INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Minute of the 109th Meeting of the Edinburgh Branch
Donaldson’s College for the Deaf, Edinburgh at 1330 on Thursday 11th November 1999
SEDERUNT
C E White R Lovering I Craig S Boudlin D Forfal
R W Bertrum N Dalrymple J E Bird J R Brownlie P Truscott
K L Lloyd A Hamilton J Fairley J Cowan B Liddle
A Brown A Whyte J McCraith A Matchett N Dalrymple
I Murray J Craig M Johnstone R Edward I Bruce
G N Sutherland J McLean S Page G McNab M Galloway
S Mitchell J Owen L Beattie E McKie W Witherspoon
A Green R Atkinson S Wilson R McLean J Ballinger
F Frazer W Hutchinson J Hepburn A Speake D Jack
R Greer D R Staines M Batho S Chisholm A Milne
N Doherty
APOLOGIES
S Ashton K Wilson L Young B Pill D Brown
M Scott-Smith
1.0 CHAIRMAN K L Lloyd
The Chair was taken by K Lloyd. Welcome was extended to all, particularly new Members
and Guests. The format of the meeting together with the security arrangements was outlined but the need to keep car parking away from the entrance was again stressed.
The 108th Minute – October 1999 – was tabled. The Minute was proposed by B Bertram and seconded by P Truscott as a true and accurate record.
I Routh - thanks from past Speaker
C Black - ESW seminar requesting promotion materials
J Cowan - professional availability
Secretary - five Tech SP regarding presentation of Certificates
- J Bird progress towards District forming
J Bird - district forming information
Fife Chamber of Safety. October; Ergonomics
Construction Booklet – English translation from French text
Copies of all the above mentioned correspondence was made available for the Members present. Further information is available upon request from the Secretary.
5.0 BRANCH EDUCATION OFFICER L Young
The BELO had forwarded apologies but the matter of the Tech SP requiring CPD soon was outlined by M Johnstone. Copies of the leaflet were available and other upon request from the Secretary.
This item is to be removed from the minute, as there is no reader at this time.
7.1 MAPS CO-ORDINATOR M Johnstone
A Guide to Fire Safety Risk Assessment booklet was tabled by B Bertram as a good companion when carrying out Fire risk Assessment. Copy is available from the Scottish Fire Service Headquarters at Gullane upon request.
Mention was made of two training providers for Diploma – Stevenson College and RoSPA. A comprehensive list of all local trainers should be compiled and maintained.
7.2 CONSTRUCTION C E White
Perth Seminar. The support from HQ was not all that could have been expected; improvements anticipated in future.
Roof Work. Leading edge protection with a new concept of a frame beneath the spandeck. A video of the system was shown before the meeting started.
School Liaison. The need to ensure that work near and within schools takes into account the unpredictability of school children. Not an adventure playground.
The new H&S Poster was displayed and note of the Quarry Regulations 1999 and it’s accompanying ACOP.
No member has the remit for these Specialist Groups – no report to date.
The Guest Speaker was introduced by K L Lloyd as John Blackburn from HSE and was invited to address the Members on the subject of New H&S Legislation.
The speaker started by giving an introduction to his 20 years of experience within the HSE, which included working within the drinks industry, construction, fairgrounds and chemical manufacture. The current area which he controls a team of 7 Inspectors (including 2 trainees) covered central and east Scotland local Government offices, metals and minerals (including quarries, foundries and the like), polymers and fibres (papermaking, printing, rubber and plastics).
Having stepped into the position of presenting the paper at short notice, due to the original speaker being taken onto a waste management training course at very sort notice, the speaker firstly indicated the area of content which he intended to cover in his presentation.
He felt that to present a paper on new legislation updates to an audience which may be more versed in what has recently been issued could be counter-productive and he therefore chose to present details of:
Consultation Documents
The only consultation document which he could find was currently looking for feedback were proposals for gas safety management regulations.
Discussion Documents
HSE Strategic Plan
The HSE have a Strategic Plan covering the medium to long term period -1999 to 2002 There are five main themes which are integrated in the plan: -
GUIDANCE DOCUMENATATION
The HSE offices have a fortnightly bulletin which lists all of the recently issued guidance notes and the speaker has gone through numbers of the back issues of this document in order to generate the following list of recently issued Guidance Notes.
The intention was as each guidance note was highlighted the members present should raise question on the topics that were of particular interest.
General Management
PUWER/LOLER
Fire
Health
Asbestos
Hazardous Substances
Pressure Systems
Quarries
Construction
A lively question time followed with questions amongst others on -
The Chairman voiced a Vote of Thanks and a small token of the Members appreciation was offered – the members responded warmly.
Members were reminded that the next meeting had been set at:
Thursday 09th December 1999 at 1330, Donaldson’s College for the Deaf
With the topic being
Stress at Work
Dr Anita Levinson
The Chairman thanked all for their attendance and contribution and bade them a safe journey homeward; then closed the meting with the invitation to have tea and then mingle.
C E WHITE
FIOSH RSP K L LLOYD MIOSH RSPBranch Secretary Branch Chairman