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SUPPLIER
SPOTLIGHT
POTLIGHT ON
BRICKMAKING
FACE TO FACE WITH
ASPASA
Aspasa awards
The Aspasa Health & Safet y and
Environmental awards will take place on
April 21, at the IoQ/Aspasa conference in
KwaZulu-Natal. On the health and safety
side, awards will be presented to:
• Top Performer 2016;
• Top Independent Performer 2016;
• Consistency in achieving Showplace 5
years running;
• Most Improved Operations 2016;
• S a f e t y Ma n a g e r ’s awa r d f o r
Outstanding Commitment;
• Health and Safety Representative;
• Safety Practitioner ’s award for
Excellent Performance;
• Management Safety Commitment;
• Senior Management Commitment to
H&S;
• Best Operations Manager; and
• H&S Service Provider Excellence.
Environmental awards will go to:
• Top Performer 2016;
• Top Performer; First Runner-up 2016;
• Top Performer Independent Quarries
2016;
• Top Per former First Runner-up
Independent Quarries;
• Top Performing Group 2016;
• Top Performer Non-quarrying;
• Environmental Excellence 2016;
• Best Physical Conditions; and
• Most Improved Operation.
A newawardwith be the Aspasa Aggregate
Champion for 2016.
Aspasa has identified the gap that exists in
our industry in terms of training workshops
and skills upliftment and is spending a
lot of time and resources in promoting
effective training to its members.
Special mention will also be given to
operations which have shown enthusiasm
as well as to individuals who have gone the
extra mile.
Report and photographs by Dale Kelly