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The winter weather will soon be upon us, and with the recent clock alterations our evenings are becoming darker a lot earlier, and this can cause many problems for those driving while at work and travelling home after work.

Along with the darker evenings and bad weather, the slanting sun and Christmas festivities all play a role in making our roads increasingly dangerous at this time of year.

RoSPA’s mission is to ‘save lives and reduce injuries’, and we work extremely hard in the area of Road Safety, to try and achieve this.

To mark the start of what can be seen as a very dangerous period on our roads, we are introducing up to a third off the price of our successful driver risk assessment tool, Driver Profiler.

Driver Profiler is our award winning on-line psychometric assessment tool. By measuring attitudes and behaviour while driving, this tool will help employers to:

Risk assessments are not only a legal requirement; they also enable informed decisions to be made on the provision of driver training.

Don’t let the cold and wet weather dampen your attitude to safety. Enjoy our special winter offer for this product:

Up to a third off - depending on the number of drivers to be profiled.

For more details on the Driver Profiler call 0121 248 2084 or instantly request a FREE trial.

RoSPA is proud to announce new courses, dates and venues for the forthcoming months and into early 2008.

After a trial of courses in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, the demand has risen for places and as a result we have expanded our portfolio of services in this and other locations across the UK.

New courses in Hertfordshire:
Manual Handling Trainers and Assessors 7 Jan
IOSH Managing Safely 14 Jan
Display Screen Equipment 21 Jan
Behavioural Safety 28 - 29 Feb

New courses in Birmingham:
Safer People Handling 12 Nov, 11 Feb
Workplace Transport 25 Jan
Haptonomics 8 Feb
Fire Risk Assessment 18 - 19 Feb

New courses in Newcastle:
Manual Handling Trainers and Assessors 18 - 22 Feb
Health and Safety Essentials for Supervisors 4 - 6 Feb

For more detail and/or to reserve your please call now: 0121 248 2233

To find out more about the courses’ content visit our website.

Achieve more with the RoSPA mark of excellence!

The prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards programme recognises high performers in health and safety management. Demonstrate your own organisation’s health and safety commitment by:

Are you a previous entrant? -The 2008 entry details will be sent to you automatically when printed next week.

New entrants:Do you want to achieve more? - Request an entry form for the 2008 RoSPA Awards

This flagship course from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is appropriate for all managers and supervisors, in all businesses. The knowledge gained from the course facilitates effective and safe management, which is in line with best practice.

Do you require a broad based knowledge of health and safety systems of work? This 5- day course is for you!

What could you learn? Visit our web page now to find out what this course has to offer you and your professional development, including an IOSH Managing Safely certificate.

Dates available:
Birmingham: 12 Nov 07, 18 Feb 08, 03 Mar 08
Edinburgh: 26 Nov 07, 21 Jan 08
Leeds: 3 Dec 07
Norwich: 14 Jan 08
Bristol and Newcastle: dates coming soon . . .

Call 0121 248 2233 for more details and to book your place.

Did you know . . .

RoSPA offers many of its courses in-company. This flexible approach suits many organisations and can be beneficial in many ways. IOSH Managing Safely is now available in this format, please call 0121 248 2233 for details.

RoSPA was pleased to help with this new Age Concern initiative, created in association with National Grid. Its aim was to promote safety in the home and a variety of activities were planned in 31 different Age Concern branches throughout the UK.

Key safety messages were shared and publicity of the events attracted many members of the public with an interest in older people’s safety.

One example of RoSPA’s involvement was a visit to the Tulip Tree Centre in Kidderminster. Around 30 older people listened to a presentation entitled “A New Lease Of Life” given by a RoSPA representative.

Also, two days were spent setting up an exhibition that provided safety information in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Useful conversations with the public made people more aware of home dangers such as carbon monoxide poisoning.

Visit our website to find our more information on RoSPA’s work in Home Safety.

RoSPA has excellent and well-established revision courses for anyone who is working towards the NEBOSH National General Certificate and the NEBOSH Diploma Qualification.

As RoSPA was one of the original centres approved for NEBOSH national training, our tutors have long-standing expertise and are well versed in what the examiners are seeking. RoSPA staff also have experience of marking NEBOSH papers.

Whether you are studying elsewhere, by distance learning or already with RoSPA, you can revise with us at our training centre in Birmingham which has an on-site ‘Information Centre’; a source for safety-related documents and provides and extensive enquiry service on all aspects of health and safety.

