| Title | Short Description | Source | Date |
| Stay Safe Campaign - Be Water Aware |
Public Safety at Active, Non-Active and Disused Quarry Sites
As part of its on-going Stay Safe Campaign, MPA works with other organisations to share key water safety messages to help raise public awareness of the potential hazards that can be associated with water-based activities at some inland water sites.
Tragically, there have been 3 accidental drownings at inland water sites in April. A teenage boy drowned in a Tarn in the Lake District and a 34-year-old mother and her seven-year-old son in the River Brent next to Elthorne Park in Hanwell.
Over half of all accidental drownings in the UK occur in inland waters such as rivers, lakes, canals and man-made bodies of water such as reservoirs and quarry lakes.
This week, the @National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is warning about the risk of accidental drowning as part of its annual #BeWaterAware campaign, as more people spend time outdoors in the coming weeks.
The Be Water Aware campaign highlights simple steps people can take to reduce risk, including avoiding distractions such as mobile phones or headphones near water, staying back from the edge where possible, and calling for help rather than entering the water if someone is in difficulty.
MPA will be sharing some of the resources produced for this year’s Be Water Aware campaign, please help to spread these key safety messages over the coming weeks, particularly in periods of unusually warm weather.
| National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) | 30/04/2026 |
| Registration for MPA Health and Safety Awards 2026 | Tuesday 7th July 2026, 10am – 4.30pm
30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
Registration for the MPA Health & Safety Awards, the industry’s most anticipated event celebrating excellence and innovation in health and safety, is now open.
With the overall theme of 'Sharing Behavioural Safety' the day will be hosted by BBC presenter Mike Bushell and consist of presentations by cutting edge speakers together with panel discussions, all within the context of the steps which the industry is taking to move closer to the achievement of Vision Zero. This will be followed by the afternoon’s celebration and recognition of the winning entries in the Health & Safety Awards 2026.
The cost per delegate is £180 + VAT. To register follow this link to complete the booking form for both individual delegates and group company bookings.
| MPA | 25/03/2026 |
| MPA Health and Safety Awards 2026 - Submit your entries by 17th October |
MPA HEALTH & SAFETY AWARDS 2026 – Enter Now – Deadline Friday 17 October
With just over a week to the deadline for entry, a reminder that the MPA Health and Safety Awards have been tailor made to enable companies of all sizes to share innovations in technology, processes and leadership that are helping us to transform our industry.
The closing date for this year’s entries to the MPA Health and Safety Awards is Friday 17th October 2025, apart from entries for the John Crabbe Trophy and Sir Frank Davies Award, which is 31st January 2026.
Please ensure that your company participates, whether through a single or multiple entries. Apart from facilitating the effective sharing of your innovations and good practices, so that all may benefit, it is also a wonderful opportunity to recognise the efforts of your employees, gain recognition from your peers, customers, and other key stakeholders.
All the information needed to make an entry can be found on Safequarry.com, where your colleagues will be able to download briefing notes and simple, easy to complete entry forms. This includes details of who is eligible to submit entries.
In addition to the traditional awards, the 7 core topics, ‘The Fatal 6’ Award, Eurobitume Award, John Crabbe Trophy, and Sir Frank Davies Awards, we have introduced a new Outstanding Contractor Award this year.
The Outstanding Contractor award has been added in response to requests from the MPA H&S Committee. It will help to recognise the increasingly important role that contractors play across our business.
The outstanding achievements that individuals have made to your organisation in improving health and safety, can be recognised either via the Young Leader or the Individual Recognition Awards. These awards are not only highly motivating for the individual but also reinforce to all employees the crucial role that we all have in helping to make our workplaces safer.
Watch this short video about why the Health and Safety Awards are so important and take a look at the Best Practice compendium of last year’s winners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8mG2wscMxo.
#MPAHSAwards #SaferbySharing #VisionZero #HealthandSafety #MineralProducts
| MPA | 08/10/2025 |
| MPA launches water safety videos | MPA has launched 4 inland water safety videos to coincide with World Drowning Prevention Day on 25th July.
The videos are part of a campaign to help raise public awareness about the potential hazards associated with inland water sites such as lakes, rivers, canals, reservoirs and quarries.
More people accidentally drown at inland water sites than at the coast, the videos encourage people to consider the potential risks associated with open water sites and choose to swim in either supervised sites or where it is safe to do so #Respect the water.
The videos also explain what to do in a water based emergency, 'Float to Live' is a vital life saving technique if you find yourself in trouble in the water. CALL, TELL, THROW, are 3 steps to follow if you see someone in trouble in the water.
MPA is encouraging organisations to share one or two of these videos with their employees and on other networks. Ideally, to encourage employees view and to share them with their friends and family.
The videos also encourage people to practice floating next time they are in a safe environment such as a swimming pool. This is a key theme for World Drowning Prevention Day.
The videos, which are intended for use throughout the year, but particularly during school holidays or periods of unusually warm weather, can be viewed and shared via the MPA YouTube Channel or downloaded as MP4 files.
MPA encourages organisations to share at least one of the videos on their networks, we are all Safer by Sharing.
| MPA | 24/07/2025 |
| MPA Health and Safety Awards 2026 | Calling MPA Members and others working with them across all MPA Product Groups. The entry process for the MPA Health & Safety Awards 2026 is now live!
Watch this video to find out why you should enter and please share it with others in your company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8mG2wscMxo
The Awards will be presented at a prestigious MPA Health & Safety event in London on 7th July 2026, showcasing the winning entries and innovations that will help to make our industry safer for all.
All the simple to complete entry forms and briefing notes can be downloaded from the Safequarry website: https://www.safequarry.com/home/best-practice-awards/ent.aspx.
The awards include the following categories:
- 7 Topic Awards
- ‘The Fatal 6’
- The Eurobitume Trophy
- NEW – Outstanding Contractor Award
- John Crabbe Award
- Sir Frank Davies Award
- Young Leader Award
- Individual Awards
Please submit your entry to the awards - we are all Safer by Sharing
| MPA | 21/07/2025 |