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Dounreay wins international safety award

Nuclear decommissioning company Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) has won a prestigious international safety award with merit from one of the world鈥檚 leading health and safety organisations.

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皇冠体育app British Safety Council鈥檚 International Safety Award was awarded following a rigorous assessment of the company鈥檚 health and safety policies and procedures by an independent adjudication panel.

Dounreay鈥檚 Internal Regulations Manager Graeme Dunnett and Reactors Facility Manager Stevie Cowie collected the award on behalf of the company on April 26.

Assurance Director Alan Scullion commented: 鈥淒ounreay is delighted to have received this accolade.

鈥淭o win, we have to demonstrate that we have in place comprehensive management systems, and a clear and continuing commitment to health and safety throughout the company.

鈥淒SRL has shown that its commitment to health and safety is from the board room to the shop floor, and that we constantly strive to improve our safety culture year on year.鈥�

鈥淏y achieving an International Safety Award, there is external recognition that DSRL is making its vision of a healthy and safe working environment a reality.鈥�

DSRL is decommissioning the redundant Dounreay nuclear research site on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

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Published 1 May 2013