Affiliated Safety Groups - South West
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The events listed here are taken from programmes provided by the Secretaries of the 70 plus independent health and safety groups, affiliated to RoSPA, throughout the country. The groups provide a local forum for communication between employers, educational establishments, local authorities, health and safety inspectorates and trade unions. Each group usually meets once a month and details of their meetings are given here, together with contact names and venues.
Area 03 : South West
| Avon |
| Gloucestershire |
| Somerset |
| Wessex |
| Wiltshire |
Avon
Website: www.aosh.org.uk
| Contact: | Joan Ostheimer |
| Tel: | 01953 840200 |
| Email: | joanostheimer853@btinternet.com |
| Dates for your Diary 2011 / 2012: | |
| 15 DEC 2011 | You be the judge |
| In real time before magistrates selected from members, the re-enactment of a construction accident prosecution relating to control of contractors will culminate in sentencing by you! | |
| Led by: Richard Voke & the Lyons Davidson team | |
| 12 JAN 2012 | Joint Annual Legal Upate with IOSH |
| Speakers: Kevin Bridges, Pinsent Masons Solicitors and Richard Voke, Lyons Davidson Solicitors | |
| 09 FEB 2012 | Joint Construction Update with IOSH |
| Speaker: Andrew Kingscott, Principal Inspector Construction, HSE | |
| 22 MAR 2012 | Engineering Disasters |
| Speaker: Professor Martyn Pavier, University of Bristol | |
| 26 APR 2012 | Work Experience - Practical and Legal Issues |
| Speakers: Tabitha Cave & Natalie Andrews, Veale Wasbrough Vizards | |
| 24 MAY 2012 | Managing Transport Safely |
| Speaker: Heather Clarke, Bristol City Council | |
| Membership fee: £30-60 |
| Nine meetings a year |
| Meetings held: Thursday 10.00 am |
| Meeting venue: BAWA Healthcare and Leisure Conference Centre, Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG |
Gloucestershire
Website: www.glossg.co.uk
| Chairman: | John Harrison |
| Tel: | 07940 876875 |
| Email: | info@glossg.co.uk |
| Secretary / Treasurer: | Peter Collins |
| Tel: | 01452 855235 |
| 07796 327186 | |
| Email: | secretary@glossg.co.uk |
| Dates for your Diary 2011 / 2012: | |
| 06 DEC 2011 | Electrical Safety - Fixed wiring tests and checks |
| 8.30 am | Speaker: tbc |
| 10 JAN 2012 | Employing Contractors - Employer's responsibilities |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Tom Cannell, Morrisons Utilities Ltd |
| 07 FEB 2012 | Noise at Work |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Paul Drew MSc I.Eng MIOA M.Inst SCE MAES, Acoustic and Noise Limited Newport |
| 06 MAR 2012 | Asbestos Management |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: John Richards, Managing Director, Thames Laboratories, Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire |
| 03 APR 2012 | Food Safety in Business |
| 2.00 pm | Food and drink provision in Canteens and other facilities |
| Speaker: Julie Turner, Food Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Regulatory Services | |
| 08 MAY 2012 | Waste Management Hierarchy & Segregation of Waste |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: John Jones, Wales and West Utilities Ltd |
| 12 JUN 2012 | Occupational Health - 1 Skin Care and the prevention of dermatitis |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Deb Ltd |
| Membership fee: £45 |
| Nine meetings per year |
| Meetings held: 1st Wednesday of month |
| October to June |
| Meeting venue: Oxstalls Indoor Tennis Centre, Plock Court, off Tewkesbury Rd, Gloucester |
Somerset
Website: www.sohsa.co.uk/
| Secretary: | Anthony Waite |
| Email: | anthony.waite@maneconsultancy.co.uk |
| Meetings held: 2nd Wednesday every month |
| Not July / August |
| Meeting venues: Various |
Wessex
Website: www.wohsa.org.uk
| Secretary: | John Milward |
| Tel: | 01202 874925 |
| Email: | john.milward@jma-safety.co.uk |
| Dates for your Diary 2011: | |
| 14 DEC 2011 | TBC |
| Speaker: Weightwash | |
| Meetings held: Wednesday 2.00 pm |
| Meeting venue: Cobham Sports & Social Club, Merley Park Rd, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset |
Wiltshire
Website: www.wosha.btik.com
| Chairman: | Derek Boulton |
| Email: | derek.boulton@invensysrail.com |
| Dates for your Diary 2012: | |
| 17 JAN 2012 | Fleet E-Safety, Company Business Driving and AGM |
| 10.00 am | Speaker: Tracy Scarr, Arval and Keith Spooner, Magnox |
| Venue: Defence Academy, Shrivenham | |
| 13 MAR 2012 | Flexible Working and Home Working Assessment |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Nigel Mulholland and a NHS representative |
| Venue: Tyco Swindon | |
| 15 MAY 2012 | Vibration and SME Self Assessment Interactive |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Rob Jones, OCS Group UK |
| Venue: Wrag Barn, Highworth | |
| 17 JUL 2012 | Workplace Transport & Warehousing |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Bob Dixon, Racking Safety Solutions |
| Venue: Latchways, Devizes | |
| Membership fee: £20-40 | |
| Six meetings per year | |
| Meetings held: Tuesday | |
| Meeting venues in: Chippenham; Highworth; Swiindon; Shrivenham |