Transport workers and employers are invited to submit entries for the WorkSafe Victoria Awards 2005.

WorkSafe executive director John Merritt said the awards celebrated innovative health and safety measures that reduced risks in the workplace and had potential to benefit the whole community.

"This year WorkSafe is particularly keen to receive entries in the categories of Health & Safety Representative of the Year, Health & Safety Committee of the Year and Small Business," he said.

"The awards for health & safety representatives and committees recognise the vital role played by health & safety representatives in workplace improvements and what can be achieved when employees and employers work in partnership."

Winner of the Health & Safety Committee of the Year award for 2004, Laverton's TNT Express committee member Rachel Lopez, said the win was not just for themselves but for people who had shown leadership in health and safety in the past.

"Now is the time for the transport industry to enter the awards and continue to show how innovative our industry is," she said.

Entries close on May 20. A gala presentation dinner will be held in Melbourne during Work Safe Week in October.