Poster Design Competition 2007
The British Glove Association (BGA), the organisation that represents every area of the British glove industry as a single voice, has announced details of its 2007 national Industrial Safety Poster Competition.
The competition, which is open to all UK graphic design students, is a key component of the BGA's ongoing campaign in support of safety of hands and fingers in the work place.
Entrants are required to design a poster campaign for a beer and spirits company which is attention grabbing, impactful and hard hitting. The campaign is required to make employees aware of the serious hand injuries that can result if they do not wear gloves and to raise the profile of health and safety at work and how wearing gloves is an essential part of this. It should highlight the risk of injuries from lacerations from broken glass, heat burns and chemical burns.
According to the Health & Safety Executive, over one milion people suffer an injury at work each year and many of these are hand injuries.
The closing date for entries for the 2007 Safety Poster Design Competition is March 31st 2007. The competition will involve cash prizes for poster designs of £300 for the winner and £100 for the runner-up. A framed certificate will also be awarded to the first and second prize winners.
The winning posters will also be printed and, with the help of BGA members, will be distributed to workplaces throughout the country.
As in previous years winners will be presented with their prizes at a prestigious reception in London hosted by the British Glove Association and the Worshipful Company of Glovers.
Further information on the competition can be obtained from the British Glove Association Secretariat, Sussex House 8-10 Homesdale Road, Bromley Kent BR2 9LZ. Email: info@gloveassociation.org.
Editor's Note:
About the British Glove Association
The British Glove Association (BGA) was formed in 1998 as a result of a convergence of two trade associations - the Glove Guild of Great Britain and the National Association of Glove Manufacturers (NAGM) - to represent every area of the glove industry as a single voice.
The aims of the association are to be the principal representative for every business within the glove trade with government departments, national and international organisations and representatives of related trades.
