Back to school - Product discounts

Take advantage of RoSPA’s time limited back to school offers! Many of our best-selling products are reduced by up to 25%, giving you great savings on great products!

Make the most of your budget by stocking up on workplace resources at fantastic prices. Visit the RoSPA shop and look out for items that have the 'back to school offer' title – and start saving now! The following are just a few of the offers you’ll find:

	Manual Handling Safety Essentials DVD Non Member: Was £99.00 + VAT Now: £89.10 + VAT Member: Was £84.15 + VAT Now: £75.73 + VAT Product code: OC/325 D
	Easy Guide to Health and Safety Non Member: Was £14.99 + VAT Now: £13.49 + VAT Member: Was £12.74 + VAT Now: £11.13 + VAT Product code: IS870
	Don’t let this be you attitude to safety! poster Non Member: Was £5.45 + VAT Now: £4.36 + VAT Member: Was £4.85 + VAT Now: £3.88 + VAT Product code: ISPP3181

For more posters, publications and DVDs, take a look at RoSPA’s webshop for a range of health and safety resources.

*Offer closes October 1, 2010

Turn your performance around - Fleet consultancy

The RoSPA MORR Review is the ultimate consultation process for organisations that operate a fleet of vehicles. With more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, who better than RoSPA to assess dangers and evaluate your fleet's performance?

Book an MORR Review today and a highly-experienced RoSPA consultant will carryout a thorough evaluation of yourorganisation’s fleet systems, policies, procedures, control measures and documentation.

In addition to the significant financial benefits, the review will also give you peace of mind that your fleet is legally compliant.

RoSPA offers a portfolio of complementary services, including MORR training – helping you to implement effective MORR strategies within your organisation - book now and recieve 25% off, as well as a host of other resources such as Safer Driving for Work Handbook, Driving Kits, MORR Guide and much more. Visit the RoSPA Webshop to view the full range.

Standardising safety - New consultants’ register

Together with other safety organisations, RoSPA has been taking part in discussions chaired by Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive of the HSE, in order to establish a new registration scheme for health and safety consultants. The move follows observations from the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee which noted that while anyone can establish themselves as a freelance consultant, some are providing their clients with overly complicated or excessively risk-averse advice. The current review of health and safety being undertaken by Lord Young is also expected to examine the need to regulate health and safety consultancy. An early announcement about the scheme is likely to be made next month. Proposals will then be made on the basis of a feasibility study undertaken by IOSH and the CIEH, as well as available evidence from the consultancy market.

Initially, the scheme will target mainstream health and safety consultants working in higher risk settings, such as manufacturing and construction, and those dealing with traditional issues such as risk assessment, management systems and risk control. It will not encompass occupational health or hygiene consultants or those who offer safety consultancy on specialist topics.

The proposed scheme, which will be voluntary and accessible on-line, will aim to enhance employers’ confidence by highlighting individuals who are competent at providing appropriate safety advice. A more detailed announcement about the scheme will be made when admission criteria and operational details have been ascertained. Entrance to the register will primarily be restricted to chartered members of IOSH and CIEH and to fellows of IIRSM. Click here to learn more about RoSPA’s own consultancy options.

Scotland Congress - Last chance to book!

The way ahead for worker-centred safety

RoSPA Scotland Occupational
Safety and Health at Work Congress

About the event:

The 16th RoSPA Scotland Occupational Health and Safety Congress will be held at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel on September 23, 2010. Supported by Healthy Working Lives, Allianz Insurance and the HSE, this year's programme will focus on worker involvement, a key theme of the HSE’s “Be Part of the Solution” strategy that was launched last year.

Cutting-edge thinking from the industry’s leading experts will provide delegates with a clearer understanding of the role of workplace safety “messengers” - whether they are human resources specialists, health and safety professionals, occupational health practitioners or conscientious employees who simply want to make a difference.

High-level support:

Shona Robison will deliver the keynote presentation at Congress, focusing on the event’s prevalent theme – the need for organisations to put employees at the heart of occupational health and safety and actively engage them in decision making.

CPD:

Don’t forget – attendance at this event can count towards your personal CPD outcomes.

