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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

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