Welcome to Safety Groups UK!
The mission of Safety Groups UK is to ensure that health and safety groups are key players in the UK health and safety system and in the delivery of UK health and safety strategy.
The organisation, established in 1947, and formerly called The National Health & Safety Groups Council is the co-ordinating body for the network of local Occupational Health and Safety Groups located throughout the UK.
What's New?
Clean Air – Take Care Campaign
Several members of the Management Committee are working closely with the BSIF and HSE on various aspects of the Clean Air – Take Care Campaign with the following actions underway
- Promotional packs, including a DVD will be circulated to every member of each local affiliated Safety Group in the near future
- Additional DVD’s will have been circulated to delegates at Conferences and exhibitions involving Committee members
- BSIF are offering free half day seminars to every local Safety Group and invitations will be sent out
- SGUK is represented at the HSE’s RPE Project Steering Group meetings
- SGUK is represented on the RPE Wearability Workshops
As progress is made further updates will be provided
RoSPA WELCOMES LORD YOUNG’S HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW REVIEW
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has welcomed the announcement of a review into health and safety law and practice.
The Prime Minister has announced that the Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham would undertake a Whitehall-wide review of the operation of health and safety laws and the growth of the compensation culture.
Tom Mullarkey, chief executive of RoSPA, said: “We welcome this review and hope it will get to the bottom of concerns about health and safety once and for all, considering facts as well as people’s opinions.
Read the RoSPA Press Release