Bus operator 's safety standards commended
National Express West Midlands is celebrating recognition for its continued commitment to safety.
The Birmingham-based bus operator has been awarded a top five-star result from the British Safety Council - for the fifth year running.
Organisations from more than 77 countries across the world put themselves forward for a gruelling Health & Safety Audit by an external assessor.
The challenging tests go beyond legal health and safety minimum requirements to judge companies on absolute best practice in safety culture, leadership and wellbeing.
A company must score 92 per cent and above to get five stars. National Express West Midlands achieved a result of 96.14 per cent.
The report identified 'a very high standard of occupational health and safety management across the organisation, excellent and compliant systems in place for the management of significant hazards and a good health and safety culture '.
Mark Heffernan, National Express UK operations and safety director, said: “The safety of our passengers, employees and the general public is our number one priority and we set ourselves high standards to work to.
“To once again be externally recognised for our efforts in this area is a testament to our commitment and the effort of every individual at National Express West Midlands. We believe everyone is responsible for safety which is key to us keeping such high standards. ”
David Parr, policy and technical services director at the British Safety Council, said: “The award of a five-star grading following our occupational best practice Health and Safety Audit is an outstanding achievement and is reflective of a proactive organisation which is committed to continual improvement in its health and safety arrangements and managing risks to workers ' health, safety and welfare.
“National Express should be very proud of this achievement. ”
The business was also granted continued ISO 45001:2018 certification - an international standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system.