IOSH on OSHCR's first few months

15 September 2011

IOSH has been invited to speak today at a Westminster Briefing event ‘Good health and safety, good for everyone?’ at the Congress Centre in London.

Chaired by Roger King from the Office of Public Management, speakers will include Health and Safety Executive (HSE) chair Judith Hackitt , DWP deputy director James Wolfe and Mary Broughton, of the Federation of Small Business.

The wide-ranging agenda covers legislative reform, whether health and safety regulation is vulnerable to the ‘red tape challenge’ and whether inspections will be cut.

And six months on from the launch of the national Occupational Safety and Health Consultants’ Register (OSHCR), IOSH has been asked to discuss how it’s going so far and what the future developments might be.

Richard Jones, IOSH head of policy and public affairs, said “We feel the government’s strong support for OSHCR’s launch last March helped show the tremendous value that’s placed on good health and safety advice and professionalism in modern Britain.”

Commenting on progress, Richard will explain to delegates: “Though it’s still early days, the signs have all been positive – good numbers of consultants signed up and thousands of visits to the website each month.

"And feedback to HSE, though limited, has all been positive. There’ll be a better picture after 12 months of operation and once an evaluation has been conducted.”