Cross Party Group
RoSPA in Scotland provides the Secretariat to the Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group (CPG) on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness. The Convenor of this CPG is Clare Adamson, MSP and the Deputy Convenor is Graham Simpson, MSP. The purpose of the CPG is “to promote all aspects of safety through safety awareness and accident prevention” and as such considers safety issues in the home, on the road, in and around water and in the workplace and any other place where accidents occur. The format of the meetings is to hear short presentations on relevant topics followed by group discussion, questions, comments and suggested recommendations. Further information on the additional office bearers, future meetings dates and the minutes of previous meetings are available at the Scottish Parliament website.
All presentations from the meetings will be available on this web page.
Presentations
2023
CPG February
CPG June
- Safety Made Simple
- What can we learn from safe at home
- Water Safety in Scotland
- The Drowning and Incident Review
- Unintentional Injuries Publication
CPG November
2022
CPG February
- The Need for Occupational Health at Work in Scotland
- LOcHER - Health & Safety Projects
- What Occupational Health (& Safety) in Scotland could or should be and why?
CPG March
CPG June
- Safety in Mind
- Applying health psychology to increase safety behaviours for child car seats
- Scottish Cross Party Group on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness
- Water Safety Education
CPG November
2021
CPG October
CPG June
CPG February
2020
2019
CPG 20th November
- Home Safety - Liz Lumsden, RoSPA
- Water Safety - Dave Walker, RoSPA
- Building Safer Communites - Alasdair Perry, SFRS
- Road Safety - Bertrand Deiss, Transport Scotland
CPG 5th June
- Keeping Kids Safe in the Home - Carlene McAvoy, RoSPA
- Working Together for Safer Children - Katrina Phillips, CAPT
- A Child Death Review Process for Scotland - Dr Jillian McFadzean
CPG 20th March
CPG 23rd January
2018
CPG 14 November 2018
- Quad Bikes and Safety Helmets - Emma Harper MSP
- But we have to do something - Michael McDonnell, Director, Road Safety Scotland
- Who drives - health and safety - Sandy Allan, Road Safety Manager, RoSPA
- The Physics of Road Safety - Physics Teacher, Lockerbie Academy
CPG 5 June 2018
- Trading Standards Child Safety - Chris Bell
CPG 1 May 2018
- The Significant Seven - Tony Priest, CMIOSH - MIFSM
- Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness - Richard Park, Co-chair, HaSiVSS
- Breathe Freely Campaign - Neil Grace, BOHS President 2018-19
CPG 17 January 2018
- Falls Prevention Initiative - Carlene McAvoy & Ann Murray
- Supporting our Communities - Caroline Lawrie
- Gas Safety Trust - Chris Beilby
- Contributing to the wellbeing of the elderly - David McGown
2017
CPG 8 November 2017
- Daniel Doherty Presentation
- Assistant Chief Officer David McGown Presentation
- Andrew Fraser Presentation
CPG 14 June 2017
CPG 29 March 2017
CPG 18 January 2017
- First Aid First – students from Mark Scott Leadership for Life Awards, North Lanarkshire
- How Fair Work drives success, wellbeing and prosperity – Lilian Macer, UNISON
- SPlASH (Scottish Plan for Action on Safety and Health) – Sarah Jones, Robert Atkinson and Kathy Jenkins
- SWITCH (Competency Framework) – Duncan Simpson and Stephen Freeland, Zero Waste Scotland
- H & S verification and the LOcHER Project – Andy Cathro, Scotland Colleges Health and Safety Development Network Group
2016
CPG 16 November 2016
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Strategic Plan 2016-19, Martin Millar, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
- What is Blueproof?, Peter Wignall, Bluerad
22 September 2016
Parliamentary Reception on Carbon Monoxide Awareness
- Carbon monoxide – the past, the present and the future, Chris Bielby
CPG 20 January 2016
2015
CPG 18 November 2015
- The road safety framework: Working in partnership, Graham Thomson, Transport Scotland
