Speaker: Emily Pearson, Head of Workplace Wellbeing, Be.Wellbeing Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Date: 19 April 2018 Venue: Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria Emily immediately gained members’ attention when she began her presentation with a challenging discussion question: Why should you care? Followed by…
COSHH: helping SMEs by focusing on Quantity, Concentration and Duration
Speaker: Eddie Kalinowski, Health, Safety & Environment Manager, Dugdale PVC, Sowerby Bridge Date: 15 March 2018 Eddie started his presentation with a slightly different interpretation of the COSHH acronym: Chemicals Often Sting Hurt and Harm you to help people understand…
Work Experience pupils training sessions
Date: 7th March 2018 In response to a request from one of the school’s teachers members of South Cumbria & North Lancashire IOSH Branch & South Cumbria Occupational Health & Safety Group joint committee agreed to organise some health and…
Driving on company business
Speaker: Tony Hart BA Dip Arch RIBA NRBOSH, Senior Architect, Sellafield Sites Date: 15th February 2018 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria Tony gave us a thought-provoking presentation on the need for effective management of employees who are routinely expected…
CDM (2015) in practice at the construction stage
Date: 18 January 2018 Speaker: James Riddick, Health & Safety Adviser, Eric Wright Group, Preston James gave us a thought-provoking presentation that focussed on practical ways of complying with the requirements of the CDM Regulations 2015 during the construction stage.…
Integrated management systems: a risk based approach
Date: 14 December 2017 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Speaker: Richard Jones, Business Delivery Manager, Compensation & Land, Environment Agency, Warrington Richard explained that it was possible for companies to develop risk based management systems that met…
What does risk management mean?
A day seminar looking at Risk Management from the perspectives of: employers, HSE, employees and insurers Date: Tuesday 17 October 2017, 09.15 – 16.00 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7DB Programme summary: A strategic overview of workplace risk…
HSE update
Date: 21 September 2017 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6ET Speaker: Mike Griffiths, HM Inspector, HSE, Carlisle Mike Griffith’s presentation focussed on HSE’s priorities and strategies for 2018 and provided members with an overview of the main causes of…
Managing mental health in construction
Date: 16 November 2017 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6ET Speaker: Michael Fellowes, Director, Sunsurfer Arts & Education Consultancy Ltd Unfortunately Martin Coid was unable to make his scheduled presentation on Managing mental health in the construction industry…
Workplace culture & safety committees
Date: 20th July 2017 Venue: The Netherwood Hotel, Grange-over-Sands Speaker: Chris Jerman, Head of Health and Safety – Retail, Ladbrokes Coral Group We had asked Chis to make a presentation considering the question: Can Safety Committees & Safety Representatives have…