Long-standing members of SCOHSG and South Cumbria & North Lancashire Branch will be sad to learn that John Westmoreland passed away on 6 May 2021. John was a dedicated committee member of SCOHSG, South Cumbria IOSH District and South Cumbria
Workplace Health and Safety and Public Health & Safety requirements: how can we make them compatible?
Thursday 15 April 2021, 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Zoom meeting Speaker: James Woolgrove, FIIRSM MCIOB, Director, Heritage Health and Safety James discussed ways of managing interfaces between workplaces and the public in the light of duties placed on employers by
Health and Safety prosecutions, including road transport, and how to avoid them!
Thursday 18 March 2021, 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Zoom meeting Speakers: Ian Whitehurst, Barrister, Exchange Chambers and Mark Davies, Director, Backhouse Jones Solicitors, Clitheroe Ian Whitehurst began the session by defining workplace transport as any activity involving vehicles used in
Managing long Covid
The Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians (FOM) have issued the following guidance for employers managing the return to work of employees suffering from long Covid: FOM Long COVID guidance for managers
A practical approach to reducing workplace stress and improving mental wellbeing
Zoom meeting: Thursday 18 February 2021, 13.30 to 14.30 Speaker: Lucy Atkinson, Customer Success Co-ordinator, Crams, Scarborough Lucy began her presentation by explaining that work-related stress is a serious issue, that it is often considered a ‘silent’ illness. She explained
Farm safety – the challenge of managing animals and equipment safely, with case studies.
Thursday 21 January 2021, 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Zoom meeting Speaker: Danny Pyrah, Senior Risk Management Consultant, NFU Mutual Risk Management Services Ltd Danny started his presentation by posing the questions “…What’s the problem with agriculture? …” and “…Why has
HSE update.
Thursday 10 December 2020, 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Zoom meeting Topic: HSE update. Speaker: Steven Boyd, Principal Inspector of Health and Safety, Health and Safety Executive, Carlisle Steve covered three main topics during his presentation: HSE’s 2020/2021 workplan focusing on:
Preventing Legionella and stagnation in water services – awareness of problems, especially in a post Covid world.
Thursday 19 November 2020, 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Zoom meeting Topic: Preventing Legionella and stagnation in water services – awareness of problems, especially in a post Covid world. Speaker: Niall Phillips, Hygiene and Technical Services Manager, Hydraclean Niall gave members
Managing your Fire Risk Assessment in the aftermath of Covid-19.
Thursday 22 October 2020, 13.30 to 14.30 Venue: Zoom meeting Speaker: Andy Anderson, Managing Director, SOA, Safety Ltd & SOA Engineering Ltd, Dalton-in-Furness. Andy explained that a robust workplace Fire Risk Assessment needed to follow the basic principles of all
Managing on site partners and contractors
Venue: Zoom Speaker: Gary McAteer, Safety Advisor, Management of Contractors Department, Sellafield Sites Ltd, and Director, Energy Coast, Safety, Health and Environmental Solutions. Gary gave members an insight into the way that Sellafield Ltd manages their massive decommissioning operation of