RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : Occupational Safety

Now is the last chance for businesses and organisations to show their commitment to safety at work by entering the UK’s leading safety scheme, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 2001 Occupational Health and Safety Awards, sponsored by RMC Group plc. The awards are open to all sectors of industry and commerce, including healthcare, chemicals, local government, food and drink and transport and distribution. Special emphasis is being made on RMC’s own industry sectors - construction and quarrying. Full Story»

Two safety-conscious companies have each been presented with a prestigious award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Esso Petroleum Company. Andrew Robertson, production manager for Hydram Engineering, County Durham, and Matthew Webster, of road surfacing and civil engineering company, Frank Tucker Ltd, Bradford, were both awarded the RoSPA/Esso Scholarship. Full Story»

Answers to one of the health and caring services’ biggest health problems will be sought at a top-level meeting on Friday, organised by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. RoSPA is hoping to come up with solutions to reduce the 5,000 employees in the health and social work sector needing time off work each year because of back injuries. Full Story»

Scottish bosses are being challenged to help make Scotland a healthier place in order to boost the country’s economy and improve workers’ lives. The call comes as Scottish Health Minister Susan Deacon prepares to give the keynote address at the opening of the RoSPA Scotland 2000 Safety and Health at Work Congress tomorrow (Wednesday 9.30am). Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is striking a triple blow in the fight against stress at work - a major factor in accidents, absenteeism and lost productivity. Concerned that one in five workers is now said to be affected by stress, RoSPA has put together a package of three courses that will help both managers and employees tackle the problem. Full Story»

Government proposals to tighten the law on corporate manslaughter have been welcomed by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Roger Bibbings, RoSPA’s Occupational Safety Adviser, said companies and directors should face the courts if they were shown to have clearly neglected health and safety responsibilities. Full Story»

The safety of young workers will be the focus of a new internet site to be launched by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Norwich Union Risk Services. It is being designed not only to help young people aged 14 to 25 years, but also work experience organisers and businesses and organisations with less than 200 employees. Full Story»

Many companies and organisations are still in the dark about their health and safety performance, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today as it stepped up its campaign to persuade directors to make it a board-level issue. Simply collecting injury statistics is not good enough, Roger Bibbings, RoSPA Occupational Safety Adviser, will tell a seminar in London to promote the DASH - Director Action on Safety and Health - campaign. Full Story»

Small firms and organisations are being given the chance to improve their health and safety management thanks to a scholarship offered by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Esso Petroleum Company Ltd. The RoSPA/Esso Safety Scholarship, now in its ninth year, is aimed at small businesses which have no safety adviser. Full Story»

A new task force being set up by the Government to look at ways of preventing accidents involving company vehicles will pave the way for major changes in fleet safety, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today. The task force - announced as part of Government road safety strategies aimed at reducing road deaths by 40 per cent in the next 10 years - will examine the issues raised by RoSPA in its pioneering campaign on managing occupational road risk. Full Story»