To celebrate the UK’s 85% reduction in fatal accidents since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act in 1974, the country’s leading health and safety bodies are uniting to launch Health & Safety Week 2014, 16th – 20th June, at Safety & Health Expo and reinstate a positive image for this exceptionally worthwhile profession.The UK’s key health and safety bodies have signed up to launch this week including the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), the British Safety Council (BSC), the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH),the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM), the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Safety Groups UK (SGUK)to name but a few.
Any other organisation that would like to be part of the week and find out more about it should contact:
Heather.Beach@ubm.com
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