GHA awarded five-star international health and safety rating

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) picked up its second successive health & safety five-star rating.

The British Safety Council, one of the world’s leading health and safety organisations, awarded GHA the maximum grade for reducing accidents in a London ceremony. Auditors inspected the company for five days last October and gave them a 97.7% rating, highlighting “extremely positive health and safety culture” as well as support from the team.

GHA Tenant Chair Sandra Forsythe said: “It was a real thrill to join some of the biggest and most successful organisations in the world to collect our five-star certificate.”

Nina Wrightson OBE, Chairman of the British Safety Council, said: “I hope other companies will take the lead from Glasgow Housing Association and forge the way towards a safer future with a five-star award.”

The inspection by the auditor took in every aspect of GHA’s work across the city and included the city centre base at Granite House, customer services, a very sheltered housing complex and more.

(left to right) GHA’s Head of Customer Services Nancy Brown, Chairman of the British Safety Council Nina Wrightson, GHA’s Health and Safety Manager Marion Lamb and GHA Tenant Chair Sandra Forsythe receive the five-star certificate.