SIR MOIR LOCKHEAD SAFETY AWARD
Safetyleaders
The Sir Moir Lockhead safety award recognises leaders in operational safety
around the world. Originally set up in 2018, this third year of the scheme
highlights safety leaders working in the UK and overseas. Three 2021 winners
work in xed plant operations, and are pro led here. Interviews by Will Dalrymple
Sir Moir Lockhead, the founder
of First Group (pictured), says
that the award named after
him does not follow traditional
de nitions of health and
safety. “That is about compliance with
regulations, and if you comply, you’re
ne. Here, the SOE is going one step
further. Instead of usually talking about
compliance, we are talking about injury
prevention and well-being, which is
about caring for people. There’s a simple
message: If you can’t do it safely,
don’t do it.”
He adds: “Those people
nominated and who are being
rewarded have created in
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their companies a change of culture where
injury prevention and caring for people is
at the top of the list. Where this occurs,
where leadership is strong, what happens,
as we all know, is that they are more
successful.”
A former colleague of Lockhead
involved in the awards, Naveed Qamar,
now safety assurance and environment
director at Serco Dubai, says: “It’s
leaders that make safety happen. Where
the organisation’s culture is driven by
the belief of leaders, it makes a huge
di erence, and I saw that rsthand at First
Group under Sir Moir where he worked
as group safety director. He was so
passionate, he inspired us to come up with
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