Design competition for OHSA award

The European Agency for Safety and Health at work (EU-OSHA), in collaboration with its Mal­tese focal point, the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA-Malta), is organising the yearly Good Practice Award competition.

The aim of this award is to make employers and workers aware of the benefits derived from good safety and health practices to control risk at the workplace. Winners of the Maltese competition are given an award in recognition of their winning submissions.

The OHSA is inviting interested artists or artistic teams to participate in a design competition for a new OHSA Good Practice Award. Since this is awarded every year, the award would need to be reproduced annually.

Interested parties must submit proposals for this commemorative trophy. Submissions have to include: preliminary drawings or models in any media that clearly explain the concept and interpretation of the subject. The proposals also have to consider including commemorative text as part of the design to be subsequently provided by OHSA; recommended materials for the final product and any other necessary details for its proper execution.

The designer whose work would be chosen by the selection board would be expected to monitor the manufacture process throughout; and any other explanatory notes the designer may consider relevant for the better understanding of the proposal.

Submissions will be put up for public display during a week’s exhibition at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Monetary prizes will be awarded to the participants who place first, second and third - €750, €500 and €250 for first, second and third places respectively.

Submissions are to reach the OHSA at 17, Edgar Ferro Street, Pietà PTA 1533, by January 6.

For more information, call 2124 7677 and ask for Remigio Bartolo.