RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : Occupational Safety

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»

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»

RoSPA today announced its support for a new safety passport scheme for staff employed by organisations which are members of SAFed (the Safety Assessment Federation). The initiative launched at RoSPA’s Birmingham headquarters involves a partnership between the Society and SAFed, which represents companies that have a special role in inspecting safety-sensitive plant and installations. Full Story»

Safety Minister Des Browne will discuss the UK’s strategy for improving health and safety at work when he opens a national conference organised by the Royal Society for the Prevention on Accidents in May. RoSPA’s national occupational health and safety congress Learning, Sharing, Moving Forward, sponsored by EDF Energy, will be held at the Salamander Suite, NEC, Birmingham, May 11-13. Full Story»

Television personality and businessman Noel Edmonds is to use his experience in the video conferencing market to spearhead the battle to reduce the number of accidents involving company car and van drivers. Noel has launched a new video conferencing venture, face2face, a nationwide network of over 300 Video Meeting Rooms. He will use the latest technology to address RoSPA’s seminar on managing occupational road risk at the Watford Hilton, Hertfordshire, on April 21, from his Devon home. Full Story»

RoSPA’s new website for fleet managers has proved the growing commitment in the industry to put health and safety high on the agenda. The Driver and Fleet Solutions site - www.rospa.com/drivertraining - has been attracting more than 500 visitors a day since it was launched towards the end of last year. Full Story»

RoSPA has rewarded local occupational health and safety groups for their commitment to making the workplace safer during 2003. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has over 80 of the groups located throughout the United Kingdom. They provide a local forum for communication between employers, educational establishments, local authorities, health and safety inspectors and trade unions. Full Story»

RoSPA’s latest seminar on managing occupational road risk will look at everything from dealing with the dangers of drink and drugs to using new technology to reduce accidents among fleet drivers. The Focusing on Performance event will be held at the Holiday Inn, Mold, North Wales, near Chester, on February 18, and is sponsored by Continental Tyres Winter Safety Campaign. Full Story»

RoSPA is to give bosses free courses on the dangers of drinking and driving in an effort to keep employees and other road-users safe. Representatives from the first 30 businesses or organisations to apply will be offered an early Christmas present of a free place on courses to be held next year. Full Story»

RoSPA is urging the Health and Safety Executive to get tough on businesses with poor health and safety records, while leaving high performers to get on with the job without intervention. The Society believes this will strengthen the HSE’s hand and lead to safer workplaces for thousands of employees. Full Story»