• It could still get hot this summer - indoors!
• RoSPA’s Road Safety team is expanding
• News Flash - £400,000 fine for poor health and safety practices
• How exposed to prosecutions are your directors?
• News Flash - Road Safety Congress: Deadline 7th September
• The strongest defence you can have against prosecution
• Home Safety courses approaching
• Spotlight on the Energy and Utilities sector
  

It could still get hot this summer - indoors!

A RoSPA safety reminder.

We would like to bring to your attention the dangers of scalding from domestic hot water systems. Although rare, the risks are potentially very serious.

Homeowners and landlords should focus on systems that are fully electric or part-electric immersion heaters in conjunction with a plastic cold-water storage cistern or 'tank' located in the roof space.


Consideration should be given to systems over ten years old, or where there have been concerns over the quality of the installation or repair work carried out.

There are also a number of steps that can be taken to reduce the risk, with all the details featuring on the RoSPA website.

RoSPA offer a lot of support for homeowners, with free resources available on our website such as Can The Home Ever Be Safe and Accidents To Children.

In fact, the key campaign for RoSPA in 2007 is to increase TMV (Thermostatic Mixing Valve) installations in homes across the UK. To find out more and to donate to help our campaign, please visit our website.

RoSPA has been the market leader in providing a range of health and safety training for many years. RoSPA‘s Driver and Fleet Solutions (DFS) team has determined plans to promote road safety by providing comprehensive solutions to help companies meet the changes within the fleet industry.

RoSPA aims to launch a number of new products and services over the next year and to continue to grow its network of highly qualified fleet trainers to meet the requirements of its expanding client base. Visit our website for more information on becoming a Driver Trainer with RoSPA.

Simon Protano, new Head of Driver and Fleet Solutions at RoSPA, says “quality training is the key element of our service and it is also a subject very close to me… I strongly believe the quality of the training RoSPA provides is what clearly sets us apart from our competitors.

“There are so many tangible benefits driver training offers to companies such as the saving on vehicle wear and tear, fuel and insurance costs.

”Simon’s commitment to his new role has involved taking the RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders Advanced Test within his first month. “ Leading by example is very important to me and therefore I was delighted to receive Gold Standard again,” said Simon.

A factory blast that killed nine people in 2004 would have been avoided if £405 had been spent on replacing a corroded gas pipe, Glasgow High Court heard.

Risk assessments, one of which was carried out by a student on a holiday job, did not specifically investigate the condition of underground pipe work. ICL Plastics and ICL Tech - the operators of Stockline Plastics in Glasgow - pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches and were fined a total of £400,000.

This is one of the many unanswered questions facing organisations and their directors…

No business, however outstanding, can afford not to review its corporate governance of health and safety. Directors need to be able to show that their organisation has the capacity to manage the risks it creates for its workforce, the public and the wider environment.

RoSPA has developed two Conferences that will offer directors, senior managers and health and safety professionals the chance to explore recent developments and key dimensions, including:

Both events include presentations and case studies from a wide range of influential speakers.

Visit the links below or call the bookings hotline on 0121 248 2120 to book your place today and join the 270 Directors/Senior Managers who have already secured their place.

Glasgow, 26th September. Click here

Central London, 26th November. Click here

RoSPA’s Road Safety Congress - Securing Wider Engagement in Road Safety is on 25th - 27th February 2008 at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow.

The deadline for abstracts for this year's Road Safety Congress is Friday 7th September, so don’t forget to submit an abstract if you have prepared one.

You can also find further information about the congress and book online.

The MORR Complete Compliance Review is RoSPA’s new online risk assessment service. It is a unique answer to Managing Occupational Road Risk and is the only solution to give you both a company and driver audit trail, which can be used as a legal defence.

In order to comply with the HSE Guidance document, ‘Driving at Work’, senior management must address its ‘duty of care’ for drivers. This requires an assessment of the risks so that they can be understood, measured and managed.

With over 20 years experience in Risk Management, RoSPA is ideally placed to help organisations review existing performance and develop policies accordingly. You will be taking the first step towards creating a more efficient and effective vehicle fleet. This will help to reduce accident levels, insurance premiums and other crash-related costs.

For more information please visit the RoSPA Website, call 0121 248 2084 or alternatively email morrccsales@rospa.com

Child Safety in the Home is a course for all those involved with families and their children. From community groups and health professionals to statutory organisations, all have a role to play in the prevention of childhood accidents in the home.

The one-day course, accredited by City & Guilds, will show effective measures, both behavioural and environmental, to reduce the risk of injury from the biggest causes of serious and fatal injuries in the home; falls, burns, scalds, poisoning and fire.


Forthcoming dates are:

Belfast: 18th September 2007
London: 17th October 2007
Huddersfield: 6th February 2008

For more information or to book your place, please contact:

Courses in England: Lyn Hall on 0121 248 2137 or email lhall@rospa.com.
Courses in: Northern Ireland: Heather Holland on 028 90501160 or email hholland@rospa.com.

Special feature: The Waste Management Industry

FACT: There are currently around 162,500 people employed in the waste management industry.

FACT: The number of fatal incidents in the waste management industry is over ten times the national average.

FACT: Accident rates are four times the national average.

FACT: The most frequently reported types of accidents are manual handling injuries, slips and trips and being struck by objects (e.g. refuse during collection).

Here at RoSPA we are experienced within the energy and utilities sector and some of our top 20 clients are active within this working environment. We have identified the following RoSPA consultancy services that can help organisations within the energy and utilities sector, particularly within the waste management area, manage the predominant risks:

Please call 0121 248 2083 now for the all the details, including prices, availability and information on how RoSPA can make you legally compliant, safer in your environment and competent in your management practices

Organisations wishing to sponsor an issue, advertise a vacancy or share success stories can contact
e-letter@rospa.com.

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.