Affiliated Safety Groups - Wales
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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 04: Wales
| Cardiff & S E Wales |
| Swansea & W Wales |
| Wales (North West) |
| Wales (South) Construction |
Cardiff & S E Wales
| Secretary: | Chris Johns |
| Tel: | 01656 674 823 |
| Mobile: | 07810 854 242 |
| Email: | chris.johns@south-wales.probation.gsi.gov.uk |
Swansea & West Wales
Website: www.safetygroup.org.uk
| Secretary: | Ann Jones |
| Tel: | 01792 205051 |
| Email: | info@safetygroup.org.uk |
| Dates for your diary: 2010 / 2011: | |
| 23 SEP 2010 | Works Visit: Swansea Sewerage Works, Fabian Way, Swansea |
| 2.15 pm | |
| 20 OCT 2010 | European Health & Safety Week Event |
| 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm | Certified Half Day course on |
| Managing Permits to Work | |
| Speakers: HSE, 3M, Ford and Chevron | |
| Venue: Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Swansea Enterprise Park | |
| 24 NOV 2010 | Access to Work |
| 2.15 pm | Speaker: Andrew Legg, Access to Work Support Unit, Job Centre Plus |
| Venue: 3M Gorseinon, Swansea | |
| 15 DEC 2010 | Hazards of Hidden Lasers in IT Equipment |
| 2.15 pm | Speaker: Professor Helmut Telle, Swansea University |
| Venue: Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Swansea Enterprise Park | |
| 26 JAN 2011 | Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) Tool |
| 2.15 pm | Speaker: Simon Monnington, HSE |
| Venue: 3M Gorseinon, Swansea | |
| 28 JAN 2011 | Annual Safety Quiz |
| 7.00 pm | Venue: tbc |
| 23 FEB 2011 | Pest Control |
| 2.15 pm | Speaker: Local Authority Pest Control Unit |
| Venue: 3M Gorseinon, Swansea | |
| 23 MAR 2011 | Waste Not Want Not followed by AGM |
| 2.15 pm | Speaker: tbc |
| Venue: 3M Gorseinon, Swansea | |
| 01 APR 2011 | Annual Dinner Dance and Awards Ceremony |
| 7.30 pm - 12.00 am | Venue: Village Hotel, Swansea Waterfront Development |
| 06 APR 2011 | HSE Annual Review |
| 2.00 pm | Speaker: Terry Rose, Divisional Director, HSE |
| Venue: Waterton Technology Centre, Bridgend | |
| 14 APR 2011 | The Role of the HSE in Enforcing Occupational Health and Stress Management |
| 6.30 pm | Speaker: Jane Lassey, Operations Manager, Wales, HSE |
| Venue: The Tower Hotel Jersey Marine | |
| 18 MAY 2011 | Fire Signage & Servicing of Fire Extinguishers |
| 2.15 pm | Speaker: Fire Safety Direct Ltd |
| Venue: 3M Gorseinon, Swansea | |
| 15 JUN 2011 | Annual Alec Blackburn memorial Seminar |
| Venue: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University | |
Wales (North West)
Website: http://hsgroup.bangor.ac.uk
| Secretary: | Gareth Jones |
| Tel: | 01248 383847 |
| Email: | healthandsafety@bangor.ac.uk |
| Dates for your diary: 2010 | |
| 08 SEP 2010 | Psychology of Behaviour Change - Health and Safety |
| 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm | Speaker: Denise Hampson, Managing Director, Hampson Solutions Ltd |
| Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, School of Electronic Engineering, Dean St, Bangor University | |
Wales (South) Construction
Website: www.constructionsafetygroup.org
| Contact: | Phil Thomas |
| Tel: | 0292 0628763 |
| Email: | safetygroup@swsconsultancy.com |
| Dates for your diary 2010 / 2011: | |
| 14 SEP 2010 | The main Health and Safety Implications to be considered during Building Refurbishment |
| OCT 2010 | Respiratory Protective Equipment - selection of suitable RPE & A practical 'Face Fitting' session |
| NOV 2010 | New Roads & Streetworks |
| 23 NOV 2010 | "Reach for the Sky " |
| 6.30 for 7.00 pm start | A talk about aerial walkways, platforms, scaffolding towers and crane access |
| Speaker: Phillip Godding, Product Safety & Reliability Engineer, JLG Industries | |
| Venue: Lecture Theatre, Bute Building, Cardiff | |
| DEC 2010 | New Starter, Site and Visitor Induction |
| JAN 2011 | Hand/Arm Vibration |
| Venue: Taffs Well Rugby Club (unless otherwise stated) | |
| Meetings usually commence at 4.00 pm, with tea and coffee served from 3.30 pm. | |