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Young Driver Goes for Gold!
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Bryan Willcox of Doulting has become one of the youngest drivers ever to pass the RoSPA Advanced Driving Test. Not only did he pass; he attained the highest Gold Award, aged just 17. Bryan commented that: “Improving your driving need not be expensive and is a huge amount of fun, I would recommend it to anyone.” If you are interested in taking up the challenge of a RoSPA Advanced Test and would like to find out more information on your nearest local group then visit our RoADA website.
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Ride Safe - Now Available |
Due to overwhelming demand RoSPA is pleased to announce that the popular Ride Safe Resource is back in stock. Offering essential information on the 5 most common motorcycle crashes and advice on how to avoid them, this resource is invaluable to any road safety professional or motorcycling trainer
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E-bulletins - Key Information Direct to Your Mailbox |
Exclusive to Members, RoSPA produce a variety of key topic related e-bulletins on subjects such as: Occupational Health, Stress, Workplace Transport, Risk Assessment and Manual Handling.
To access this invaluable service, Members can sign-up today via the RoSPA Member Zone. Not a Member? – why not join us and start to take advantage of this service and many other important benefits.
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Train a Manual Handling Trainer and Risk Assessor - Courses Running Regionally! |
RoSPA's popular five-day Manual Handling course offers a cost-effective means of lowering accident rates and is now available in:
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Birmingham
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Edinburgh
Hertfordshire
Leeds
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Click here to request a free course outline
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Plan Your Campaign for European Week for Safety and Health 2006
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With less than four weeks to go, now is the ideal time to plan your organisation’s campaign. This year’s week, ‘Safe Start’, focuses on young people at work. Whether you’re interested in training your young employees, training their managers or carrying out an internal DVD/poster campaign, RoSPA can help
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Is Moving and Handling a Problem for your Organisation? |
Musculoskeletal disorders were by far the most commonly reported workplace illnesses in 2004/05 with an estimated prevalence of more than a million cases. Don’t let your organisation become part of the statistics, get answers to your moving and handling problems with RoSPA’s Safety Awareness Exchange Seminar
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Road Deaths and Corporate Manslaughter - See You In Court? |
Just because the fleet manager was miles away when the road crash happened doesn’t mean the police will not come knocking on their door. How will the new corporate manslaughter bill impact on legal proceedings and prosecutions? Find out from Mike Appleby of Fisher Scoggins LLP.
Book your place on RoSPA’s Seminar for full details of the new bill.
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Violence at work costs businesses through staff sickness absence and turnover, as well as higher insurance premiums and the possible risk of litigation. A RoSPA Consultant can help you evaluate and enhance the management of violence at work by carrying out a comprehensive audit and drafting an action plan of how current arrangements can be enhanced.
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Thousands of parents are contacting RoSPA for information on the new child car seat law which came into force recently. The number of visitors to RoSPA’s special website - www.childcarseats.org.uk - set up to help parents with queries about car restraints has been growing rapidly in recent weeks: 5,000 people a day are currently logging on to the site – five times the number a year ago.
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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.
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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.
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