Affiliated Safety Groups - West Midlands
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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 05 : West Midlands
| Birmingham | The Marches (Shropshire & Mid-Wales) |
| Coventry & Warwickshire | North Staffs Health & Safety Group |
| Herefordshire | Worcestershire |
Birmingham
Website: www.bhsea.org.uk/
| Secretary: | Andrew Chappell |
| Tel: | 07802 973795 |
| Email: | secretary@bhsea.org.uk |
| Dates for your diary 2012: | |
| 13 FEB 2012 | Default Retirement Age and Agency Workers - a Legal Update |
| Speaker: Jane Byford, Partner and Head of Employment Group, Martineau Solicitors | |
| 12 MAR 2012 | Construction Meeting: "Waste not, Want not" |
| Speaker: June Billingham, National Accountst Manager, Reconomy | |
| 16 APR 2012 | Full Day Seminar: Integrated Safety Management Systems |
| Venue: Birmingham Airport | |
| 14 MAY 2012 | Slips & Trips - a NHS perspective |
| Speaker: Dalvinder Masaun, Head of Health & Safety, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | |
| 11 JUN 2012 | "Dodgy Towers, Spas and Showers" |
| Speaker: James Rudman, Environmental Health Officer, Birmingham City Council | |
| 10 SEP 2012 | "In defence of the Safety Adviser" |
| 08 OCT 2012 | Construction Meeting: Crucial Updates to Asbestos Legislation |
| Speaker: Wayne Williams, Director, DMW Environmental Safety Ltd | |
| 12 NOV 2012 | ROBUST on-line business continuity planning tool |
| Speaker: Dr Jim Glockling, Technical Director, Fire Protection Association | |
| 10 DEC 2012 | How your personality selects you for your best work |
| Speaker: Andy Cole, 3 Minute Mile Ltd | |
| Each meeting attracts 1 CPD point for Registered Safety Practitioners. | |
| Membership fee: £36-60 | |
| Ten meetings a year (not July / August) | |
| Meetings held: 2nd Monday 2.00 pm (A complimentary buffet lunch is served from 1.15pm). | |
| Meeting venue: Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF | |
Manned advice centre & helpline for free guidance
| SAFETY INFORMATION CENTRE: | ||
| Birmingham Health, Safety and Environment Association | ||
Tel: |
07802 973795 | |
Address: |
721 Hagley Rd West, Quinton, Birmingham B32 1DJ | |
Coventry & Warwickshire
Website: www.freewebs.com/cwosh
| Contact: | Mike Lewis |
| Tel: | 02476 444 894 |
| Email: | michael.lewis35@btinternet.com |
| Membership fee: £20 |
| Meetings held: Thursday 2.00 pm |
| Meeting venue: Trident Centre, Warwickshire College, Poseidon Way, Warwick CV34 6SW |
Herefordshire
| Contact: | Ron Aston |
| Tel: | 01432 760541 |
| Email: | ron@herefordhsg.co.uk |
| Dates for your diary 20 12: | |
| 18 JAN 2012 | Training Providers |
| 08.30 | |
| Membership fee: £30 |
| Meetings held: Wednesday |
| Meeting venues: Various |
The Marches (Shropshire & Mid-Wales)
| Secretary: | Lance Jackson |
| Email: | badgers@msn.com |
| Tel: | 01743 860091 |
| Dates for your diary 2012: | |
| 08 FEB 2012 | Gotcha (SCAT) |
| 14 MAR 2012 | AGM / Emergency Planning |
| 11 APR 2012 | Legal Update |
| 09 MAR 2012 | Telford Construction Centre site visit |
| 13 JUN 2012 | Manual Handling / Bio Fluid Handling |
| Speaker: Shropshire Ambulance Service | |
| 11 JUL 2012 | Environment Issues |
| Speaker: Environment Agency | |
| 12 SEP 2012 | Fire Subject |
| 10 OCT 2012 | Shrewsbury Explosion |
| 14 NOV 2012 | Open Forum |
| 12 DEC 2012 | The lighter side of Railway Contractor Safety |
| Xmas Lunch | |
| Meetings held: 2nd Wednesday of each month 1.30pm |
| Meeting venue: Shropshire County Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury |
North Staffs Health and Safety Group
Website: www.nshsg.org.uk
| Secretary: | Trevor Fletcher |
| Tel: | 01785 615279; 07711 199484 |
| Email: | Trevor@nshsg.org.uk |
| Dates for your diary 2011: | |
| 17 JAN 2012 | HSE Labs |
| 2.15 pm | |
| Membership fee: £75 |
| Meetings held: 3rd Tuesday of every month, various times |
| Meeting venue: Nadin Theatre, North Staffs Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent |
Worcestershire
Website: www.worcestershiresafetygroup.com
| Secretary: | Christine Saaler |
| Tel: | 01905 452 250 |
| Email: | info@worcestershiresafetygroup.com |
| Dates for your diary 2012: | |
| 11 JAN 2012 | HSE Annual Update |
| Speaker: Harvey Wild, Principal Inspector, HSE | |
| 08 FEB 2012 | Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans & Strategies for Managing People with a Disability in an Emergency |
| Speaker: Roger Smith, Health & Safety Manager, Sense | |
| 14 MAR 2012 | Preventing Dermatitis at Work |
| Speaker: Deb Ltd | |
| 11 APR 2012 | Engineering Inspections Awareness |
| Speaker: Andrew Kidd, Chief Engineer, RSA Group (Vulcan Inspection Services) | |
| 13 JUN 2012 | Workplace Driving |
| Speaker: Eversheds | |
| 11 JUL 2012 | Risk Assessment for the 21st Century and AGM |
| Speaker: tbc | |
| 12 SEP 2012 | Managing Work at Height for Everyone |
| Speaker: Malvern Scaffolding | |
| 10 OCT 2012 | Work Equipment Safety & PUWER |
| Speaker: tbc | |
| 14 NOV 2012 | Accident Investigation & RIDDOR |
| Speaker: tbc | |
| 12 DEC 2012 | Hazardous Substances at Work |
| Speaker: tbc | |
| Membership fee: £20-40 | |
| Meetings held: Wednesday 2.00 pm (free buffet starts at 1.00 pm) | |
| Meeting venue: Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road, Worcester WR3 8DX | |