- Graduated Driving Licence, Dr Sarah Jones, Cardiff University
CPG 2 June 2015
- Working to reduce unintentional injury in Fife, Tricia Spacey, Lynn Hill, Graham Barclay, Fife Council
- Water safety and drowning prevention, Michael Dunn, Royal Life Saving Society UK
- Getting it right for every child this summer, Carol Raeburn, Royal National Life Boat Institution
- Good Egg Safety – keeping Scottish children safe, Doug Sherriffs, Dynamic Group
CPG 11th March 2015
- Why the UK stalled on occupational cancer prevention, where we stand now internationally and what Scotland can do about it?, Andrew Watterson, Tommy Gorman and Rory O'Neil, Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group
- Occupational cancer and IOSH's No Time to Lose campaign, Dr Karen McDonnell, Head of RoSPA Scotland
- Think about health and safety- supporting MSPs in their work, Jim Tassell, Chair of IOSH Scotland
- The work of HSE in Scotland, Mike Cross, Director of Scotland and Northern England, HSE
CPG 20th January 2015
- Safety in the home, Robert Thomson, Care and Repair Scotland
- Protect who you most care about- Fit Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Keith MacGillivray, Sprinkler Co-ordination Group, Bafsa
- Falls Prevention and Management in Scotland- A National Perspective, Ann Murray, National falls programme manager, NHS Scotland
- Reshaping of Care for Older people- Physical Activity theme, Melanie Menzies, Health and Wellbeing Manager, North Lanarkshire Leisure ltd
- On the right road (To Safety), Children in Scotland
2014
CPG 4th November 2014
- Electrical Safety, Dave Forrester, Head of Technical Trade Services, Select
- Gas Safety - Landlords Responsibilities and Carbon Monoxide (CO) the 'Silent Killer', Chris Bielby, Director of New Business, Grant Taylor, Safety, Health and Environment Manager, SGN
- Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector, Wayne Mackay, Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, Electrical Safety First
30th September 2014
Joint CPG (with Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism)
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Mr Michael Avril, Community Incident Reduction Manager, RNLI.
CPG 24th June 2014
- STOP – Burns and Scalds to Children in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Mr Gregor Walker, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Yorkhill Children's Hospital
- Rail Respect, Ms Katriona Wilson, Associate Director – Projects, Scottish Youth Theatre
- Evaluation of Scotland's Child Safety Equipment Scheme (preliminary results), Dr Sheila Inglis, Director, SCMI Associates
- The competent child needs risk, Ms Marguerite Hunter Blair, CEO Play Scotland
CPG 25th March 2014
- Strategy for Improving Water Safety, Jim Watson, Deputy Chair , National Water Safety Forum
- Scotland Safe Swimmer, Sharon MacDonald, Director of Development, at Scottish Swimming
- The safety of boats as dwellings, Graham Watts, Manager, Boat Safety Scheme
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Water Rescue Capability, Desmond Oakes, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
CPG 29th January 2014
- The Health and Safety of the Working Population in Scotland: a Trades Union Perspective, Ian Tasker, Scottish Trades Union Congress
- Worker Involvement from an employee perspective, Kathy Jenkins, Scottish Hazards Campaign
- The importance of a national strategy to develop projects and partnership across Scotland, Robert Atkinson, Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
- Helicopter Safety in the North Sea, Tim Glasspool, Bristow Group
- The Health and Safety of the Working Population in Scotland: Be part of the Solution, Karen McDonnell, RoSPA Scotland
2013
CPG November 2013
- Road Safety in the Borders, Scottish Borders Road Safety Working Group
- Black Box Technology, Kevin Clinton, Head of Road Safety, RoSPA
- Delivering Road Safety Education, George Cairns, Glasgow City Council
- Healthy working Lives and ScORSA-related activities, Robert Atkinson, Healthy Working Lives