HISTORY
The Avon Occupational Safety and Health Group (AOSH),
affiliated to RoSPA, is one of around 80 groups located
across the UK. These safety groups began to be set up
shortly after the formation of RoSPA in 1917 with the
oldest group dating back to 1920.
AOSH,
originally known as The Bristol Industrial Safety Group,
was formed in 1946 and continues as an independent,
voluntary group.
AOSH
membership covers both large and small employers and/or
individuals providing a forum where members can gain
health and safety information, share problems and learn
about topical health and safety issues and changes to
legislation.
For several years the National Health & Safety Groups
Council, with the assistance of ROSPA, has annually
run a competition amongst the groups for the best pro-gramme.
AOSH won the first competition and every year since
has been a prize winner or has been highly commmended.
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Annually
the occupational safety groups affiliated to RoSPA compete
for the Alan Butler Awards. In 2006 AOSH were delighted
to win 'Best Programme' for the large groups category.
Members
of the Committee were invited to the House of Lords
to receive the award.
The
photograph shown is Chair Linden Ruskin with the award
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OUR MISSION
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To provide
a forum for the promotion and furtherance of knowledge and
good practice in occupational safety and health.
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To foster
networking within the Group’s membership with the purpose
of learning from each other’s experience and expertise.
STRATEGY
As a non-profit
making voluntary organisation the effort and resources of
the Group’s officers, committee and members will limit
the extent of the Group’s activities.
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To encourage
into membership from its catchment area all employing organisations
from all sectors. (To include manufacturing, commerce, construction,
utilities, retail, services and public authorities).
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Each member
organisation to nominate a representative for communication
purposes who is likely to be the organisations’ specialist
or manager responsible for health and safety matters.
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To arrange
and deliver an annual programme of meetings to which member
organisations are invited to send delegates.
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Meeting topics
to be selected to reflect member organisations’ expressed
or anticipated interests giving the widest appeal and relevance
to the membership
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All meetings
to include an opportunity for delegates to share matters of
interest and concern for their mutual benefit
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To require an annual subscription from members to fund the
administration costs of the Group without financial gain to
any member or officer.
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