RoSPA Press Office : Press Releases : 2003

Scottish safety campaigners and retailers launched a new initiative today to reduce the number of children killed or injured in cars. RoSPA, the Scottish Road Safety Campaign, the Arnold Clark Group, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and road safety units across the country are joining forces to highlight the importance of children being safely restrained when travelling. Full Story»

RoSPA’s advice to parents who may be concerned about the safety of child car seats following the publication of a survey by the AA and Which? can be found at www.childcarseats.org.uk Full Story»

A production manager with a Kings Lynn company has won a health and safety prize worth more than £6,500 from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Brian Greengrass of Porvair International entered a free draw on the RoSPA stand at the recent Safety and Health Expo 2003 at the NEC, Birmingham. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is seeking parents’ views on the help and advice they have received on fitting child car seats. The Society want to hear if people felt assistance was easy to find and if the information they were given was good or bad. Full Story»

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has honoured three experts from the construction industry for their outstanding contribution to health and safety in the workplace. The three – from Nottingham, the West Midlands and Surrey - were presented with RoSPA Distinguished Service Awards at a ceremony at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel, on May 21. Full Story»

A new report from RoSPA challenges organisations to prove they take health and safety seriously by publishing more information on their websites. The study shows that most large businesses do not use the internet to give details of their health and safety performance. Full Story»

Palmer and Harvey McLane Ltd of Hove are the first winners of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents award for managing occupational road risk. P&H have almost halved their accident rate in recent years. Full Story»

The hunt is on to find the best young drivers in Britain. The competition, organised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Advanced Drivers Association, is aimed at drivers up to 24 years-old – the group most at risk on our roads. Prizes will include tickets to the British Grand Prix, CIS insurance vouchers to the value of £1,000 and entry and training to race in the Uniroyal Team Challenge at a major UK circuit. Full Story»

Organisations from the UK’s construction and construction engineering industries are to be honoured by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for their outstanding safety records over the past year. More than 380 construction and construction engineering firms have achieved recognition for good health and safety practice. The industry claimed two Order of Distinction awards, 17 President’s Awards, 50 gold medals, 189 gold, 61 silver, 36 bronze and 17 merit awards. Full Story»

Greater commitment to working as partners is needed from everyone involved in occupational health and safety if deaths, injuries and ill-health are to be reduced, delegates at a national conference organised by RoSPA will be told next week. Nick Brown, the Government minister responsible for health and safety at work, will launch the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents national occupational safety congress in Birmingham on Monday (May 19). Full Story»