within the industry’

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