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| 08/06/00 : NEW PARENTS URGED TO CHECK THEIR DRIVING SKILLS | ||||
New mums and grandparents are among those being targeted by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in an effort to reduce road accidents. Motorists who want to improve their driving and boost their confidence behind the wheel are being offered driving assessments by RoSPA. Full Story» |
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| 16/06/00 : POOLING IDEAS TO FIGHT HOME ACCIDENTS | ||||
Professionals will pool ideas at a national conference organised by RoSPA in an effort to reduce home accidents which send nearly three million people to hospital each year. The conference, "Sharing Good Practice", will be staged by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and held at the Moat House Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, on November 6 and 7. Full Story» |
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| 16/06/00 : NEXT DOOR’S GARDEN COULD BE A POTENTIAL DEATH-TRAP | ||||
Take a look down the garden and save a child’s life, says The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Hazards lurking in the back garden prove fatal to toddlers and young children every summer. New Government research which shows 80 per cent of pond drownings happen in the garden of a friend, relative or neighbour emphasises the need for parents to check out where their children are playing, and if it is safe. Full Story» |
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| 13/04/00 : DIRECTORS MUST MEASURE UP FOR SAFETY | ||||
Many companies and organisations are still in the dark about their health and safety performance, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today as it stepped up its campaign to persuade directors to make it a board-level issue. Simply collecting injury statistics is not good enough, Roger Bibbings, RoSPA Occupational Safety Adviser, will tell a seminar in London to promote the DASH - Director Action on Safety and Health - campaign. Full Story» |
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| 15/03/00 : SMALL BUSINESSES OFFERED TOP SAFETY SCHOLARSHIP | ||||
Small firms and organisations are being given the chance to improve their health and safety management thanks to a scholarship offered by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Esso Petroleum Company Ltd. The RoSPA/Esso Safety Scholarship, now in its ninth year, is aimed at small businesses which have no safety adviser. Full Story» |
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| 03/03/00 : DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR RoSPA | ||||
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is celebrating a double success in an awards scheme which recognises the achievements of well-run charities. Birmingham-based RoSPA won the "strategic leadership" and "exceeding customer expectations" categories of the 1999 Best Practices Benchmarking and Awards programme, against competition from 200 other entries from non-profitmaking UK organisations. The Society also finished runner-up in the "motivating and retaining employees" section of the scheme, run by NGO Finance Magazine in conjunction with international business consultants, Arthur Andersen & Binder Hamlyn. Full Story» |
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| 02/03/00 : TASK FORCE MEANS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR FLEET SAFETY | ||||
A new task force being set up by the Government to look at ways of preventing accidents involving company vehicles will pave the way for major changes in fleet safety, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today. The task force - announced as part of Government road safety strategies aimed at reducing road deaths by 40 per cent in the next 10 years - will examine the issues raised by RoSPA in its pioneering campaign on managing occupational road risk. Full Story» |
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| 29/02/00 : MORE COMMITMENT NEEDED FOR ROAD TARGETS TO BE HIT | ||||
Greater resources and commitment will be needed if the road safety targets being announced by the Government are to be reached, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said today. Dave Rogers, Road Safety Adviser for RoSPA, said: "Without extra cash being spent on road safety and a lot more political will and co-ordination both at national and local level, we will not reduce deaths and injuries on Britain’s roads. Full Story» |
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| 21/01/00: CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT GROWING MOBILE PHONE ROAD DANGER | ||||
More motorists will die unless they heed the warnings in a new Government advertising campaign about the dangers of using mobile phones while driving, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents predicted today. RoSPA has led the fight to stop motorists using mobile phones while at the wheel, and knows of at least nine deaths on Britain’s roads where mobile phones have been implicated. Full Story» |
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| 07/01/00 : RoSPA LEADS WITH NEW STANDARD FOR FLEET INSTRUCTORS | ||||
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is launching a new qualification for fleet driving instructors, which it believes will become the national standard. External accreditation will ensure the highest quality training available. By incorporating BTEC Progressive Advanced Driving Instruction into its acclaimed diploma course, RoSPA says it can meet all the requirements of the proposed Driving Standards Agency Fleet Instructor Register - announced at RoSPA’s National Road Safety Congress in 1999. Full Story» |
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RoSPA is a registered charity: Registered Charity No: 207823 Patron: Her Majesty the Queen RoSPA Head Office: Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7ST, UK |
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