HEALTH & SAFETY EXCELLENCE

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1 2018 Faculty Awards for Health and Safety Excellence Guideline ELIGIBILITY i. The Faculty Awards for Health and Safety Excellence acknowledge and reward outstanding health and safety leadership and performance by University staff members. ii. iii. iv. To be eligible for nomination for a Faculty Award for Health and Safety Excellence, nominees must be members of staff who are either ongoing or on a fixed term appointment normally greater than 12 months. Both individuals and teams/groups are eligible for nomination. Staff cannot be the recipient of an individual award in two consecutive years for the same or substantially similar achievement. v. A team may consist of either a work unit team or individuals from different work units whose collaboration has produced an outstanding contribution. vi. vii. viii. A team must consist of a staff member who can demonstrate their lead in the activity/ project. The other team members must be identified and their critical contributions and role clearly stated. The Award recognises leadership and performance that exceeds what would be expected of staff in the normal performance of duties. Individual and team nominations must meet the following criteria: NOMINATIONS 1. An outstanding and exceptional initiative which has contributed to a safer and healthier environment for work and learning. i. Nominations are to be submitted via to kate.ramzan-levy@newcastle..edu.au ii. iii. iv. For nominations to be valid they must be submitted and completed on the form provided Nominations must also include a signature of endorsement from the nominee(s) Head of School / Area A nomination requires: 1. a brief summary of the achievements that can be used as part of the citation if the nomination is successful (max 100 words); 2. a statement outlining the individual/group achievements and how this meets the nomination criteria (max 250 words); 3. a statement showing how the achievements align to NeW Futures Strategic Plan (max 100 words); 4. a statement outlining how the achievements demonstrate the behaviours within the Leadership Framework (max 100 words). v. Individual nominations and team nominations must be endorsed by the nominee s Head of School or Associate Director, Faculty Services Nominations are due by 2pm on Friday 7 September 2018 via to: kate.ramzan-levy@newcastle.edu.au

2 Section 1 Individual Nominations Name of nominee: Position/HEW level: School/Unit: Faculty/Division: Mail location/ext. number: Supervisor s name: Endorsement by HoS / Associate Director or equivalent (short statement of no more than 100 words): HOS/Ass. Director signature: Nominee notified: Yes 1 st Nominator s name: 2 nd Nominator s name:

3 Section 2 Team Nominations Name of Team: Names of Team Members & HEW levels: School/Unit: Faculty/Division: Mail location & Ext. No. of Team Leader: Supervisor s name: Endorsement by HoS / Ass. Director or equivalent (short statement of no more than 100 words): HOS/Ass. Director signatures (required for each School/Unit): Nominee notified: Yes 1 st Nominator s name: 2 nd Nominator s name:

4 Section 3 - Supporting Statements from Nominators Nominator 1: Please provide the following in support of this nomination: (For teams, the team members must be identified and their critical contributions and role clearly stated.) 1. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ACHIEVEMENT THAT CAN BE USED AS PART OF THE AWARDS CITATION IF THE NOMINATION IS SUCCESSFUL (max 100 words): 2. NOMINEE S ACHIEVEMENTS AND HOW THIS MEETS THE NOMINATION CRITERIA (max 250 words):

5 3. HOW THE ACHIEVEMENTS ALIGN TO NEW FUTURES STRATEGIC PLAN (max 100 words): 4. HOW THE ACHIEVEMENTS DEMONSTRATE THE BEHAVIOURS WITHIN THE LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK (max 100 words): Name (please print): Signature: Date: