Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd have been awarded Highly Commended in the Small Airport Category for their work for 2025 Airports UK Health & Safety Week.
Teams across the 11 airports across the region helped to organise and participate in a range of activities including fitness classes, demonstrations, interactive and online sessions and team events across the week in May. Participants had the opportunity to learn more about health and safety including:
- Wildlife patrols
- X-ray testing
- Talk from the Civil Aviation Authority and Mikeysline
- Air traffic control simulator and marshalling exercises
- First aid training
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Plods
- Wellbeing sessions
- Motor Engineering safety sessions
Gary Cooper, Director for Safety & Compliance at HIAL, stated, “Health & Safety Week is a great opportunity for all of our teams to highlight the work they do to keep our airports operating safely and share knowledge with others. We’re proud to have been awarded Highly Commended by Airports UK, who organise the event.”
The awards were held with the support of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, the Health & Safety Executive, and sponsors AIRDAT, the systems, training and consultancy services firm. The judges awarded prizes to those initiatives they felt were the most innovative, effective and meaningful, in large, medium and small airport categories, as well as recognising others with highly commended citations.