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The music and entertainment industry faces tough changes this year, as legislation comes into force to protect those working in the industry.

The new Control of Noise at Work regulations affecting this industry, which replace those existing since 1989, come into force on 6 April 2008.

Are you a safety inspector seeking guidance?

Are you worried about complying with this new law?

Noise Consultancy from RoSPA

With RoSPA’s Consultancy Service a fully competent noise assessor (recognised by the Institute of Acoustics), will visit your premises to determine noise exposures using appropriate instrumentation, calibration, and measurement and analysis techniques.

The results are analysed and presented to incorporate immediate and future actions.

To find out how RoSPA can help make you compliant with the law, please call 0121 248 2233 to speak to one of our advisors.

Anyone who operates a minibus service to carry passengers has a duty to take all reasonable precautions to ensure that it is operated safely.

New for 2008, the Minibus Safety: A Code Of Practice aims to help organisations, which own, hire or lease minibuses, to provide a safe, effective and efficient service.

It is written for the person who owns, manages, or has responsibility for the operation and management of the minibus. This may be the driver, centre manager, the school (a nominated individual, head teacher or the Governing Body) or the group leader. It is not written for commercial operators who require a full Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operator licence.

HSE Guidelines, ‘Driving at Work’, state that: “health and safety law applies to on-the-road work activities and the risks should be effectively managed within a health and safety system.”

The Code of Practice refers throughout to various statutory regulations and other documents.

Minibus Safety: A Code of Practice
£5.90 (Members) £7.00 (Non-Members)
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To reward those planning ahead, RoSPA is currently offering a 20% early bird discount to delegates booking onto the events below – but hurry as the offer ends on 14 March 2008.

Developing Leadership Action – 13 May 2008, NEC Birmingham

Delegates at this director-level focussed event will have the privilege of hearing from Mike Parker on what it is like to have ultimate responsibility for safety at BNFL, and how he leads management of the organisation’s safety culture. Other expert speakers presenting include Lord McKenzie of Luton – Minister of State (Lords) DWP,
Judith Hackitt – Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, and leading health and safety barrister Gerard Forlin.

For full programme and booking information, click here.

Managing Workplace Transport Risks Conference – 14 May 2008, NEC Birmingham

Workplace transport is the second largest cause of accidents in the workplace. Its risks are currently covered by several sets of regulations and many employers and duty holders find this confusing. RoSPA’s Managing Workplace Transport Risks Conference will address this. Presentations from the HSE experts will be complemented by practical case studies from Menzies Distribution and MacLellan International Ltd.

For full programme and booking information, click here.

Events booking hotline: 0121 248 2120
Book online at: www.rospa.com/events

Falls are the main cause of accidents in the home, and the risk of accidental injury in the home increases with age.

Home accidents can lead to unnecessary pain and suffering and ultimately to increased dependency, yet so many of these accidents are preventable.

RoSPA’s Older People - Injury Prevention in the Home training is for all those involved in the care of older people, from health professionals and housing officers through to home carers and community workers.

This one-day course, accredited by City & Guilds explores fall prevention methods through behavioural and environmental changes. The day also focuses on other common accidents affecting older people, including the reduction of accidental injury through fire, poisoning and scalds.

Course dates:

12 March 2008 - Peterborough - more info
14 May 2008 - Birmingham - more info

For further information or to book your place, please call Sheila Merrill on 01778 344297 or email: smerrill@rospa.com

Click for full details of RoSPA’s Home Safety agenda and venues.

If you have not already taken advantage of the discounts on our Safety Education resources, then there is still time.

There is up to 50% off selected products, 33% off a special Water Safety Resource Package and 10% off everything else in our safety educational range, so browse our webshop now.

RoSPA’s Driver & Fleet Solutions are pleased to announce a major added benefit to all Fleet delegates taking RoSPA’s Occupational Advanced Driving Test (RoADTest ).

The RoADTest is the first training programme to culminate in a recognised qualification which acknowledges the reality of driving for work purposes.

Now by completing the RoADTest programme and test delegates can upgrade their test pass and importantly ensure that all their hard work is recognised via a BTEC level three qualification at no extra cost!

The flexibility of the programme means that training can be spread over a three-year period, which is ideal for the new Driver CPC legislation due to come into force in September.

RoADTest offers organisations financial, duty of care and health and safety benefits from a safer and more efficient fleet.

This results in:

For more information, please visit our website

The Highways Agency is researching potential sources of driver distraction which are outside the vehicle (e.g. accidents, advertisements, etc). The study includes a survey to gather the views, experiences and perceptions of drivers on this subject. To fill in the survey online please use the following link: Driver Distraction Questionnaire.

It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and everyone who completes the survey is eligible for entry into a prize draw to win one of two prizes of £100 of shopping vouchers for a store of your choice.

Responses are entirely confidential and will only be used to further the study research.
The closing date for the survey is 03 March 2008.

RoSPA is a charity and a society of members dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries in all areas of life.

You can join RoSPA and enjoy these membership benefits:

To join us and/or to find out more information about becoming a RoSPA member, please contact our Membership Department on 0121 248 2051 or email membership@rospa.com.

We look forward to welcoming you as a RoSPA member. Your support will help us with our vital work to prevent accidents.

Join now and also receive your free welcome gift. Find out more here.

Are you based in Manchester or the surrounding area?

If so you could benefit from attending one or more of our acclaimed health and safety courses. We offer a wide range of courses all over the UK, including the Manchester area, helping to support large and small businesses with their safety needs.

Forthcoming courses in the Manchester area:

COSHH - 05 March 2008
IOSH Managing Safety - 31 April 2008
Manual Handling Trainer and Assessors - 10 March 2008, 21 April 2008
DSE - 08 May 2008
Safety Reps - 19 May 2008

Also, for selected courses running in March, special discounts are available, including: