NEWSFLASH
NEW MANIFESTO PRIORITISES RISK MANAGEMENT
The British Safety Council will be launching Working Well, its first ever manifesto for workplace health and safety, at the House of Commons on 23rd April.
Pivotal to its vision that no-one should be killed, injured or made ill through work activities, Working Well calls upon all of us in the UK and abroad to step up our understanding of risk and how to deal with it. The British Safety Council also
outline how, as a membership organisation, it is going to do this and show how health and safety is good for business and the economy.
It addresses these points: • Tackling the perception that health and safety is driving risk-aversion and a compensation culture.
• Overcoming the complexity and bureaucracy that has
grown up around the legal framework. It suggests how to cut through this and make health and safety good for business.
• Making the relationship between the employer and worker count for good health and safety.
• Sharing knowledge changes behaviour. Learn how the British Safety
Council draws on its 60 years of experience to make this happen.
• The Löfstedt Review recognised the problem of poorly-applied regulations. Find out how you can manage risks and not ban behaviour.
As of 23rd April, Working Well will be available on the British Safety Council website
www.britsafe.org
SAFETY & HEALTH EXPO 2012
Safety & Health Expo returns to Birmingham NEC from 15th -17th May, providing the latest information on products and legislation, health and safety end user case studies, seminars from the leading voices in the industry and access to top associations and CPD opportunities.
Safety & Health Expo is run in
partnership with the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), and the Institute of Safety & Health (IOSH) all of which bring to the show a multitude of experience and expertise along with the enthusiasm for ongoing professional development
which is instrumental to the ongoing success of the show.
David Lummis, Chief Executive Officer of the BSIF commented: “Safety & Health Expo is the UK’s leading event for the health and safety industry and provides a great platform for us to meet with both the visitors and exhibitors whist
supporting the great work our members do. We have organised a number of activities including breakfast briefings, opportunities to meet overseas buying groups, and of course the BSIF Safety Awards and hope that these will provide helpful additions for all of those who attend the show.”
www.safety-health-expo.co.uk NEW ASBESTOS REGULATIONS
ETFE The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force on 6th April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission’s view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos (Directive 2009/148/ EC).
In practice, the changes are fairly limited and mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record
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keeping. All other requirements remain unchanged, e.g. relating to licensed work with asbestos, duty to manage, risk assessment, the asbestos control limit, control measures and training requirements.
Further information is available on the HSE’s Asbestos website:
www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/ index.htm
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