Date: 21 February 2019 Speaker: Mark Clark, Managing Director, Clarke Health & Safety Consultants Ltd Gary McAteer, Vice Chairman, South Cumbria & North Lancashire IOSH Branch, welcomed members to the Branch’s joint February meeting with SCOHSG. He then introduced our…
The future of the health and safety profession: attracting the next generation.
Speaker: James Quinn, Vice President, IOSH & HS&E Manager, Bouygues Construction Date: 17 January 2019 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Jim Tongue, Chairman, South Cumbria & North Lancashire IOSH Branch, welcomed members to a joint meeting with SCOHSG. …
SCOHSG wins GOLD
28 January 2019 Lord Brougham and Vaux, President of Safety Groups UK and one of the UK’s acclaimed safety peers, presented a Gold award to representatives from SCOHSG at an award luncheon held in the House of Lords terrace room.…
A practical approach to workplace manual handling
Speaker: Paul Barden, Director, Get Set Training, Leeds Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Jim Tongue, Chairman, South Cumbria & North Lancashire IOSH Branch, welcomed members to the meeting. He then introduced Paul to the group. Paul explained…
Leading self and others through imposed workplace change
Speaker: Andy Harmer, Head of Leadership Development, VA Consultants, Kendal Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Andy adopted an interactive approach to his subject; he ensured that no-one was allowed to fall asleep in the back row…
Sound, Suffocation and Fury: solving the challenges posed by managing noise, HAVs, confined spaces & consideration of related health surveillance
Date: Thursday 18th October 2018, 09.15 to 16.00 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Tim Briggs, Director & Programme Leader, Safety Health and Environmental Management Courses, Leeds Beckett University & Chairman, IOSH Professional Standards Committee chaired a successful…
HSE update 2018
Speaker: Leona Cameron, HM Inspector of Health & Safety, HSE Carlisle Date: 20 September 2018 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Unfortunately Mark Dawson, Principal Inspector Health & Safety (Cumbria & north Lancashire)was not able to visit…
First Aid and emergency First Aid training – how much is enough?
Speakers: Richard Nicholson, Senior Trainer, Nationwide Fire Training & James Woolgrove, Director, James Woolgrove Associates Date: 19 July 2018 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Richard and James made a helpful presentation about ways of assessing workplace First Aid training…
Works visit to BAE Systems Submarines
Hosts: Ian Burns, SHE Director, BAE Systems Submarines & Tracey Armistead, Senior SHE Adviser & Occupational Hygienist, BAE Systems Submarines Venue: BAE Systems Submarines, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria After members had completed their security checks they were taken to a conference room where…
Working at height: management of scaffolding, portable scaffold towers and ladders
Date: 17th May 2018 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Speaker: Ian Tongue, E, H and S Manager, BEP Project, Sellafield Ian began his presentation with a summary relevant UK regulations and useful sources of…