If you’re a busy growing business you’ll appreciate the importance of receiving expert advice, particularly in the complex area of health and safety, where getting it wrong can be a costly mistake. So it's definitely an opportunity not to be missed, when the advice is for FREE.

Our Growing Business Clinic, at the Safety and Health Expo, at the NEC offers FREE advice from our expert consultants, on hand to answer all your health and safety questions.

Plus enter the prize draw with the chance to win FREE consultancy and training.

Due to overwhelming demand there are only a few places left on a number of our flagship health and safety courses in Birmingham and Manchester, including: 

IOSH Managing Safely – Birmingham 11th June NEBOSH  Modular – Manchester o Risk Assessment – 4th June o Principles of Control – 5th June o Accident Investigation – 6th June

So whether you are a manager or supervisor, who requires a broad grounding in health and safety, or a health and safety manager aiming for a professional qualification – Don’t delay book today. Early bird special discounts may apply.

We are pleased to announce the official launch of ORBIT, RoSPA’s QSA auditing software. The specialist software is for the exclusive use of RoSPA trained and approved auditors. It facilitates, quick, efficient and in-depth safety auditing. Specifically ORBIT offers key advantages over paper-based audits as it: 

Reduces the time taken to complete an audit. Generates an in-depth management report, plus an executive summary automatically in just a few clicks. Results can be represented via RADAR charts, available at the touch of a button.

So if you are already a qualified QSA auditor, reap the benefits now and call for your software today. Alternatively if you would like to find out more about the benefits of becoming a RoSPA Approved QSA Auditor email Sharanjit Gosal or call her on 0121 248 2083.

Do Your Director’s Know Their Health and Safety Responsibilities?

Following the overwhelming success of RoSPA’s NEW Directors’ Health and Safety Responsibilities Conference, we look forward to welcoming a highly influential delegate list. To find out just why so many delegates have already guaranteed their place and for your chance to network with over 300 senior personnel from a wide spectrum of UK businesses visit www.rospa.com/directorsduties.

Double your chance to save money, with our special two for one offer for the DSE assessors course in Manchester, on the 24th May.

Book now and help your organisation understand the legal requirements and combat musculoskeletal disorders and other ill-health effects, due to poorly designed workstations.

For more information:
Call: 0121 248 2233 (Birmingham) or 0131 449 9378 (Edinburgh)
Email: training@rospa.com or Visit: www.rospa.com/occupationaltraining

Health and safety professionals have a wealth of knowledge and experience and the RoSPA Big Network provides a forum in which this experience can be shared, exchanged and benchmarked. The event will offer discussion opportunities on all the key health and safety issues in addition to the core topics relevant to all health and safety professionals.

Book your place online today

Did you know that children under the age of five, are more at risk of accidents in the home than anywhere else - many of which are preventable. To address this important issue, RoSPA have developed a City & Guilds accredited, Child Safety in the Home Course.

So if you are involved with families and their children, whether a community group, health professional or statutory organisation, enrol today and help prevent childhood accidents in the home.

Spotlight on Small Business – Employing Temps or Agency Workers

Welcome to the 3rd 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 you are a young, small, growing business, read on and see how we can help you:

I will be hiring temps or agency workers, what do I need to consider?

It is imperative that you tell the employment agency hiring them, about the risks to the worker’s health and safety, and steps you have taken to control them; together with any necessary legal or professional qualifications or skills, and any necessary health surveillance. The employment agency should then pass this information on to the worker in a way the worker can understand and as the employer you must ensure the worker has understood it.

Click on the small business tool kit to find out how RoSPA can help you with all your health and safety issues.

Police Forces Encourage Responsible Management of Occupational Road Risk (MORR)

A number of police forces have recently introduced new initiatives to encourage company bosses to adopt responsible MORR strategies.

After stopping a driver for a motoring offence, if they identify the driver is “driving at work”, a senior, uniformed traffic officer, may request a meeting with a company director. The officer can ask about their risk management strategy and request to see documentary evidence, that H & S legislation is being complied with, such as driving at work polices. In London firms who refuse to co-operate, can be issued with an improvement notice and possibly fined.

RoSPA have a full range of services to help you implement an effective MORR strategy.
Click here to find out more.

Organisations wishing to share their latest news with the safety community can contact us for details on adding their message to Safety Connections, or sponsoring an issue.

RoSPA is an independent charity and a uniquely comprehensive safety organisation. As a RoSPA Member you will be supporting our mission to save lives through preventing accidents in all walks of life. RoSPA Members also enjoy a range of benefits to help you to achieve your own safety goals, so join RoSPA today and see how we can help you.

You can also support RoSPA by arranging fundraising activities, or through a simple donation. RoSPA also have many sponsorship opportunities.