Cosalt recognised by British Safety Council

26 May 2011

Cosalt Offshore, a provider of lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil and gas industry, has been recognised by the British Safety Council for their dedication to improving health and safety in the workplace.

The company was presented with an International Safety Award at a special banquet hosted by the British Safety Council at the Grosvenor House in Park Lane, London on Friday 20 May.

Cosalt Offshore attained a merit level award after receiving 56 points out of 60 during the stringent marking and evaluation process carried out by the Council.

Sandy Gowing, Technical Director of Cosalt Offshore, said: "Receiving this award is a real honor and testament to the hard work and dedication of the whole team, we are all very proud to have been given such recognition.

"Excellent QHSE management is of the utmost importance to the company - it is a continuous process and we are always striving to improve on the high standards we set ourselves."

Cosalt Offshore was recently awarded the Bronze Healthy Working Lives standard by the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives for efforts to boost health and wellbeing in the workplace.

The company also successfully attained the internationally-recognised OHSAS 18001 for its operations in Aberdeen, given to companies who take stringent steps to protect their workforce and actively promote health & safety in the workplace.

The company already has ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards testifying to its strong environmental performance.

Cosalt Offshore has nearly 300 personnel, including a team of multi-skilled engineers, based in Aberdeen and its operations at Stavanger.