URGENT South Cumbria Occupational Health & Safety Group (SCOHSG) is struggling to form a committee to organise meetings and to collaborate with South Cumbria & North Lancashire IOSH Community due to the ill health and retirement of long-term committee members. Therefore
HSE update 2025.
Thursday 20 March 2025 Venue: Westmorland suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands. Kendal, LA7 7NW Speaker: Steven Boyd, Principal Inspector of Health and Safety, HSE, Carlisle Steve’s presentation covered four main topics: Changes in HSE during the past year. An update on
Workplace Noise – Basic Principles, Assessment and Control
Ian’s presentation covered the following: The basic principles of how sound is produced. The difference between sound and noise. Long-term harmful effects of excess workplace noise exposure. How to undertake suitable and sufficient workplace noise assessments. Implementing effective control measures.
An insight into the history of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) it’s uses and risks after the products life expectancy
Thursday 21 November 2024 Venue: Westmoreland Suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands, Kendal LA7 7NW Speaker: Sean Bernath Cert IOSH Senior CDM / Health & Safety Consultant, Rider Levett Bucknall Sean gave members an insight into the history of the
Changes to fire safety law and how this impacts the workplace responsible person.
Thursday 17 October 2024 Venue: Westmorland Suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands. Kendal, LA7 7NW. Speaker: Richard Nicholson, MIFSM L4DipFRA DipFD, Director, Rise Fire Safety Ltd Richard discussed: Recent changes to fire safety law, focusing on the Fire Safety Act, 2021,
The importance of appropriate health and safety training.
Thursday 19 September 2024 Venue: Westmorland Suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands. Kendal, LA7 7NW www.crooklands.com Speaker: Tom Duggan BSc (Hons), CMIOSH, CFCIPD, FCMI, Managing Director, Woodward Safety Health and Environment Ltd Tom’s presentation discussed the following topics: What is training?
Works visit to: Pelta Medical Papers, Beetham, Cumbria LA7 7AR
Thursday 27 June 2024 Hosted by: Debbie Sumner, Health and Safety Manager, Pelta Medical Papers Works visit: We were privileged to have the opportunity to visit Pelta Medical Papers, a specialist manufacturer of medical and food packaging papers in Beetham,
Safeguarding: the significance of PUWER Reg10 and CE certified machinery
Thursday 18 July 2024 Venue: Westmorland suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands. Kendal, LA7 7NW www.crooklands.com Speaker: Tom Chaldecott, Machinery Safety & Compliance Consultant, Knox Thomas Tom’s presentation covered the following topics: The importance of PUWER Reg 10, which mandates CE
Website news, 29 March 2025
Valerie Kennedy would like to apologise to members that she has been unable to update SCOHSG’s web site since July 2024 due to major problems with her eyesight and a life-threatening illness in August 2024. She hopes to upload the
Asbestos management: ‘the does and don’ts’!
Thursday 18 April 2024 Venue: Westmorland suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands. Kendal, LA7 7NW Speaker: Graham Orr AFOH AFAAM, Asbestos Consultant, Orrion Asbestos Limited About the session Graham’s presentation covered six main topics: Information about asbestos minerals. History of asbestos