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RoSPA has produced two new Road Safety films which are available to view, free, on the RoSPA website.

Driving for Work

To watch this - click here.	Driving for Work is a short film designed to raise awareness about the risks faced and created by people who drive for work. It is divided into three chapters, each of which features a 'typical' at-work driver, a van delivery driver, a young sales rep and a senior manager. The film also features advice from road safety experts and members of the emergency services
Carrying Children Safely
To watch this - click here.	Carrying Children Safely is a film aimed at helping parents to help them choose, fit, and use child car seats. It includes an introduction to child car seats and why they are needed, as well as sections on rearward facing seats, forward facing seats, booster seats and booster cushions. It also includes information about the child car seat laws.

In order to play these video clips you will need a copy of the Adobe Flash Player installed on your machine.

For those employed in this specialist field, the importance of using expert trainers who understand the needs of the industry cannot be understated.

By educating staff in the principles of safe moving and handling, and facilitating a problem solving approach that is people-handling-centred, RoSPA training can contribute to excellence in care as well as reducing injury rates.

RoSPA has a unique training environment designed for Safer People Handling courses. Its fully equipped care centre includes beds, wheelchairs, hoists, slings and a wide range of small handling equipment enabling delegates to replicate situations from their own places of work.

RoSPA's suite of Safer People Handling courses and forthcoming course dates:

Meet over 22,000 professionals and 350 companies at Europe’s leading annual health and safety event.

Safety & Health Expo offers you the ideal platform to help you ensure you are compliant with the latest regulations in 2008.

Highlights for 2008:

Make sure you don’t miss out. Visit www.safety-heath-expo.co.uk today for your free ticket.

Convenience is the watchword for RoSPA’s unique flexible modular approach to the NEBOSH National General Certificate. No longer do you have to make room for a continuous fortnight away from the office, instead by choosing our unique modular approach you can now work towards this prestigious qualification piece by piece.

Each of the courses is designed to meet the syllabus of the National General Certificate, however, they are all excellent stand-alone courses in their own right. In short, it answers the need for high quality safety courses, conveniently delivered to fit around busy working schedules.

Upcoming module dates:

Modules available from £220 plus VAT. To book or for more information, please call 0121 248 2233, or email training@rospa.com

RoSPA’s new course relates directly to the new Government funding for child home safety equipment beginning in April 2008. It will focus on the effective types and placement of home safety equipment as well as the necessary behavioural changes needed to reduce accidental injury.

So if you are a provider of home safety equipment make sure you are able to make the most of this new funding opportunity. Book your place today!

For more information, course dates and booking details for all Home Safety related courses, please click here.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Health and Safety Commission have merged to form a single national regulatory body.

The new body, called the Health and Safety Executive, will help to strengthen the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

It is anticipated that the new body will have greater accountability, demanding greater health and safety compliance from organisations, which means they must strive to achieve certain standards in their practices.

Are you worried that you are not doing enough to be legally compliant? Start here with RoSPA’s Health and Safety Review.

Are you worried that your health and safety processes are not the right ones? Then RoSPA’s Policy Review is the solution.

The thought of changing your audit system can be daunting, meaning many organisations continue to use an unsatisfactory service, rather than risk making the change. This need no longer be the case, as RoSPA’s new Audit Switching Service enables a seamless transition from your current system to RoSPA’s Quality Safety Audit.

Existing information is kept safe and secure so you retain the ability to benchmark performance, year on year. Furthermore, you can remain focused on your core activities during the transfer, as our experienced consultants will handle the switch.

Once you’ve made the transition to RoSPA’s Quality Safety Audit you’ll be able to benefit from the unique advantages of this system, which is in line with HSG65, fully flexible and linked to both an awards and a training scheme. QSA can also be used to assess compliance with OHSAS 18001.

So, if you’re thinking of switching, call us on 0121 248 2076 or email consultancy@rospa.com.

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is now in effect, as of April 6, 2008.

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a landmark in law. For the first time, companies and organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter as a result of serious management failures resulting in a gross breach of a duty of care.

The Act clarifies the criminal liabilities of companies including large organisations where serious failures in the management of health and safety result in a fatality.

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries, and we offer a variety of training and consultancy, for workplace health and safety solutions. Click here for the full list and find out what can help you become legally compliant.

Do you have staff who drive for work? RoSPA’s Driver and Fleet Solutions can help you assess your risk, and find solutions to comply with the law.

Thank you to all those who have taken part in RoSPA’s Poll.The results are:

These results are in line with RoSPA’s campaign for a reduction in the drink drive limit to reinforce the message that it is unsafe to have even the one drink before you drive. This would save around 65 lives and 230 serious injuries on Britain’s roads each year.

Research shows that driver performance is impaired at a blood alcohol level of 50mg - which is lower than the current drink drive limit - and between 50mg and 80mg you are two to two-and-a-half times more likely to be involved in an accident and six times more likely to be in a fatal crash than with no alcohol in your system.

Effective enforcement of the drink drive laws is essential and RoSPA is also calling for random breath testing. It should be high profile and highly visible in order to enhance its deterrent affect.

If you would like to support RoSPA’s drink-drive campaign, and our wider efforts to save lives, please click here to donate to RoSPA.

Due to popular demand, RoSPA’s regional course portfolio has recently expanded in the Hertfordshire area. Although limited, places are still available on the following courses in April and May. Call 0121 248 2233 to book now.

Manual Handling Trainers and Assessors
28 April 2008

This course - essentially three courses in one, can provide delegates with a full understanding of how to conduct a manual handling risk assessment as well as up to date principles of manual handling. Delegates who successfully complete this course receive certification as a RoSPA Approved Manual Handling Assessor.

Risk Assessment - 07 May 2008

Accident Investigation - 08 May 2008

COSHH - 09 May 2008

Display Screen Assessors and Ergonomic Principles - 02 June 2008

Visit the RoSPA website for further information about any of these courses, or to discuss your requirements in detail, please call 0121 248 2233.