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Technical Affairs Department

Technical Affairs Department. Merseyside Branch 7 September 2004. Richard Jones, Director of Technical Affairs Institution of Occupational Safety and Health www.iosh.co.uk. Director of Technical Affairs . SG Manager. Technical Affairs Manager. SG Officers (2). Technical Affairs Adviser.

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Technical Affairs Department

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  1. Technical Affairs Department Merseyside Branch 7 September 2004 Richard Jones, Director of Technical Affairs Institution of Occupational Safety and Health www.iosh.co.uk

  2. Director of Technical Affairs SG Manager Technical Affairs Manager SG Officers (2) Technical Affairs Adviser SG Assistant PA to Director SG Administrator Researcher Information Officer (P/T) Information Services Coordinator External provider Technical Affairs Structure

  3. technical enquiries 6 consultation publications 4 5 research consultants register specialist groups 1 2 3 Technical Services

  4. 1. Consultants’ Register • Approx. 300 members registered • Offers a twofold service, to: • Consultants - providing additional sources of work • General public - providing contact details for suitably qualified/experienced practitioners in required location • Register is part of the technical enquiry service

  5. 2. Research • Activity in support of IOSH Corporate Strategy • Identify/access OSH research databases • Link with research bodies e.g. BOHRF, FBE • Seek to influence what research is undertaken • Design, conduct and analyse feedback surveys • Make data available to members Research & Development Sub-committee

  6. Construction Consultancy Education Environment Fire Risk Mgt. Healthcare International Offshore Public Services Railways Retail Rural Industries Safety Sciences Telecommunications 3. Specialist Groups Aviation, Crisis Mgt / BCM, Food, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Utilities

  7. Guidance H&S Culture Environment Young Persons Integrated QHS&E OH Guidance Risk Management Toolkit Business Risk Mgt. H&S in Annual Reports OSHMS Contractor Safety Safety in Global village Teleworking Behavioural Safety Journals / Magazines PPHS (Journal) SHP - IOSH News SG Newsletters 4. IOSH Publications

  8. Consultative Documents and Letters etc. Received by IOSH Summarise document and identify potential respondents YES Do we respond? Committees Requests Collate and produce IOSH response Responses Council DISTRIBUTE Fellows Associates Members WWW S H P or originator HSE 5. Consultation NO continued...

  9. 5. Consultation - webpage

  10. 6. Technical Enquiries • Members contact ‘Technical Enquiries’ by email, fax, phone or letter and are provided with info by quickest practicable method (almost 100 a week) • Information Officers use technical library, Internet and electronic databases on HS&E and fire legislation; case-law; standards; and guidance continued...

  11. 6. Technical Enquiries Databases • Barbour Index • Croners • Gee Publications • SilverPlatter • Technical Indexes • Internet continued...

  12. HSE Publications Statutory Instruments Reports Consultation Documents Reference Books e.g. ILO Encyclo- paedia of OHS Journals Magazines Reference Library 6. Technical Enquiries

  13. www.safestartup.org SME TOOLKIT Booklets Checklists Info Cards Interactive website 7. IOSH tools for SMEs... Risk Management Toolkit

  14. 7. www.safestartup.org • Developed by IOSH in partnership with NURS, supported by HSE and Small Business Service. • Interactive website (with downloadable tools) basic guide to help ‘start-ups’ meet H,S & E duties. • Leaflet gives brief overview of the 5 main issues for start-ups, plus other useful info. sources, issued by: • Companies House • Prince’s Trust • Establish link to RM toolkit

  15. 7. safestartup progress • Phase I - launched October 2001 • Basic H&S start-up information • Won HSE’s regional award • 100,000+ recorded visits • Positive feedback from users • Phase II - to be launched 2004 • Will provide occupation-specific info on hazards and controls • Extends cover to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

  16. 7. RM TOOLKIT • European Agency partnership project (UK, Finland & Germany) • Designed for SMEs, but will suit all • Freely available to download from www.iosh.co.uk/technical • Trainers identified on website

  17. 7. RM Toolkit

  18. 7. Work and Info Cards Information Risks Personnel Risks Product Risks Project Risks Stress Management Travel & Traffic Violence Work Community Acts of Damage Agreements & Liabilities Business Risks Crime Risks Dependency Environment Expertise Health & Safety

  19. Vulnerability Risk Chart

  20. 7. Development of RM Toolkit • Small Business Service: • Business Link • Business Information Service / Small Business Gateway • Business Connect • Invest Northern Ireland • Federation of Small Businesses: • 185,000 member businesses • Engage Trade Associations • Large companies cascade to supply-chain • European network of RM portals • Technical Indexes - web-enabled version

  21. 8. Other Technical Projects • UK part of international study into the role and function of OSH Practitioners (Delft University) • UK input to Italian international ‘OSH terminology database’ (Bologna University) • Consultation process for ENSHPO • Systems in focus translated into Italian and Portuguese (possibly into Spanish and Czech) • HSE Projects: Chemical Essentials, Slips & Trips, SH2, WSA Challenge Fund • Risk Awareness Focus Group

  22. Thank You on behalf of Technical Affairs Institution of Occupational Safety and Health www.iosh.co.uk/technical

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