The State Claims Agency has announced the shortlist of finalists for the Enterprise Risk Network Recognition Awards 2023.
These awards acknowledge and reward the leaders in enterprise risk management in the State sector and commend the ongoing process of continuous improvement and progress in the management of risk within State Authorities which are part of the General Indemnity Scheme.
More than 101 submissions were received from State Authorities across the seven categories. Announcing the finalists, Pat Kirwan, Deputy Director, Enterprise Risk, State Claims Agency said:
“Congratulations to all our finalists. During the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations across the State saw the critical value and importance of the work of health and safety risk management professionals. The shortlist of projects includes a wide variety of risk initiatives which safeguard staff, members of the public and others impacted by the activities of State Authorities. We look forward to recognising the good work undertaken to help ensure we are safe in our work.”
The winners will now be selected by the panel of judges and announced on 11 May 2023.
2023 Finalists
Award Category |
Finalists |
|---|---|
People and Risk Culture Award Recognises a risk management project or initiative that demonstrates a State Authority’s ability to improve overall risk and safety culture. |
Irish Prison Service Irish Prison Service - A holistic and novel approach to infection control St. Johns Hospital St. Johns Hospital’s approach to the management of COVID-19 Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine Flagging of serious incidents on customer database |
Collaboration Award Recognises a risk management project or initiative which demonstrates collaboration between a State Authority (or a group of State Authorities) and another organisation (or group of organisations), or between two or more teams within a State Authority, to improve overall risk and safety. |
Office of Public Works Enabling the Civil service and certain State agencies to plan for the safe return of staff to their normal workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mercy University Hospital MUH Watch – Proactive crime prevention programme in partnership with An Garda Síochána
Irish Prison Service Development and implementation of a prisoner peer mediation course to improve conflict management skills |
Education & Learning Award Recognises a project or initiative that delivered a bespoke training course, or series of training courses, which enhanced learning and continuous improvement within a State Authority to improve overall risk and safety. |
Oberstown Children Detention Campus Training and Development - EAZYSAFE, Critical Incident Management Training and ISO 45001
HSE Work Rehabilitation in the HSE: The role of the line manager in supporting employees to work after illness or injury. An eLearning programme
Tusla, Child and Family Agency Management of workplace Violence, Harassment, and Aggression in Tusla, Child and Family Agency |
Health and Social Care Innovation Award Recognises a State Authority in the health and social care sector that has developed an innovative risk management project or initiative. |
National Health and Safety Function, HSE Implementation of the HSE’s National Ergonomic Programme to implement risk reduction strategies for vaccination centres, as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response
Brothers of Charity Services Ireland National Risk Management Policy and Procedure development and training roll-out in Brothers of Charity Ireland
HSE CHO 8 Support to managers on the Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors Audits within Midlands Louth Meath CHO8
National Health and Safety Function, HSE National Health and Safety Function COVID-19 Pandemic Occupational Health and Safety Self-Assessment Audit Tool |
Public Sector Innovation Award* *Excludes health and social care sector Recognises a State Authority in the public sector that has developed an innovative risk management project or initiative. |
Irish Prison Service Risk-based approach to assessment and improvement of fire safety in the Irish Prison Service Irish Naval Service Providing preparedness and protection to Naval Vessels and shore units against the threat of infectious disease namely COVID-19 Department of Justice Civil Service Health and Safety Managers Network |
NIMS Innovation Award Recognises a State Authority that has used NIMS, the National Incident Management System, in an innovative manner within a risk management project or initiative. |
Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare Establishing NIMS, the National Incident Management System, central inputting service for Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS) Roll out of NIMS, the National Incident Management System, in Community and Comprehensive Schools An Garda Síochána Working to improve incident reporting via NIMS in An Garda Síochána |
NIMS Leader Award Recognises a State Authority that has demonstrated significant improvement in their use of NIMS, the National Incident Management System. |
HSE Implementation of electronic point of occurrence entry for reporting of incidents on NIMS Letterkenny University Hospital Electronic point of occurrence entry onto NIMS for all incidents and complaints occurring in Letterkenny University Hospital St. John of God Transition to NIMS electronic point of occurrence entry in St. John of God North-East Services |