A PAPER company in Burneside has been internationally recognised for its health and safety standards for the seventh year running.

James Cropper is celebrating after receiving a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award, the UK’s longest-running health and safety industry awards.

Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as being world-leaders in health and safety practice and every year nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the accolade.

Phil Wild, James Cropper chief executive officer, said: “We’re thrilled to be awarded for our health and safety credentials. In a year where health and safety has been a focus more than ever before, this is a fantastic accolade.”

Julia Small, RoSPA’s achievements director, said: “The RoSPA Awards scheme is the longest-running of its kind in the UK, but it receives entries from organisations across the globe, making it one of the most sought-after achievement awards for health and safety worldwide.

“RoSPA is very proud of the achievements of its entrants, and with this award we recognise the best of the best, those organisations that have gone the extra mile, raising the bar for the delivery of safety in the workplace. Employees, wherever they may be should be able to go to work safe in the knowledge that they will return home unharmed and healthy at the end of every day.

“Our RoSPA Award winners are central to achieving this goal. By entering they are driving up standards and setting new safety benchmarks for organisations across the world.

“Currently, around 7million people are directly impacted by the RoSPA Awards, but the scheme’s global influence is even wider – with nearly 2000 organisations from 46 countries represented this year. I would also particularly want to thank our main sponsor NEBOSH, the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health – for their continued support for the 16th consecutive year.”