The huge opportunities to prevent deaths and injuries among construction workers during the preparations for the London 2012 Olympics, was one of the key issues under the spotlight at RoSPA’S National Construction Conference last week.

Attention focused on:

Improving Worker engagement in health and safety Enhanced management skills The chance to embed better working practices across the country

To help the construction sector meet the challenges ahead RoSPA, have developed a broad range of services for general managers/supervisors, safety professionals and board/senior managers such as:

Construction Safety Course Construction Design Management Awareness Courses for safety professionals IOSH Managing Safely Consultancy Services Directors Responsibilities Quality Safety Audit System In-company training Publications, DVD’s and Posters

The Driver and Fleet Solutions (DFS) department is key to the continued success of RoSPA. This post will develop and manage RoSPA’s suite of driving and riding standards, products and services, as well as maintaining and growing both existing and new key accounts.

The successful candidate will be required to:

Manage the DFS product/ service portfolio Deliver a profitable business plan Maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders such as the DSA, FSA, Police and Highways Agency Represent RoSPA at client presentations and various forums.

For more details on how to apply, including job description and person specification please visit www.rospa.com/jobs

Closing date will be: Monday 11th June 2007.

It is essential that as a board director or senior manager, you have the strategic vision to see health and safety as:

A board level corporate performance issue An important dimension of your corporate social responsibility strategy An integral aspect of your corporate governance risk policy A key parameter on which you report openly to your stakeholders and ensure involvement with your workforce And as an essential part of continuous improvement to achieve business success.

To help you manage your director’s health and safety responsibilities RoSPA have developed a range of specialist consultancy services including:

Director’s Health and Safety Reporting (HSR) service Quality Safety Audit Scheme Going Public on Performance Corporate Social Responsibility and reducing absenteeism

To find out more click on the links above or call Sharan Gosal on 0121 248 2083.

Launch of the Interactive Growing Business Safety Kit

A new and innovative tool to help small and growing businesses get to grips with health and safety was unveiled by RoSPA at the Safety and Health Expo last week - designed to make health and safety management more straightforward and affordable.

The Growing Business Safety Kit covers a broad range of health and safety (H & S) topics, consisting of two key modules:

Staff training – through a series of on-line resources, DVD and interactive tests – that builds and measures H & S competence Risk management – that supports carrying out and recording risk assessments

Available soon. For more information call 0121 248 2233 (Birmingham) or 0131 449 9378 (Edinburgh).

As a dedicated safety professional you will be involved in conducting a number of health and safety risk assessments across a broad range of topics – from fire and DSE to manual handling and noise assessments.

But how do you ensure you integrate all of these into an effective, holistic, organisational risk strategy, sharing best practice across the business, as outlined in BS 8800:2004 Annexe E.

RoSPA’s specialist Best Practice in Risk Assessment course will help you deliver this necessary holistic strategy.

Book now

Welcome to the 5th in the series of our special question and answers feature, providing expert advice on health and safety hot topics. So if you are a young growing business read on and see how we can help you.

Do I have to provide employees with protective equipment?

In short yes. Personal protective equipment must be supplied and used at work, wherever there are risks to health and safety that cannot be controlled in other ways.

To help you reinforce your safety message RoSPA have a full range of workplace educational resources covering personal protective equipment and many other health and safety topics. Resources include:

Publications/leaflets Posters DVDs/Videos

Plus posters and leaflets can be personalised with your organisation’s logo.

For more information either call: 0121 248 2233
Email: sales@rospa.com
Visit: www.rospa.com/ppe

Do you provide or promote driver training. If the answer is yes, apply now for you free copy of the new RoSPA, “Promoting Refresher Driver Training Toolkit,” and learn how to:

Raise awareness about refresher driver training Explain what it involves Promote its benefits Suggest ways to overcome deterrents to undertaking further driver training.

Don’t delay apply by the 8th June for your free printed copies. Numbers are limited. Please email David Penman: dpenman@rospa.com or download a copy from our website.

As a dedicated safety professional you will undoubtedly understand the importance of continual professional development and the benefits of CPD points, as part of the IOSH qualification point system.

Attend one of RoSPA’S specialist behavioural safety courses and you can apply for more important CPD, IOSH points.

Courses include:

Introductory Behavioural Safety Course Advanced Behavioural Safety Further Steps Course

Additionally we can help you with:

Specialist behavioural consultancy services Work place educational resources – including DVD’s/videos and publications.

Call: 0121 248 2233 (Birmingham) or 0131 449 9378 (Edinburgh)
Email: training@rospa.com or Visit: www.rospa.com/occupationaltraining

Did you know that employees suffer 3-4 times more accidents in their leisure time and this is a significant cause of absence from work and long-term invalidity.  Therefore the business case for employers considering how they may contribute to employee safety outside work is very compelling.

RoSPA supports this holistic approach to health and safety management, through its 24/7 campaign and would like to here from employers who are actively promoting this type of approach and how they do it and what information they capture, so we can encourage and share best.

Please email Roger Bibbings: rbibbings@rospa.com or click here for more information.

Organisations wishing to share their latest news with the safety community can contact us for details on adding their message to Safety Connections, or sponsoring an issue.

RoSPA is an independent charity and a uniquely comprehensive safety organisation. As a RoSPA Member you will be supporting our mission to save lives through preventing accidents in all walks of life. RoSPA Members also enjoy a range of benefits to help you to achieve your own safety goals, so join RoSPA today and see how we can help you.

You can also support RoSPA by arranging fundraising activities, or through a simple donation. RoSPA also have many sponsorship opportunities.