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a benefit to
THE SECC in Glasgow was the venue
for this year
conference on May 9 with more than
importance of not only having the
delegates
250 delegates – including safety
ʼs health and safety correct systems, processes and physical
representatives, team managers and
environment in place but also being
senior management in attendance.
mindful that our personal safety
With the key focus on behavioural
behaviour plays a crucial part in ensur-
safety
ness joined forces with external behav
ioural safety experts to highlight the
, speakers from across the busi-
-
very positive, with 96 per cent of
ing we return home safe every day
Feedback on the conference has been
.
delegates agreeing that the conference
was of benefit to them.
ScotAsh go
for gold with
SCOT
top award
A
the Prevention of
ASH have been awarded the Gold
Occupational Health & Safety
ward in the RoSP
Accidents)
A (Royal Society for
for 2007.
Awards
entered the awards.
This is the first time ScotAsh has
Safety and Environment Manager said:
“ScotAsh is proud to be the winners of
Rose Hynd, ScotAshʼs Quality, Health,
this prestigious award. W
that RoSP
with a Gold
e are delighted
RoSP
A
A
have recognised our ef
ward first time round.”
forts
they have excellent health and safety
management systems, ranging from how
A Gold winners must display that
they assess and manage risks to
employee training.
their award in September at the RoSP
Scotland Congress.
The company will be presented with
A
U
T
nseen dangers affect us all
once said that road fatalities would be
drastically reduced if car steering wheels
OP Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson
ous potential hazards that could risk the
listen in on his weekly safety conference tact, the headgear would almost certainly
were fitted with a large metal spike point lives of staf
call where we listened to some very seri- have saved him from a serious injury or
ing at the driver
death.
death or maiming at the slightest accident
or crash would be cause alone for
. The near certainty of
-
managers and team leaders within
The weekly call is an open invitation for
f, contractors and public alike. tance of wearing personal protection
whenever and wherever possible.
This alone highlights the impor-
EnergyNetworks to share their near miss is an opportunity for line managers and
those dangers we see or know are
caution and care on the roads. es and potential hazards. Full attendance safety representative to talk openly about
Andy Bird says: “The weekly safety call
coming – but it’
It’s human nature to consider only is required and the relaxed and informal
-
any health and safety issues and to
that af
meeting permits an open forum for any
one to share a near miss or potential
hazard they have witnessed.
- share knowledge. Sharing allows us all
to be more aware of hazards and to
communicate freely with those who we
DRIVING
from past losses – the same principles
Insurance companies protect them
fect us the worst.
s the unknown dangers
selves by assessing risks and learning
- work with on a daily basis.
motorists, we often forget that we are
apply to Health & Safety at work.
attending a faulty air-brake switch. On his
descent, one of the isolator stacks fell to
One such incident involved an engineer
a small part of the work going on in
EnergyNetworks to establish a fair and
The calls are
behind the wheel of a potentially deadly
is a risky affair. However, as
machine.
Director EnergyNetworks, invited us to
Andy Bird, Customer and Performance
the ground and just missed him.
headgear – if the stack had made con
Fortunately, he was wearing protective
-
just safety culture where everyone feels
comfortable raising safety issues in a
constructive learning environment.”
W
Look out for this monthʼ
ell Aware bulletin for safe driving tips.
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