Programme of Works/Meetings Calendar

The 2010 calendar of meetings for NASS' Health & Safety Committee is as follows:

Wednesday 3rd February 2010 - H&S Committee

Wednesday 3rd March 2010 - H&S Committee followed by SSLAP

Wednesday 1st September 2010 - H&S Committee

Wednesday 1st December 2010 - H&S Committee followed by SSLAP

Health & safety is a vital issue to all NASS Members.  The service NASS provides in this important area is greatly valued by the membership and is also, most importantly, seen by outside agencies as a symbol of a responsible industry.

The work in this area is driven by the Health & Safety Committee, who seek to identify areas of concern and establish initiatives to develop member services; recently their work has included:

• Publishing Guidance on the website
• Production of Health & Safety Guidelines
• Establishing close links with the HSE and Local Authority Enforcement agencies, through its work with SSLAP (the Steel Stockholding Lead Authority Partnership)
• Annual Accident Survey
• Health & Safety Videos

There is a need to ensure that the Committee continues to have a mix of health & safety experts, together with works managers, operations and commercial managers to ensure that the advice is sound but also realistic and appropriate.  We would be pleased to hear from anyone within the NASS membership who would like to come along to one of meetings scheduled in 2007 to see how the Committee operates.  Further details are available by contacting Hazel Tindal at NASS.