Safe Project Management Award, Sponsored by Shell

Hosted category

Sponsored by Shell

Successful entries for this category will demonstrate a commitment to safety and wellbeing, as well as results achieved in the environment.

This category aims to recognise a project, programme or organisation whose approach to project management demonstrates clear commitment to safety and wellbeing, as well as protecting people and/or the environment. This is an all-inclusive award and entries are welcome from any sector and any size of project or organisation, commercial or non-commercial, across the globe.

Judges will be looking for teams that are passionate about safety and committed to protecting people and/or the environment. Entries should demonstrate:

• Utilisation of innovative methods, processes or policies that have resulted in a significantly positive outcome to people, environment and/or society as a whole.
• Genuine desire to improve safety practices and/or conditions to protect employees, communities and/or the environment. This includes measures to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of the workforce, customers and the supply chain and the local community.
• Positive transformation of aspects related to health and safety of employees, communities impacted by the project, or to reduce emissions as a result of the project.

We require entrants to this category to produce a submission of 1,500-2,500 words (in English) based on the judging criteria. Entrants may also submit up to four pieces of supporting evidence - images or graphics only (no text apart from captions). Evidence must support information already included in the submission and must not introduce additional elements. Please see further details on the ‘Supporting evidence’ tab of the Awards platform. Video and audio are not accepted as part of the submission.

The Safe Project Management Award is a written stage only judging category and is open to organisations across all sectors globally. Entrants can be members or non-members of APM. 

Submit an entry      Entries close 21 May (midnight BST)

Hosted category criteria

Please read this carefully before submitting your entry.

Contexts and challenges | Weighting: 10%

Describe the background and the safety requirements of the project/programme/organisation. Are safety and wellbeing objectives incorporated in your project/programme/organisation’s business plan? What are the safety and wellbeing challenges facing your project/people/community/programme/ organisation? Explain how stakeholders and partners are made aware of their safety-related responsibilities.

Organisation design | Weighting: 20%

Summarise your organisation’s vision, strategy, and structure, showing how a commitment to safety and wellbeing is integrated. How and where have you invested in your safety practices? Describe how your projects and programmes contribute to your organisation’s safety and wellbeing objectives and how do you influence your supply chain and customers to align with your values? How are your teams organised to support the delivery of these goals? 

Project management / tools and methods| Weighting: 20%

Describe the tools and methods used to manage and deliver safety and wellbeing. What steps were taken to ensure project(s) safety objectives are met and how do you track and measure this?  

Results and benefits | Weighting: 30%

Describe the safety results and benefits of the project/programme/organisation. Why was the performance deemed to be a success from a safety point of view? What will the project team(s) take away with them into the next project/programme? Describe the results and benefits for other stakeholders.

Recognition and lessons learned | Weighting: 20%

How is excellence in deliverying safety and wellbeing recognised and rewarded in your project/programme/organisation? Is there a support structure to positively encourage safety excellence? What sanctions are there for non-compliance to safety requirements (especially related to the environment and protecting people)? Have safety lessons learnt been captured and shared within your project/programme/organisation? Is there a continuous improvement loop where lessons learnt are fed back to other project professionals in your organisation?

Submit an entry      Entries close 21 May (midnight BST)