Beaumont Safety Trophy

Rule 1. The Beaumont Safety Trophy shall be competed for annually; the presentation to take place at the Group Annual Dinner following the competition. 

Rule 2. The Trophy shall be awarded, at the discretion of the Adjudicating Panel, for the best new device or method of working that is being implemented by the entrant for the prevention of accidents in the Construction Industry, whilst at the same time judged to have best furthered the objectives of the Construction Health and Safety Group.

Theses objectives are: 

• • To improve occupational health and safety in the construction industry
  • To foster co-operation between Government, employers and those who work in the
    construction industry 
  • To study the health and safety training needs of the industry
  • To provide training in response to the identified need

Entries shall be made on the attached competition form and submitted together with appropriate supporting details.

Rule 3. Eligibility for the competition shall be limited to individuals, companies,
organisations or educational establishment whose business or activities are associated with the construction industry. 

Entries submitted by a company, organisation or educational establishment may be made either: 

(a) jointly with an individual employee, or 

(b) when the entry is the joint product of the work of large number of people and it is not possible to nominate one individual, then a letter stating the facts should be submitted with the entry for a ruling
by the Adjudicating Panel under Rule 9. 

Rule 4. The Adjudicating Panel shall comprise of three Directors of the Construction Health and Safety Group. 

Rule 5. Every entrant consents, as a condition of entry, to provide a personal presentation to the Adjudicating Panel, if so required by that panel. 

Rule 6. Every entrant consents to the publication of all or any part of any particulars of their
respective entry as a condition of entry.  Any entrants intending to apply for a patent or registered design are advised that such an application should be made prior to any publication of their entry.  If such an application has been submitted at the time of entry, this fact must be made known when the entry is
submitted.  The Adjudicating Panel will give preference to entries that have a practical value. 

Rule 7. The Construction Health and Safety Group will not be held liable for any loss or damage to an entry, however caused.  Whilst every care will be taken, entrants are advised to refrain from sending originals wherever possible. 

Rule 8. All competition forms shall be completed and returned to the John Ryder Training Centre so as to be received not later than 20th April 2020, or otherwise as may be indicated, and all entries must have been developed during the preceding 18 months. 

Rule 9. All decisions of the Adjudicating Panel concerning this competition shall be by a majority vote and shall be final and binding upon entrants. 

Rule 10. The Construction Health and Safety Group reserve the right to amend these Conditions of Entry at any time by notice served by the Company Secretary.