RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : Occupational Safety

A new report on the dangers of driving while tired was a warning to all fleet managers of the need to tackle fatigue in their policies on managing occupational road risk, RoSPA said today. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents will discuss new policies that are essential to anyone who drives as part of their work, at a seminar next month. The proposals for Managing Occupational Road Risk (MORR™) concentrate on the dangers of speed, fatigue and the use of mobile phones while driving. Kevin Clinton, RoSPA Head of Road Safety, will outline the policies at the Practical Risk Management seminar, sponsored by Toyota GB, at the Hilton Leeds Garforth, Leeds, on November 2, 2004. Full Story»

RoSPA is staging a seminar to show employers how to enhance their ability to learn vital lessons by investigating accidents thoroughly. Accidents cost individuals suffering and businesses and organisations time and money. Recent guidance from the Health and Safety Executive has challenged organisations to review how well they are complying with their duties to investigate and learn from accidents and incidents. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents today urged UK bosses to back a campaign aimed at saving lives by cutting the amount of time employees spend on the road. Between 800 and 1,000 deaths each year are linked to people driving for work, and RoSPA believes many of the people killed are making unnecessary journeys. Full Story»

More than 130 businesses and organisations have been honoured at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents annual Occupational Health and Safety Awards in Scotland. RoSPA’s top occupational health and safety award for Scotland went to FMC Technologies Ltd of Dunfermline. The award is for the highest standard of occupational health and safety performance by an organisation based and operating in Scotland. Earlier this year, FMC won the UK’s premier occupational safety award, the Sir George Earle Trophy. Full Story»

Scottish businesses and organisations wanting to keep their employees safe and fit for work will be able to learn from the experts at a major event organised by the Royal Society from the Prevention of Accidents. The RoSPA Scotland Safety and Health at Work Congress Learning, Sharing, Moving Forward, sponsored by ESS, will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, on September 15 and 16. Full Story»

RoSPA launches a new course in September offering one of the highest qualifications for health and safety professionals. The new National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health Level 4 Diploma replaces the existing NEBOSH Diploma 1 and 2 course. Full Story»

RoSPA today welcomed new guidance published by the Health and Safety Executive on accident investigation and called on employers to realise the benefits of learning from their safety failures. Roger Bibbings, RoSPA Occupational Safety Adviser, urged businesses and organisations to “invest” more effort and expertise to unlock key lessons from accidents and incidents. Full Story»

Palmer and Harvey McLane, winners of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents award for managing occupational road risk, have clocked up another success – all large goods vehicle drivers at their Belfast branch have passed the RoSPA Advanced Driving Test. The 12 drivers for the wholesale and distribution company in Northern Ireland all volunteered to take the test and were delighted with their success. Full Story»

RoSPA has signed an elite team of driving instructors to concentrate on high-performance car buyers. The aim is to link with manufacturers so that customers can be given one-to-one instruction on how to get maximum enjoyment from their vehicles. But the team can also be called in by fleet managers or individuals. Full Story»