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IOSH NORTHERN IRELAND MARKS
50TH ANNIVERSARY IOSH is marking its 50th anniversary by raising awareness of work-related cancers and agricultural safety.
The Northern Ireland branch of IOSH wants its milestone year to help businesses take steps to prevent people being killed, injured or suffering ill health as a result of their work.
The move is influenced by the 23 worker deaths in Northern Ireland in 2014/15, including nine people who were employed in agriculture and five in construction.
Speaking about the anniversary Richard McIvor, Chair of IOSH Northern Ireland, said that while inroads have been made over the last five decades to improve workplace safety and health across all industries in Northern Ireland, there remains work to do. He added: “Our shared objective is a world where work is safe and healthy for every working person, every day.
“We want to empower organisations so they prioritise the safety, health and wellbeing of their workforce. Doing so is not only good for employees, but is also good for business as it strengthens reputations, resilience and even results.”
IOSH is currently raising awareness of the causes of occupational cancer through its No Time to Lose campaign. It tackles five of the most common factors associated with work-related cancer registrations and deaths in the UK – asbestos, diesel engine exhaust fumes, silica dust, solar radiation and shift work.
IOSH Northern Ireland will be hosting a 50th anniversary dinner on 15th April at Belfast City Hall which IOSH members, non-members and anyone interested in workplace safety and health is encouraged to attend.
For more information about booking a place at the event, visit
www.iosh.co.uk/events.
MANCHESTER CLEANING SHOW APPEALS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUSTRY
The Manchester Cleaning Show will be held on the 6th-7th April at Manchester’s Event City. The free- to-attend exhibition will comprise a range of presentations, two of which are relevant to the health and safety industry.
On Thursday 7th April there will be two sessions, open to all professional, covering occupational asthma, preventing slips, trips and falls and health and safety schemes.
The first session will explore occupational asthma in the
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cleaning industry, especially the link between exposure to cleaning products and new onset asthma. Dr Amy Gyte, HSL, and Rob Shaw, Falls Prevention Team at HSL, will present HSE research which displays a connection between occupational asthma and use of cleaning products.
The professionals will then move on to the topic of slips, trips and falls, which are the leading cause of major injuries in the workplace.
The second talk will see Paul Thrupp, Executive Committee Member, Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC), discuss health and safety schemes for window cleaners.
To register click here
www.cleaningshow.co.uk/manchester.
CHANGES TO LEGISLATION AFFECTING PRODUCERS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE Initial Medical is contacting all its customers in England to notify them of a change of legislation and to provide advice on how they can remain compliant.
Currently for a site where 500kg or more of hazardous waste is produced in a 12 month period, collected at or removed from premises, that premises must be registered with the Environment Agency. From 1st April 2016 such registration will no longer be required.
Legally, premises are still required to be registered up until this date.
These changes only apply to England. Premises in Wales should still continue to register with Natural Resource Wales.
Initial Medical is writing to all its customers about this legislation, as they will need to continue to register with the Environment Agency up to and including 31st March 2016.
Rebecca Waters, Category Manager at Initial Medical, said: “This change is driven by the Government’s Strategic Smarter Environmental Regulation Review (Red Tape Challenge). As of 1st April 2016, Initial Medical will no longer register customers with the Environment Agency as part of our service, and we want to ensure that customers are fully aware of the change.”
Further details can be found at
www.gov.uk/government/collections/ better-regulation-red-tape-challenge, and guidance on the legislation will be available on
www.gov.uk from 1st April. The Environment Agency has also produced a set of FAQs which can be found at
www.initial.co.uk/waste-legislation/ FAQ-EA-Legislation-Changes.pdf.
www.initial.co.uk www.tomorrowshs.com
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