McDonald’s may not have always got the best press in the past, but the judges were blown away with this entry’s commitment to safeguarding the welfare of everybody who builds, maintains, works in and uses its premises. With an increasing amount of store refurbishment being carried out it became clear to McDonald’s that a rigorous health and safety system was needed – so it called on BRC, its appointed CDM co-ordinator, to come up with a solution. BRC’s answer was to introduce identity cards for everybody working on its client’s premises, initially to all contractors but it soon rolled out to include suppliers, designers and everybody in the supply chain. The cards are colour-coded in accordance with the risk-level of tasks the holder may perform, depending on what training they have had, and where they have access to. This clever innovation certainly deserves this accolade even if nobody makes a documentary about it…