NEBOSH National General Certificate Revision:

RoSPA’s three-day revision courses are an opportunity to refresh your knowledge and to practice exam techniques. Attendance is strongly recommended by both RoSPA and NEBOSH.

Dates: (all dates last 1.5 days)

NEBOSH National Diploma (Level 6) Revision

Unit A 2 Days 22 Nov 07
Unit B 2 Days 03 Dec 07
Unit C 2 Days 10 Dec 07

There are also revision course available for specialist qualifications such as NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction.

If you haven’t started either qualification yet and wish to study with us here at RoSPA, Call 0121 248 2233 for details.

In Scotland, a Child Safety Strategy has been produced in support of the Child Safety Action Plan for Europe.

The Child Safety Strategy creates a framework for action with a list of recommendations aimed at developing a strategic approach to preventing unintentional injuries to children and young people in Scotland.

Development of the plan was led by RoSPA Scotland and the Child Accident Prevention Trust in consultation with key agencies and departments of the Scottish Government, and also in consultation with children directly.

Amongst the recommendations put forward is that a plan of action should be developed for Scotland, setting out the priority injury issues, suggesting injury prevention programmes, identifying clear lines of responsibility locally and nationally, recommending performance indicators and advising on research needs.

The Strategy will be launched on 6th December in Edinburgh.

Download a PDF of the Strategy from our website.

News Flash: Scotland Report cards

As part of the project to have Child Safety Action Plans in 18 countries, the European Child Safety Alliance will launch a major review, in the form of Country Report Cards, on Tuesday, 20 November 2007.

The launch will take place in the European Parliament, Brussels and will be hosted by MEP Arlene McCarthy. Scotland's Report Card will be available on the RoSPA website at 10.00am on 20th November.

For further information contact Elizabeth Lumsden, Home Safety Manager (Scotland) on elumsden@rospa.com or call 0131 449 9379.

Accident investigation

Effective accident investigation is not only a moral and legal duty, it also represents sound commercial sense, as identifying and addressing the root causes of accidents guards against future incidents.

Accident Investigation is a HSE key issue, and here at RoSPA we provide a second-to-none training course, incorporating new HSE guidance. Delegates will learn:

A thorough investigation of an accident is a positive and visible demonstration of your commitment to safety.

Course dates:
Birmingham 29 Nov, 5 Dec
Bristol: 07 Dec
Edinburgh: 19 Dec
Herts, Manchester, Norwich: new dates coming soon

Behavioural Safety
2 day course - 10 Dec
Human reliability is a significant factor behind more than 85% of accidents, and arguably the greatest challenge to those responsible for ensuring safe places of work.

RoSPA consultants have utilised their knowledge and experience to develop a course that details the key theories relating to effective behaviour management, the principles of measuring performance and the ways in which to create a successful behavioural change process.

Delegates on RoSPA’s Behavioural Safety course will learn:

For more details on this course, and/or to book a place, call 0121 248 2233.

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RoSPA is the leading expert in the causes and solutions for reducing the risks connected with ‘at work’ vehicle use.

Click to find out more about MORR™ (Managing Occupational Road Risk).

We would like to bring to your attention the MORR™ Course, related to driving on work business, designed to educate managers about their legal obligations and encourage the development of an accident-free culture in your organisation.

The course is held at the RoSPA training centre in Birmingham on 21 January 2008. Details and booking information of this excellent course can be found on our website, or call 0121 248 2033.

To assist our clients in meeting the new legal requirements and avoiding the expense of higher insurance premiums, legal costs, etc, RoSPA has developed two consultancy services:

MORR™ Review – looking at where the organisation currently stands in terms of Managing Occupational Road Risk (MORR™ )

MORR™ Fleet Consultancy – our consultant will guide you through all the procedures and practices necessary to implement an effective occupational road risk management strategy.

Excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic sales person

We are seeking a self-employed MORR™ consultant to work within our Driver and Fleet Solutions in order to win new business within the market place. This role will mainly involve sales visits to prospects in the geographical area north of Stafford (including Scotland).

A small retainer will be paid as well as monthly commission based on invoiced work. For further details and a job description, please contact the HR dept on shope@rospa.com or 0121 248 2022 before 14th November 2007.