Archive

June 2019

Spreading the Health and Safety Message Across the Country

SGUK now have a trackside adboard at Falkirk Football Club.

Falkirk is a community stadium, shared by FFC (professionals) and other leagues 6 days a week

@FalkirkFC

Please can you help to raise awareness about Occupational Lung Disease in construction

Last October HSE ran a construction health inspection initiative. This focussed on lung disease, particularly those caused by asbestos and dust. HSE is going to be running this initiative again between 17^th June and 12^th July 2019. During this period HSE inspectors will be looking to ensure those involved with construction projects are following our key messages ‘know the risks’, ‘plan your work’ and ‘use the right controls’.

The communications activity will start on 10^th June and continue throughout the initiative period. We would really appreciate it we were able to work with you during that period to help promote this in the following ways:

• Via social media. HSE have produced a resource pack to use as part of this and using the #WorkRight and #Dustbuster
• Issuing your own press notice / article in support of the key messages and promoting good practice
• Linking in with any relevant events already planned such as meetings or presentations

You can follow this link to the resource pack (http://campaigns.hse.gov.uk/hgbww/resources/dustbusters/?utm_source=Partners&utm_medium=Email-CL&utm_campaign=Dustbuster19 ), it will be added to and updated throughout the campaign with new photos and videos to use to promote better management of health risks created by dust.

November 2018

A nationally produced poster to promote bowel screening in Scotland is available to promote this simple test and its lifesaving benefit.

You can access the online version here – http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/1797/a3-bowel-screening-poster.pdf 

See Health for further information.

SGUK September Newsletter - click here to download the latest issue of the SGUK newsletter.

Please email contributions for future issues to the secretariat

 Construction Dust Partnership - Autumn Newsletter 2018

AGM

Members of SGUK and IOSH Yorkshire Branch enjoyed an interesting and successful day in Pontefract on 19th July.

Click here to read about the day : AGM News Update

Click here to read Birmingham Health, Safety and Environment Association June Newsletter.

June 2018

Ideagen's Jane Murdoch named first female Chair of Scottish Chamber of Safety (SCoS)

Click here for details: New Chair of Scottish Chamber of Safety

Isle of Wight Health and Safety Group Donate Over £4,500 to the Air Ambulance

The Group, which recently disbanded having protected workers' rights for 44 years, decided that all remaining funds should be donated to HIOWWA.  Roger Kevern commented "The majority of our members felt that it made sense to donate our remaining funds to HIOWAA because the Charity's Critical Care Teams respond to serious accidents at work and their intervention can make the difference between life and death."

This generous donation was gratefully acknowledged by the Charity in a letter to the Group - HIOWAA letter

 May 2018:

BSiF Registered Safety Supplier Scheme - sign up, support and help spread the message.