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                Earlier Programmes
 
 

2009

 
   
13 January CSCS Operative Cards Scheme - Darryl Williams, Construction Skills (CITB) - extension of the Scheme
 
10 February Working at Height - Brian Smith, Cowlin Construction Limited and Byron Flynn of Speedy Hire - including practical alternatives to stepladders. 
 
10 March Annual General Meeting and HSE Annual Presentation to the Group
 
22 April  HSE Annual Address - Director of HSE Wales at Waterton Centre, Bridgend
(Joint Meeting with IOSH)
 
12 May CDM - Have we got it right/Risk Assessments/Designer Awareness
 
14 October European Week for Health and Safety - Annual 1 Day Seminar, at HSE’s Offices, “Practical Risk Assessment”.
 
10 November First Aid - the new (proposed) First Aid Requirements – speaker: First Rate Training
 
  8 December Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP) - Speaker: Dr Caroline Weeks from the Welsh Assembly Government
   
2010  
   
 9 March Group AGM and HSE Annual Presentation - Paul Harvey, Principal Inspect
 
25 March Corporate Manslaughter/Corporate Homicide Act - Mock Trial at the new Cardiff City Stadium  - joint event with Morgan Cole Solicitors and Working Well Together (WWT)
 
21 April IOSH AGM at 12.00hrs and Joint Meeting with IOSH and Swansea Safety Group at 14.00 hrs - Waterton Centre, Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend. Speaker: Terry Rose, Divisional Director, HSE
 
11 May Considerate Contractors Scheme (how the scheme works)  - Brian Jones, of CCS
   
 8 June Site Traffic Management Plans and Vehicle Marshall Training
   
   July Outside Visit - this visit did not take place
   
14 September Asbestos Surveys - the duty to manage
   
12 October Respiratory Protective Equipment - Suitable RPE & Face Fitting 
by Kay Jones from 3M
   
27 October European Safety Week - All Nations Centre, Cardiff. 0900 hours start. Title “Safe Maintenance”
   
 9 November New Roads & Streetworks update and Safety in Deep Excavations - a talk by Paul Williams from Utility Training Services Limited 
   
23 November "Reach for the Sky", a talk by Phillip Godding about aerial walkways, platforms, scaffolding towers and crane access, at 18:30 hrs for 19:00 hrs at the Birt Acres Lecture Theatre (tbc) of the Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NB.  Promoted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.  Phillip Godding is a Product Safety & Reliability Engineer for JLG Industries Inc, (a US company based in Leicester)
   
14 December Drugs and Alcohol Policies and Testing  - Jean Fisher, Insync Corporate Healthcare Limited
   
2011  
   
11 January Hand/Arm Vibration - presentation by Kelvin Williams Occupational Hygiene Consultancy
   
  8 February Dangers of Vehicle Overloading - a presentation by Colin Smith, Central Weighing Limited
   
 8 March HSE Annual Presentation - Paul  Harvey
   
6 April Joint Meeting with IOSH - Waterton Technology Centre, Bridgend CF31 3WT
   
12 May Access and Scaffolding Guidance, which is an event organised by The Association for Project Safety (APS). 
Venue: THE PARK INN CARDIFF NORTH, CIRCLE WAY EAST, LLANEDEYRN, CARDIFF www.parkinn.co.uk/hotel-cardiffnorth
   
14 June CDM revisited - Stuart Summerhays
   
   9 July Outside visit - TATA, Port Talbot Steelworks
   
12 October "Maintaining Health and Safety" - European Week for Health and Safety Annual Seminar, to be held at the Legacy International Hotel, Cardiff
   
 October European Safety Week
   
8 November HAVMeter -  Stephen Thompson of Reactec(http://reactec.com)  will provide us with presentation on the HAVMeter. The HAVmeter® provides an easy to use system that monitors daily exposure to Hand Arm Vibration from hand-held tools.
   
6 December Accident Investigation: What should you do when an accident occurs? - John Needs
   
2012  
   
17 January CSCS Cards/NVQ Schemes 
What happens once you have passed your CSCS test?
   
14 February Site Waste Management Plans - by Gareth Lewis of the Environment Agency
   
13 March AGM and HSE Annual Presentation - Paul Harvey, Principal Inspector, Construction
   
10 April Waterton Centre Joint meeting with IOSH
   
25 April HSE Annual Review - Jane Lassey, Operations Manager: Wales, HSE
   
 8 May Gas Safety - Terry Broughton, Gas Safe Consultants
 

 

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