Watersports are a popular pastime for the 65 million trips abroad each year taken by UK travellers.  It is worth checking that watersports operators have good safety procedures such as:

Good storage and maintenance of equipment. Provision of life-jackets and other safety equipment. Clearly defined areas for different water sports/users. Collection of personal and medical details by operators.  Jet ski operators should ask for ID, proof of age, and ideally, training. Enough staff to provide look-out and rescue services. Good communication systems.

For more water safety tips click here:
http://www.rospa.com/waterandleisuresafety/watersports_safety_abroad.htm

Running in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Norwich and Manchester this flagship IOSH course, available from RoSPA, is aimed at all managers and supervisors, in all businesses who need to practically manage health and safety issues in the workplace.

Covering key legal requirements, risk assessment, accident prevention, health and safety management systems, hazard identification and much more...

Call 0121 248 2233 to find out more and to reserve your place, alternatively reserve online.

New course: IOSH Work Placement training

RoSPA is launching a new course especially designed to help those who arrange, monitor or administer work experience placements.

So if you are in the Education sector, a Training and Enterprise Council, Education Business Partnerships this could be relevant to you and your colleagues.

Did you know, for example, that if a student on work placement experience has an accident then both the employer and the organisation who placed them are liable?

Young workers are particularly prone to accidents in the workplace and help is on hand from RoSPA.

Successful delegates who pass the practical and written assessments will be awarded a certificate from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). On the course you will gain sufficient knowledge to be able to assess a work place to determine its suitability as a work experience placement in terms of health and safety.

The two-day course includes relevant legislation, and how to communicate effectively with employers, so you can be reasonably satisfied that those employers will fulfil their health and safety responsibilities to those on work experience placements.

Venue: Edinburgh
Dates: 29-30th August
Price: £295 (RoSPA members) £325 (non-members)

To book or to request further details email OSH@RoSPA.com

Courses also available to run inside your own organisation.

Fundraising success

We were delighted at the success of the Charity Prize Draws which raised £13,662 at the recent RoSPA Awards Gala Dinners May 22nd to 24th. At each dinner, three lucky guests won first, second and third prizes respectively of £1,000 worth of holiday vouchers, a high specification laptop PC and a VIP day at Silverstone Le Mans series (together with additional RoSPA Driver Training)

RoSPA would like to thank all participants for their support for the prize draw, the proceeds of which go to RoSPA’s campaigns, a key one of which for the coming year is to reduce the tragic annual toll of 600 people who unnecessarily suffer horrific scald injuries. This campaign is for the simple yet effective measure of fitting new-build housing with thermostatic mixing valves.

Special thanks go to Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co for their generous £3,000 donation to this vital campaign, which was presented to RoSPA by Mr Abdulrahman Jawahery, GPIC General Manager.


Left to right:
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen, RoSPA President, Lord McKenzie of Luton, Tom Mullarkey, RoSPA Chief Executive and Mr Abdulrahman Jawahery, GPIC General Manager.

For more information on the campaign and to pledge your support visit: http://www.rospa.com/donate/tmv.htm
 
If you or your organisation can help RoSPA with its mission we will welcome your support

Whether you're seeking a safety professional to manage your entire health and safety function, or an addition to an existing team, consider the benefits of RoSPA's 'Retained Consultant' Service.

RoSPA's expert Consultants can be 'Retained' for exclusive use by your organisation, on your own premises, from anything from one day a week, to full-time on an interim basis.

We will work with you to create a service that meets your specific needs. Contact us at: consultancy@rospa.com and we will contact you to discuss your options.

This new CD-ROM, as with the original programme, highlights the main sections of Display Screen Equipment: The Chair, The Screen, The Keyboard, The Workstation, The Routine and The Laptop.

Talking DSE! Interactive also features several simple stretching exercises. A simple text/audio quiz to check understanding completes the session. Ideal for individual training, the package includes useful supporting print material on a separate CD.

Priced at £500 + VAT copies are available to buy online, or by calling 0121 248 2233.

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.