RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : 2001

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Honda have joined forces to make fleet drivers safer on the roads. Companies and organisations signing up for Honda Motor Appreciation Courses - known as Honda MAC - will also be able to take advantage of RoSPA’s unique training and consultancy package for the fleet industry. Full Story»

Experts will address more than 160 delegates at a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident’s national water safety congress next week. The sell-out event in Blackpool on Monday and Tuesday (September 24-25) will seek answers to why around 570 people drown in the UK each year. Full Story»

Builders and developers will be urged to design homes with safety in mind at a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents congress in November. RoSPA’s national home safety congress, Safety by Design, will be held at the Moat House Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, November 12-13. Full Story»

The construction industry in Scotland will be urged to improve its appalling safety record at a major conference in Glasgow held by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents later this week. The call will come from Stuart North, Head of Operations for the Health and Safety Executive, at the RoSPA Scotland 2001 Safety and Health at Work Congress. Full Story»

More than 120 businesses and organisations will be celebrating their outstanding safety achievements next week when they are honoured by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The RoSPA Scotland Occupational Health and Safety Awards, sponsored by RMC, will be presented at the Glasgow Thistle Hotel on September 6. Dr John Hooper, RoSPA Chief Executive, will be making the presentations. Full Story»

Ways to make Scottish businesses and organisations safer places to work will be explored at a conference organised by The Royal Society for the Prevention of accidents next month. Last year in Scotland 36 people died in work-related accidents and more than 2,700 suffered a major injury. With health problems caused or made worse by work accounting for 2.2 million working days lost each year, the total the bill is said to run to half a billion pounds. Full Story»

Standards of driving must be improved if Britain is to see a substantial reduction in the number of road traffic accidents and casualties, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents warned today. To find solutions to the problem, RoSPA is seeking experts to address its annual congress, Safer Driving - The Road To Success. The conference, in association with Britax, will be held at the Stratford Moat House Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 4-6, 2002. Full Story»

Following his appointment as a Government Whip, Lord Davies of Oldham has stepped down as the President of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Richard Steer, the Society’s Vice-Chairman said: “We congratulate Lord Davies on his appointment, but the Government’s gain is our loss as it meant it would have been inappropriate for him to continue in his role with the Society.” Full Story»

A spate of summer drownings has highlighted the need for managers of water sites to ensure they are fully informed about the latest safety measures, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today. To keep them up-to-date, the Society is organising its first national water safety congress, Safe Management of Water Sites – The Risk Assessment Route, at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool, on September 24-25. Full Story»

Sunbathers and holidaymakers need to be extra careful as Britain basks in the heat, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents warned today. The combination of hot weather and the start of the school holidays could prove a fatal combination. Full Story»