Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Organisations
Secretary: Mr Alan Yeo, 4 Claygate Road, Cambridge CB1 9JZ, UK
Status: Non-profit making organisation
Principal functions and activities: COSG is a local forum for anyone with an interest in safety, health and environmental issues. A wide range of subjects are covered in our monthly meetings and members receive regular information from other key players in occupational health and safety.
165 Strathmore Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9BQ, UK
Status: Training provider for higher education
Principal functions and activities: To provide tuition for graduate and post graduate courses, also offering short and long term internal IT and business courses (Diploma).
(Formerly Confederation of British Industry)
Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU
Status: Incorporated under Royal Charter.
Principal functions and activities: The CBI is the premier lobbying organisation for UK business on national and international issues. We work with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses compete effectively.
4 Torwood Avenue, Larbert, FK5 4NG, UK
Status: Non-profit making organisation
Principal functions and activities: The Central Scotland Safety Forum promotes health, safety and environmental awareness throughout member organisations and the business community as a whole. A wide range of subjects are covered in monthly meetings and members receive regular updated information on relevant topics from a wide range of sources.
The University of Manchester,
4th Floor, C Block,
Humanities Building,
Devas Street, Manchester,
M13 9PL, UK
Status: University
Principal functions and activities: Provider of teaching and research in occupational and environmental health.
397 City Road, London EC1V 1NH
Principal functions and activities: The international Institute representing over 7500 professionals in architectural technology, qualifying Chartered Architectural Technologists (MCIAT) and Architectural Technicians (TCIAT).
Englemere, Kings Ride, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7TB
Status: Independent professional construction institute, a learned society and registered charity incorporated by royal charter and mainly supported by membership funding.
Principal functions and activities: The Institute is the leading professional body worldwide for managers in construction, with over 40,000 members in 94 countries.
(formerly Institution of Environmental Health Officers)
Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields, London SE1 8DJ
Status: Professional body for environmental health practitioners.
Logistics and Transport Centre, Earlstrees Court, Earlstrees Road, Corby, Northants NN17 4AX, UK
Status: Company limited by guarantee
Principal functions and activities: Provision of logistics qualification training programme; conferences and seminars.
222 Balham High Road, London SW12 9BS
Status: Professional body; a nominating and authorised member of the Engineering Council.
Principal functions and activities: The Institution covers all aspects of design, installation, maintenance and manufacturing associated with building services.
P.O. Box 222, Lymington, Hampshire SO42 7GY, UK
Status: Professional society
Principal functions and activities: To promote awareness of chemical hazards and to promote proper and specific training in chemical hazards identification and communication, e.g. classification, labelling, and safety data sheets for substances and preparations.
Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3JJ
Status: Trade association
Principal functions and activities: Provides information for and promotes co-operation within the chemical industry, making representations to government and other bodies on issues in the economic, social, commercial, labour and technical areas affecting members.
(formerly Construction Industry Research and Information Association)
6 Storey's Gate, Westminster, London SW1P 3AU
Status: An independent, not-for-profit research association. Membership is open to all organisations associated with construction and the environment.
Principal functions and activities: Research for the construction industry,biassed towards best practice information.
Minerva House, Bruntland Road, Porthelan, Aberdeen AB12 4QL
61 Cavendish Street, London W1G 7DQ
Status: Private company, limited by guarantee, with charitable status.
Principal Functions and Activities: Develops quality-assured occupational and training standards and vocational qualifications (N/SVQs, Modern Apprenticeships) for the offshore, onshore petroleum industry and the chemicals manufacturing industry.
Downmill Road, Bracknell, Berks RG12 1GH
Status: Trade Association supported by membership.
Principal functions and activities: The Federation covers all aspects of the temperature controlled supply chain in Great Britain and provides a wide range of membership services including benchmarking, business advice, insurance services and networking opportunities through two conferences each year and other events.
Association House, 99 West Street, Farnham, GU9 7EN, UK
Status: Trade association
Principal functions and activities: Organisation representing contarctors, manufactures and distributors involve in concrete repair. Members have to be ISO 9000 accredited, comply with all current health & safety legislation and commit to the training of operatives.
(formerly Building Employers Federation)
55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL
Status: Trade association representing building and civil engineering contractors in construction.
Principal functions and activities: The Health and Safety Department represents building and civil engineering contractors in health and safety matters and provides a wide range of health and safety advice and assistance.
John Ryder Training Centre, St Ann's Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9EH
Status: Health and safety training organisation supported by membership and training activity, registered charity.
Principal functions and activities: Quality assured health and safety training courses at realistic cost for the construction and allied industries.
PO Box 23605, Edinburgh EH3 7LB
Status: Licensing body (Private limited company limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Principal functions and actitivies: The regulator of construction licensing schemes in Scotland. Working with SNIPEF, Scottish Decorators Federation, SELECT, Scottish Buildingand HVCA to license safe, reputable contractors and eradicate 'cowboy builders.
PO Box 23844, London SE15 3WR
Status: Voluntary campaign group
Principal functions and activities: To improve the safety of construction workers.
Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6RH
Status: Statutory industrial training board (established under Industrial Training Act 1964) and Dfee appointed National Training Advisor
Principal functions and activities: ConstructionSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the construction industry, one of the Sector Skills Councils tasked by the Government to implement UK-wide agreements between the bodies responsible for delivering training in the UK and those that demand it.
4C St Mary's Place, The Lace Market, Nottingham NG1 1PH
Status: Trade association
Principal functions and activities: There are in membership of the Association approximately 80 manufacturers of floorcoverings and accessories working under an umbrella Manufacturers Committee. The Association also investigates complaints about members or their work.
CHAS Scheme Manager, 3rd Floor, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX
Status: Not for profit, public sector owned, managed and run.
Principal functions and activities: Contractor and consultant health and safety prequalification database widely used by both private and public sector clients including local authorities, health trusts, housing associations, emergency services and major contractors. The schemes underpinning objective are to improve safety compliance in SMEs and avoid duplication for everyone in health and safety prequalification.
1 Elmwood, Chineham Park, Crockford Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8WG
Principal functions and activities: Mandatory registration body for gas installing businesses in the United Kingdom.
c/o telent communications limited,
New Century Park,
PO Box 53,
Coventry,
West Midlands,
CV3 1HJ, UK
Status: Voluntary organisation
Principal functions and activities: Coventry & Warwickshire Occupational Health and Safety Group is affiliated to RoSPA. The principal aim of the group is to provide members with advice and guidance on occuaptional health and safety matters, review changes to legislation and share best practice. Meetings are held monthly.
Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL
Status: Higher education institute
Principal functions and activities: The Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability is the focus for trans-disciplinary and multi-sector approaches to safety research, consultancy and teaching at Cranfield University and offers organisations, academics and individuals access to the wide range of safety, risk and reliability expertise available throughout Cranfield's extensive network of specialist centres.
(Formerly British Agrochemicals Association)
4 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE1 2RP
Status: Trade association
Principal functions and activities: Promotes the responsible and safe manufacture and use of agrochemicals, including the professional amenity sector and amateur garden market, with due regard for the interests of the community and the environment.