RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : 2004

New research for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents published today shows the benefits of directors returning to the shop floor to tackle health and safety issues. The Society’s national occupational health and safety congress in Birmingham, sponsored by EDF Energy, was told that more needed to be done to encourage directors and senior managers to go “back to the floor” to see the situation for themselves. Full Story»

More than 1,100 businesses and organisations will be honoured at RoSPA’s annual Occupational Health and Safety Awards presentations this week. The awards are sponsored by RMC Group plc, and will be presented at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel at the NEC on Wednesday and Thursday (May 12 and 13). Full Story»

Minister for Work Jane Kennedy will champion the cause of excellence in health and safety management as a key business objective when she opens a national conference tomorrow (Tuesday). She will be at RoSPA’s occupational health and safety congress Learning, Sharing, Moving Forward, sponsored by EDF Energy, being held at the Salamander Suite, NEC, Birmingham, May 11-13. Full Story»

A man with a mower is likely to be the most dangerous thing in UK gardens this Bank Holiday weekend, RoSPA warned today as thousands of people prepare for their annual assault on lawns and flowerbeds. About 300,000 people are hurt in their gardens each year seriously enough to go to hospital – 110,000 of them children. Around 87,000 are injured actively gardening or carrying out DIY jobs in the garden. Full Story»

Television personality and businessman Noel Edmonds joined RoSPA in a groundbreaking bid to reduce accidents among people driving for work. More than 130 fleet and safety professionals met in Hertfordshire to experience how video conferencing can save the need for thousands of miles of driving. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is looking for volunteers to help form a new advanced driving group for the Narberth area. RoSPA has called an open meeting for people to find out more at 2pm on Saturday, May 8, at the Angel Inn, High Street, Narberth. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has produced a video to show parents how to choose and fit child car seats correctly, after a survey revealed that half of the respondents were unable to find any advice or assistance on the subject. The video - Choosing and Fitting Child Car Seats - has been made available to UK road safety officers to use in helping parents to overcome the problem. It tells buyers what they should be looking for and what questions they need to ask. Full Story»

RoSPA’s Top Ten lists of dangerous tools and materials released today show woodwork, knives and saws are likely to spell disaster for hundreds of DIY enthusiasts this Easter. The Bank Holiday is the start of the DIY season as people repair their homes after the ravages of winter and brighten up rooms for spring and summer. Full Story»

A new tool to help children with English as a second language to stay safe on the road is being launched by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. It comes as road safety is made the focus for World Health Day on Wednesday (April 7). Full Story»

Nearly 70 organisations are behind a new website - www.orsa.org.uk - which has been launched to raise awareness of work-related road safety and to encourage businesses to manage at work-road risk more effectively. The Occupational Road Safety Alliance site has been developed with the support of the Department for Transport. It provides ORSA members and others in the road safety and occupational safety communities with access to up-to-the minute information and new developments about managing occupational road risk. Full Story»