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The 2009 RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards scheme has now begun! Ensure that your hard work and excellent safety standards are recognised and rewarded, by entering these prestigious awards.
Winning organisations benefit from positive PR opportunities, recognition from customers, suppliers, peers and competitors and increased staff motivation and participation in health and safety issues. Winners receive their awards at glittering presentation ceremonies and gala dinners at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham in May, alongside the Safety and Health Expo and RoSPA Congress, or at the Hilton Glasgow Hotel in September. Visit RoSPA's Awards pages or email us and find out why over 1560 entries were received in 2008.
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The RoSPA Awards began in 1956. The scheme is one of the longest running and most highly respected occupational awards programmes around. Entry submissions are judged impartially on merit, and with no members-only restrictions, and the awards are open to organisations of all sizes from across the wide spectrum of work and all over the world!
Lord Jordan has throughout his career promoted awareness of safety issues, and currently helps RoSPA to keep safety and accident prevention at the forefront of the public policy agenda. He was elected at the Society's annual meeting in Birmingham on November 7, 2008 and succeeds Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen, who held the post for four years. Before taking up his new role, he was RoSPA's Deputy President. Lord Jordan said: "I am honoured to accept this position at RoSPA. And it is a privilege to serve an organisation and cause that does so much to protect the lives of people in this country. More information on Lord Jordan and his appointment can be found on RoSPA’s press pages.
Also at the AGM, Tom Mullarkey, Chief Executive of RoSPA, addressed attendees to reaffirm RoSPA’s mission and said people need to be given the correct information so that they can decide for themselves what risks they want to take.
He said a quest for “absolute safety” was not feasible and would come at a cost to freedom. |
Lord Jordan of Bournville, CBE, has taken up office as the new President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
Improve your chances of success with help from RoSPA After all your hard work in studying for the NEBOSH National General Certificate, give yourself the best possible chance of getting a great result by attending RoSPA’s three day revision course on December 2, 2008. A day and a half is spent concentrating on paper NGC1, and the other day and a half is spent revising paper NGC2. It’s an opportunity to refresh your knowledge and to practise exam techniques. Attendance is highly recommended by both RoSPA and NEBOSH.
Improve your chances of success by contacting us to find out more about our revision courses. |
Are you absolutely clear on the health and safety issues relevant to your association? If not then our new health and safety seminar designed specifically for housing associations is for you. By attending this unique seminar you will have direct access to top health and safety professionals from the Health and Safety Executive, RoSPA, West Midlands Fire Service, ACS Physical Risk Control Ltd and case study examples from Parkway Green Housing Trust. In addition to all this vital information each delegate will receive a FREE RoSPA Managing Occupational Road Risk Guide normally priced at £25 and a FREE trial of the Online Audit Software and Fleet Risk Assessment Software.
Book before December 16, 2008 and receive a 20% discount. We are expecting places to fill up fast so, to guarantee your place, please visit our website. At £170 plus VAT this really is a seminar you cannot afford to miss! Venue: RoSPA Training Suite, Birmingham
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It doesn’t matter where you took the course originally – RoSPA’s revision courses are open to everyone taking the National General Certification examinations.
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The area of people handling is a vital one where safety is concerned – not only to preserve the comfort and dignity of those with restricted mobility, but also to prevent injury and even death. A case was brought earlier this month after a resident of a care home suffered a fall while being moved using a sling and a hoist. The man received fractures to his hip and elbow as a result of the fall in February 2007, and later died of sepsis from his wounds. At an inquest, a coroner highlighted the fall as a contributing factor to his death. After pleading guilty to a health and safety breach, the care home was ordered to pay a total of £12,476 in fines and costs. According to the Health and Safety Executive, an inadequately-trained employee of the care home had failed to attach the sling to the hoist properly, leading
RoSPA can help you to ensure that your employees are as highly trained as possible when it comes to safer people handling – our suite of safer people handling courses has been specially developed for those employed in this specialist field. A member of staff who is a certified safer people handling trainer, for example, will contribute to clinical and corporate governance standards and excellence in people-centred care throughout the workplace. Take a look at our resources – Health and Safety in Care Homes and Handling Home Care are two publications aimed specifically at those who are charged with moving people in a care setting. At less than £10 each, can you afford not to take a look? |
This is an extreme example, but it serves to illustrate how serious the consequences can be when there is a lack of proper training – particularly when it comes to the moving and handling of people.
RoSPA’s customer service and ability to advise instantly over the telephone has been examined this month RoSPA was featured in Marketing’s ‘We’ll call you’ section, which aims to spot check companies for customer service standards. On Bonfire Night, Marketing called our Birmingham head office for advice on DIY firework displays when young children are around, to very satisfying results.
Marketing reported: “The call handler was well informed...he asked the ages of my children and tailored the advice...his advice reassured me about safely buying fireworks and handling a display...8/10” RoSPA takes pride in satisfying the needs of anyone calling the society, be it customers, public or organisations that need support. RoSPA’s unique Infocentre is on hand and offers an extensive service, currently answering around 400 health and safety related questions every month. Click to view the full dialogue between Marketing and RoSPA. Visit RoSPA’s firework safety advice. |
The questionnaire for RoSPA’s Young Drivers at Work Project is still open. We want to hear the views of people responsible for employing and managing young drivers (17-24). The questionnaire looks at how well you feel that the current system of driver training and testing prepares young drivers for at-work driving, and what would help you manage the risks to them. Whether you have just a few young drivers who make occasional deliveries, or many young staff who spend much of their time driving as part of their job, we’re looking to hear your views and experiences. |
The verdict?
As the year begins to draw to a close, there is only a
short time remaining to take advantage of
2008 membership prices.
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You have just a few weeks to add your support to a petition for lighter evenings all year round, which closes on January 3. The online petition has been set up to ask the Prime Minister to consider a change to the current system of timekeeping in Britain (Greenwich Mean Time/British Summer Time), which is in support of RoSPA's campaign to reduce accidents.
Research has shown that 450 fewer deaths and serious injuries each year, including between 104 and 138 fewer deaths, could result from such a time shift. Together we can campaign to make better use of the limited daylight we receive, and also reduce accidents and deaths on our roads. To play your part in saving lives – visit the petition and register your name! |
Does your organisation use chemicals, adhesives, paints, cleaning agents, or generate smoke, dust or other vapours during its work activities?
If you are actively involved in compliance with COSHH, you may be interested in RoSPA’s one day
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RoSPA is encouraging its members and associates to support the campaign by registering online. The safety charity wants the Government to agree to a three-year trial to prove the road safety benefits of always being ahead of GMT - by an hour in the winter and two hours in the summer. 
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 requires employers to assess and control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill-health. 
