Joint meetings with South Cumbria IOSH District

All meetings are held at the Netherwood Hotel, Grange over Sands, on the third Thursday of the month, starting at 1.30 pm unless otherwise indicated

2008

It is with great saddness that we report Dave Renshaw (member for 20 years and Chairman for four of these) died on 27 May 2008. His wry sense of humour and practical support of the group will be missed.

July 17th* 13.30
Short presentations and open forum:
1. Constuction Passport Cards
Keith Dymond, Barrow Training Partnership
2. Workplace assessment of Legionella risk
Michael Hale, H & S Inspector, Copeland Borough Council
3. e-learning, Gary Mason, Praxis42 Ltd

August 21st 13.30 Heysham Harbour
Works visit: Heysham Harbour
(Booking required by 14-Aug-08.
Telephone: 07904 557 629)

September 18th* 13.30
Waste & the Environment
Nick Hughes, Cumbria Waste Management

October 16th 09.30
Day seminar: Managing Risk in the Workplace; a Management responsibility
Booking required; £70 delegate fee (includes lunch, coffee, tea, exhibitor stands and handouts)
1. Slips, Trips & Low Falls – Risk Assessment, not shattered lives!
Michael Hale, Health & Safety Inspector, Copeland Borough Council
2. Preventing Falls from Height: Risk Assessment; a management tool
Gordon Prosser, Health & Safety Manager, Pure Innovations, Manchester
3. Stress - Practical Risk Assessment against the six HSE standards
Carmel Preston, Occupational Health & Safety Adviser, Health Guard
4. Ergonomic Risk Assessment - making practical tasks less stressful
Philippa Brockington, Specialist HSE Inspector (Human Factors),
HSE, Newcastle-upon Tyne
5. Transport of Goods; Safety of Loads
To be confirmed, Specialist HSE Inspector, HSL, Buxton
6. Deliveries – Risk assessment & organisation Jayne Johnson, Health & Safety Inspector,
Services, Transportation & Safety Unit, HSE Manchester
7. Open forum & Overview – Managing Workplace Risk
Clint Backhouse, Seminar Chairman, HSE Principal Inspector, Carlisle

November 20th* 13.30
Sickness & Absence Management
Dr Ivor Owen, UMB Hospital Trust

December 11th 13.30 (second Thursday)
Noise & Vibration update
Stephen Barnes, Consultant, Oak Environmental

* Committee meeting follows Group meeting

Visitors are welcome at our meetings, please introduce yourself to a committee member

2007

November 15th*
1. Revised CDM Regulations
Bob Lewis, H & S Consultant, Hammonds
2. Work at Height
Gordon Prosser, Duel Safety Management

December 13th (second Thursday)
Liability and Discrimination Legislation
Joanne Stronach, Burnetts Solicitors


2008

January 17th* 13.30
Chemicals legislation & REACH
Roger Bentley, H & S Consultant, Astley

February 21st* 13.30
1. Mentoring
Tim Briggs, Leeds Metropolitan University & Chairman, IOSH Mentoring Working Group
2. Behavioural safety
Nick Wharton, JOMC Ltd

March 20th* 13.30
Health surveillamce
Dr Dil Sen, Senior Medical Adviser, HSE

April 19th 13.30
1. HSE update, Clint Backhouse, HSE Carlisle
2. AGM & election of committee for 2008/09
Chairman: Martin Fishwick

May 15th* 13.30
Corporate Governance/Manslaughter,
Helen Grice, Consultant, Prinsent Mason (postponed due to travel problems)
Replacement on the day:
Dynamic Risk Assessment
Martin Fishwick, Safety Adviser, Lancashire Police

June 10th (Tuesday) 10.00 Barton Grange
Joint full day meeting with IOSH Manchester & NW Districts' Branch, Barton Grange, Preston
1. Rural safety (am)
2. Control of visitors (am)
3. Accident investigation (pm)
Graham Piggott,
Principal HSE Inspector, Preston(pm)
4. Claims prosedures (pm)
David Walton, Keoghs Solicitors
Breakfast; buffet lunch from 12:30;
book as required 01524 822 072; free for members (pre-booking only)