Stephen Rooney, Head of HSEQ at SIRO DAC, takes his place on the judging panel for the Health & Safety Excellence Awards 2026, contributing three decades of chartered occupational safety and environmental practice to a programme that sets the benchmark for workplace safety recognition in Ireland. His track record includes a direct contribution to the successful completion of high-value technical projects reaching €900 million across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, work that demanded exacting governance frameworks and the practical management of risk at scale. That level of exposure to complex, high-consequence environments gives his panel contribution a grounding that few practitioners can match.