The case of an employee, left paralysed when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed, after working long hours, is a warning that as an employer you must take work-related road safety very seriously, through the implementation of an effective MORR Strategy.

The court of appeal has ruled he can sue his employer for damages and has awarded him an interim payment of £400,000.

To help you manage and implement an effective MORR strategy RoSPA have developed a portfolio of services. Please visit our web page or call 0121 248 2105 (Birmingham) or 0131 449 9378 (Edinburgh).

The annual Safety & Health Expo is the largest industry event in Europe. This year RoSPA are offering even more at the May series:

Directors’ Health and Safety Responsibilities Conference – With over 300 senior directors and managers already attending don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to network with a highly influential delegate list as well as finding out all the latest on this key health and safety issue.

May 22nd, Gallery Suites, NEC

The Big Network – The ideal forum for answers to all your health and safety issues, invaluable networking opportunities and tailored advice from experts.  A truly interactive health and safety event.

May 23rd, Hall 11, NEC

Construction Health and Safety Conference – This will address the infamous safety record within the construction sector and will cover:

The latest legislation changes including CDM regulations HSE priorities Managing contractors Good practice Organisational and individual competence

May 24th, Gallery Suites, NEC

Risk Assessments are a legal requirement for all employers and form the lynchpin of health and safety management. At RoSPA we have worked with many transport and logistics companies and as such have a detailed understanding of your particular health and safety issues. You will want to ensure that you:

Avoid onsite transport accidents – the 2nd biggest cause of accidents in the workplace Effectively manage your occupational road risk Reduce the risk of manual handling injuries Save money through training people in-house

To help you manage these critical health and safety issues, RoSPA have a developed a range of risk assessment courses to suit your specific needs including:

Managing Occupational Road Risk Workplace Transport Risk Assessment Manual Handling Training for Logistics Risk Assessment

To book a place call 0121 248 2233 (Birmingham) or 0131 449 9378 (Edinburgh)

FREE – Growing Business Clinic – Plus Prize Draw for Free Consultancy and Training

Do you run a growing business? Do you have a number of health and safety issues, but are either too busy or don’t know where to go for help, then register on our Growing Business Clinic – at the Safety and Health Expo.

Our expert consultants will be on hand to answer all your health and safety queries. Plus enter the free prize draw with the chance of winning either:

A half day health and safety review of your policies and procedures A contractor and arrangement review One day training course – Risk Assessment or Safety and Health Foundations.

There are just a few places left on this City & Guilds Accredited Course – Older People Safety in the Home.

So if you are involved in the care of old people, whether a health professional, home carer or community worker, register today and help reduce the number and seriousness of home accidents.

For more information contact Lyn Hall on 0121 248 2137 or email: lhall@rospa.com

At RoSPA we know that the effects of musculoskeletal injury, due to people handling can be long lasting, often resulting in significant time off work and at worst costly compensation claims.

As a responsible nursing home or health and social care provider, you will want to ensure that you reduce injury rates, through educating staff in the principles of best practice safer people handling.

To help you achieve your objectives we have developed a unique suite of safer people handling courses including:

Safer People Handling Trainers Safer People Handling Trainers Re- qualification Safer People Handling Risk Assessment

Also new for this year:

Hoist Awareness Haptonomics Foundations Theatre Practitioners

Book now

Ensuring the safety of staff who ride motorcycles for work, commuting or leisure is an important issue for employers and employees alike. Our new guide, “Safer Motorcycling Through Work”, provides employers with vital information to help employees bike to a safer future.

Click here to download your free copy  (PDF format 820kb) or order a hard copy by emailing Kevin Clinton before Friday 11th May.

QSA – Train In-house Save Money

Health and safety auditing is a must for all organisations wishing to improve their health & safety record, enhance their competitive advantage, and improve their relationships with employees, shareholders and stakeholders.

RoSPA’s unique QSA system has been designed to help organisations meet these objectives. The complete health and safety audit system, can either be implemented by an experienced RoSPA consultant, or if you want to train your own competent auditor, attend RoSPA’S five day QSA training course.

For more information call: 0121 248 2034, email: consultancy@rospa.com or visit: www.rospa.com/consultancy

Spotlight on Growing Business – Reporting Injuries at Work

Welcome to the 2nd in the series of our special question and answers feature, providing expert advice on health and safety hot topics. So if you've just started out or are a young, small, growing business, read on and see how we can help you.

Do I have to report injuries at work?

Yes. If you are an employer or self employed you are required by law to report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) requires the following work related incidents to be reported:

Deaths Major injuries Over 3 day injuries Injuries to members of the public where they are taken to hospital Dangerous occurrences: - where something happens that does not result in a reportable injury but which could have done.

To help you through the legislative maze RoSPA has a range of accident and hazard reporting services including DVD’s, posters, publications and employee leaflets, plus training courses and consultancy services.

Click here to find out more

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