Past events

Practical machinery safety

9th May 2012

Presentation by John Glover, Glover Associates and Consulting Ltd.
Machinery Safety Risk Management Consultants

North of Scotland AGM 2012

4th April 2012

Presented by Gerard Hand President-Elect IOSH

The 4^th of April 2012 branch AGM held in Hilton Treetops Hotel; Aberdeen was a good occasion for the North East of Scotland branch to have an evaluation of operations from the past year, elect new executive committee members for the year 2012/2013 and to look forward to the year ahead.

Donald Macfarlane the Branch Chairperson began the meeting with a welcome address to both existing / new members and guests.

Following this the Secretary, Treasurer and Chairpersons reports:

These included the summary of events during the 2011/2012 sessions, planned events for the year ahead, encouraging suggestions from the members.

Donald was excited to announce that the next session in September 2012 will commence with a Ceilidh. The Grange will assist the branch with arrangements and marketing of this event. This is planned to mark the 30^th Anniversary of the North of Scotland branch and the event will incorporate a certificate of merit.

The following were elected as office bearers of the NE Scotland Branch Executive Committee:

Branch Chair: Donald Macfarlane; Vice Chair – Tim Southam; Branch Secretary – Steven Smith; Treasurer – Craig Watson; Programme Secretary – Glenys Neville; BEDA – Denise Clayton; Web Champions – Joy Iheobi and Steven Sangster; Exec Members – John Hill and Leslie Scorgie.

Other highlights of the day:

Presentation to Lawrence Baldwin:

Donald Macfarlane presented Lawrence Baldwin with an engraved pair of whiskey glasses to celebrate seven years of loyal service to the branch exec committee. Work and family commitments take him away for a while but he vows to return and play a full part in branch activities again after a break. Donald thanked him for all his support particularly as treasurer over the last few years.

Notification of Branch name change - North East of Scotland Branch:

Norita Robinson gave a short presentation on the rationale for the branch name change to “The North East of Scotland” branch. She also explained that branch membership had grown from 680 to 740 over the last year.

A Key Note Address by Gerard Hand – President Elect IOSH, crowned the event:

Gerard Hand gave a presentation on “Sensible and Pragmatic Risk Assessment”. This included a resume of his working life and ambitions as a lad in Halifax where he started as a trolley pusher and gradually ascended to 'Health and Safety and Fire Manager' for the whole of J Sainsbury. The stories he told provided excellent examples of some wayward thinking in the risk assessment process and the need to challenge why the H&S advisers and managers are considered the experts. – They are facilitators of the regulations. 

After a short time for questions, Donald MacFarlane thanked Gerard for his presentation and presented him with a speaker’s gift.

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Managing projects successfully

March 2010

Presented by Dr Douglas Leith CEng MIET APMP - STC Global Ltd

Doug has been involved in project management for more than two decades. From product development in small businesses, through multi-partnered development projects, to implementing project processes in multi-national businesses.

Some label him a 'guru', but he says that's only because they can't spell 'charlatan'. Doug takes a pragmatic view to project management and the results of his tool-based, common sense approach to implementing project management processes can be found operating in organisations spanning many industries.

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Fire Safety

13 January 2010

Presented by Nick Broom - Safety Mentor Ltd

Nick is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner, a Fellow of IOSH, and is a past Chairman and BEDA of the Branch.  Nick has served on the IOSH International & Communications Committee and on the Professional Committee. He is also a Registered European Occupational Safety and Health Manager, and a member of the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers.

Nick graduated from Loughborough University with a Master of Science degree in occupational health and safety management, having first gained the traditional academic NEBOSH diploma and  is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

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Planning Together For Emergencies

14 September 2011

Presented by Collin Gray - Grampian Resillience Advisor

Collin Gray presented a fasinating and informative talk on the above topic "Planning Together for Emmergengies".  This was a summary of developments and proposals in Grampian/Scotland to coordinate the multi-agency response to and recovery from emergencies.

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Human Factors: The Safety Critical Reality

19 October 2011

Presented by Tim Southam QCVSA, BSc, FIEHF, CMIOSH

Tim was involved in Electronics Design for 8 years, was an RAF Pilot (21 years) and now a human factor specialist - Registered Ergonomist and Chartered Safety Professional.  Specialist in Virtual Reality Design, workload, fatigue, Human error, Human factors and Human Performance.

If you need a copy of the presentation,please contact the Secretary, Tim Southam