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 2010: | |
| 13 SEP 2010 | The New CHIP Regulations |
| Speaker: Hamish Robertson, Principal Consultant, Sypol Ltd | |
| 29 SEP 2010 | The Safety Made Easy Seminar |
| This Full-day event will give delegates simple, practical guidance on how to use the HSE Strategy to make business more profitable. | |
| Venue: Motor Cycle Museum | |
| 11 OCT 2010 | Construction Meeting: Getting to Grips with Vibration |
| Speaker: Stuart McGregor, HM Principal Inspector | |
| 08 NOV 2010 | The Driver Competence Requirements |
| Speaker: Gary Thomas, Lloyd Morgan Group | |
| 13 DEC 2010 | IT Solutions for Workplace Safety |
| Speaker: John Hardman, Expolink Europe Ltd | |
| Venue: | Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF |
| Meetings start at 2.00 pm (A complimentary buffet lunch is served from 1.15pm). | |
| Each meeting attracts 1 CPD point for Registered Safety Practitioners. | |
| 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 |
| Dates for your diary 2010: | |
| 09 SEP 2010 | Managing H&S Across Different Regional Authorities |
| 14 OCT 2010 | Health & Safety Behaviour & Communication |
| 11 NOV 2010 | Environmental Management |
| 09 DEC 2010 | Open Forum |
| Venue: | Trident Centre, Warwickshire College, Poseidon Way, Warwick CV34 6SW |
| Meetings start at 2.00 pm | |
Herefordshire
| Contact: | Ron Aston |
| Tel: | 01432 760541 |
The Marches (Shropshire & Mid-Wales)
Website: www.marchessafety.org.uk
| Secretary: | Lance Jackson |
| Tel: | 01743 860091 |
| Email: | badgerss@msn.com |
| Dates for your diary 2010 / 2011: | |
| 08 SEP 2010 | First Aid at Work Update |
| Speaker: Saracen Health & Safety Solutions | |
| 14 OCT 2010 | Workplace Stress |
| Speaker: KTC | |
| 10 NOV 2010 | COSHH |
| Speaker: Sypol | |
| 08 DEC | Christmas Lunch at Lord Hill Hotel |
| 12 JAN 2011 | Duty to Contractors & CDM |
| Speaker: Jackie Horsewood | |
| Meetings start at 1.30 pm | |
| Venue: Shropshire County Council, Shirehall, Shrewsbury | |
North Staffs Health and Safety Group
Website: www.nshsg.org.uk
| Secretary: | Trevor Fletcher |
| Tel: | 01785 615279 |
| Email: | Trevor@nshsg.org.uk |
| Venue: Nadin Theatre, North Staffs Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent |
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| @ 2:00 pm for a 2:15 pm start and normally finish at approximately 16:30 pm. |
Worcestershire
Website: www.worcestershiresafetygroup.com
| Secretary: | Tim Wild |
| Tel: | 01386 761344 07880 554627 |
| Fax: | 01386 423808 |
| Email: | info@worcestershiresafetygroup.com |
| Dates for your diary 2010: | |
| 11 AUG 2010 | Do you Control Contractors!! |
| Speaker: Act Associates Limited | |
| 08 SEP 2010 | Guided Safety Tour |
| Details available from Jul/Aug 2010 | |
| 13 OCT 2010 | Environmental Regulations Updating Workshop |
| Speaker: Joe Ellis, Environmental Consultant | |
| 10 NOV 2010 | Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 |
| Speaker: Geoff Littley, Act Associates Limited | |
| 08 DEC 2010 | Pre and Post Employment Medicals |
| Speaker: Caroline Gardiner, Soma Health | |
| A free buffet starts at 1.00 pm and the Group assembles at 2.00pm for a prompt 2.10 pm start. | |
| Venue: | Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road, Worcester WR3 8DX |