Objectives & Activities
After much consultation, RoSPA’s Mission and Vision were reviewed and changed during the 2006/7 financial year. As a result, RoSPA’s focus has moved from one of influencing others to one of making a practical difference to people’s lives.
| RoSPA’s Mission: To save lives and reduce injuries |
RoSPA’s Vision: To lead the way in accident prevention |
How RoSPA delivers its new Mission and Vision remains largely unchanged, although there is a greater emphasis on demonstrating the effectiveness of the work that RoSPA does. RoSPA seeks to effect change through its work as a promoter of key issues and as a provider of relevant services. The Society collects data, carries out research, develops policies, informs, educates, audits and provides expert consultancy in each of the following areas:
- At work
- At leisure
- On the road
- In the home
- By influencing and informing
- By developing risk education
At Work
- Inquire into Health and Safety (H&S) assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to identify gaps.
- Re-energise Safety Groups UK.
- Focus on leadership and transparency to drive improvement in corporate H&S.
- Launch “Safety Never Stops” to enable H&S skills transfer from the workplace to home and leisure.
- Increase competency within the workplace by providing a portfolio of occupational safety training courses, ranging from RoSPA’s Manual Handling to IOSH Managing Safely and the NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma.
- Implement best H&S practice in the workplace through H&S Consultancy.
- Recognise high performance through RoSPA’s Occupational Health and Safety Awards.
At Leisure
- Provide a national system for leisure accident and drowning data.
- Create and launch a LASER (Learning about Safety by Experiencing Risk) accreditation scheme to encourage best practice in the provision of risk education for children.
- Promote recognition that playgrounds should be exciting learning environments that are as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible.
- Provide expert consultancy and audit in the areas of water and leisure safety.
On the Road
- Raise the awareness of the need to Manage Occupational Road Risk (MORR™). Provide a suite of MORR™ services including consultancy, risk assessment, software tools and driver training.
- Improve driving and motorcycle riding standards.
- Improve the behaviour of drivers and motorcycle riders.
- Encourage high standards by supporting the development of the RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders (RoADAR) volunteer network.
In the Home
- Improve the collection, reporting and analysis of UK-wide accident data.
- Develop Home Safety (HIP) partnerships between RoSPA and local community groups to deliver tangible results in areas with high injury rates.
- Improve safety in the built environment of homes and gardens.
- Update and deliver a suite of HIP training courses.
- Provide expert advice at national level to improve the safety of physical products and services.
By Influencing and Informing
- Maintain the national and international profile of RoSPA and accident prevention through effective Public Affairs policies.
- Share best practice and information through RoSPA events.
- Enhance the RoSPA Membership experience.
- Promote safety and risk education from primary school to business school.
Underpinning each of these areas is a communication programme tailored for target audiences that includes public affairs, conferences, seminars, publications and a popular website.
Examples of how RoSPA achieved these objectives in 2006/2007 are outlined in the individual sections of this annual review - click on the links on the left.
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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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