Last chance to get involved:
With Congress now just a few weeks away, time is running out to secure your place at Scotland’s most respected health and safety networking event.

Information and online booking:

Visit: www.rospa.com/events
Email: events@rospa.com
Call: 0121 248 2120

Building safety into construction - NEBOSH offer

The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Construction Health and Safety is an industry-specific qualification ideally suited to those who are tasked with providing advice and health and safety support on a day-to-day basis. The course will also prove invaluable for those with construction management responsibilities, aswell as CDM Co-ordinators or those procuring construction work who need to ensure that activities under their control are undertaken safely. As the most prominent route to professional status within the field of health and safety, a NEBOSH Certificate will enable you to demonstrate a understanding of health and safety issues.

Covering three units, the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety covers key construction issues in technical detail and examines general health and safety issues within the construction environment. The course also places emphasis on specific construction issues that make the industry amongst the most dangerous in which to work.

Start date: January 10, 2011
Duration: 15 days (or 10 days if you have passed the NEBOSH National General Certificate or NGC1 paper).

SPECIAL OFFER!
Book your place before December 23, 2010 and receive a FREE NEBOSH Study Book for the National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health worth £39.99.

This course is just one of a wide range of health and safety training courses for safety professionals in the construction industry. Other courses which can be offered on an in-company or open basis include Asbestos Awareness, Manual Handling Training and Assessors, Essentials in Client/Contractor Relationships and more.

Home safety - New project, great results

Since its inception in February 2009, RoSPA’s Safe at Home scheme has helped more than 130,000 families by fitting safety equipment and performing safety checks in homes across England. The innovative project aims to reduce accident rates among under-fives through delivering support for families in the 141 areas of England with the highest accident rates. RoSPA was selected to run Safe At Home by the former Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department for Education).

As a result of the project, thousands of people have benefitted from free safety “kits”, which include vital information and equipment, such as safety guards, fireguards and window restrictors. In addition to distributing safety apparatus, Safe At Home also provides front line support to as many families as possible with children under five. A website has also been developed and a DVD has been produced, which is available to view on the website and at local children’s centres. Safe At Home has also produced a height chart, available to families free of charge.

In the long-term, Safe at Home hopes to increase the strength and resources of local communities and encourage the development of permanent and sustainable safety projects. Sheila Merrill, RoSPA’s home safety manager for England, said: “It’s great to see that so many families have been positively affected by the Safe at Home scheme, which continues to go from strength to strength. The scheme has now trained 3,677 local staff to go into homes and educate parents.”

More details about Safe at Home, including details of local schemes and eligibility requirements, can be found here.

Reduced accidents - Reduced costs

RoSPA’s Quality Safety Audit can help your organisation reduce costly accidents and lower its insurance premium.

QSA is a flexible audit system that can be adapted to meet your company’s unique needs, with specific sections tailored to your industry sector and risk rating.

The audit can be implemented by one of our consultants or, alternatively, we can train an employee from your organisation who then becomes your own internal, RoSPA-approved auditor.

By using QSA, you can demonstrate your company’s continuous commitment to health and safety by benchmarking your own performance over time, across sites and divisions, as well as against other businesses in your sector. Regardless of your organisation’s size, QSA will prove an invaluable tool in significantly reducing both accident rates and costs. Find out how you can benefit.

NHS Scotland - Annual public health conference

Faculty of Public Health Committee of the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland How can the public health community identify, promote and secure the changes that are needed to improve Scotland’s health? How might the recession affect our thinking? How can we better understand and influence the effect on health of cultures in Scotland? How can we impart the importance of the early years in improving health and tackling inequalities? These are just some of the questions we will explore in this year’s programme which will feature keynote presentations from influential national and international speakers. To view the conference programme and book online please go to: www.shsceventsbookings.co.uk and select Public Health 2010. Closing date for registration: October 15, 2010 Closing date for accommodation: October 1, 2010 SHSC Events NHS National Services Scotland Scottish Health Service Centre Crewe Road South Edinburgh EH4 2LF Tel: 0131 275 6497 Fax: 0131 623 2525 Email: publichealth@shscevents.co.uk