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RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation)

12 City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1V 8AF, UK

Principal functions and activities: RADAR is a national pan disability network of and for disabled people.


Rail Industry Fire Association (RIFA)

The Dene, West Newton, Norfolk PE31 6AX, UK

Principal functions and activities: To promote quality fire safety standards and procedures within the rail industry; to co-ordinate the application of fire safety with other health and safety measures to achieve a unified safety approach; to promote fire safety by liaison within regulators, legislations, manufacturers and suppliers, to encourage the scrutiny of information relevant to standards, products and technical data and to encourage the professional development of members in fire safety.

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Repetitive Strain Injury etc Online UK Sufferers Support Group

8 Archer House, Phillipp Street, Hoxton, London N1 5NY, UK

Status: Online group

Principal_functions_and_activities: Support group for sufferers of reflex sympathetic dystrophy\complex regional pain syndrome, mid carpal instability(MCI)/palmar midcarpal instability(PMCI), repetitive strain injury (RSI), hand/wrist-pain, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and depression.

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Resin Flooring Association (FeRFA)

Association House, 99 West Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7EN

Status: Trade association

Principal functions and activities: Represents manufacturers, contractors and associated companies involved in industrial resin flooring systems.

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The Robens Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

4 Huxley Road, The Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7RE, UK

Status: Consultancy

Principal functions and activities: Provision of well-qualified professional staff such as occupational health Advisers and physicians who are able to advise on pre-employment screening, individual cases of frequent or long-term sickness absence, rehabilitation and case management as well as a range of other work-related health issues

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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC)

Council Offices, 37 Pembroke Road, London W8 6PW, UK

Status: Local authority

Principal functions and activities: Enforcing authority. Food safety and health and safety training service offering a wide range of courses.


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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (RCN)

20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN, UK

Status: A trade union, professional organisation, Institute of Advanced Nursing Education and charity. Incorporated by royal charter. Departments or sections: Royal College of Nursing Institute, Library of Nursing; Employment Relations Department, Legal Services Department; Department of Nursing Policy and Practice.

Principal functions and activities: The promotion of high standards of nursing care, the better education and training of nurses and the advancement of the profession and of the interests of members of the profession.

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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom. Society of Occupational Health Nursing (RCN)

20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN, UK

Status: Professional orsganisation and trade union

Principal functions and activities: To provide a corporate identity for occupational health nurses who are members of the RCN.

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The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)

3 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7DH, UK

Status: Company limited by guarantee

Principal functions and activities: Awarding body for qualifications in health and safety.

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Royal Institute of Public Health

28 Portland Place, London W1B 1DE, UK

Status: Independent membership and and educational organisation (registered charity no. 227746)

Principal functions and activities: The Royal Institute of Public Health is an independent organisation promoting the advancement of public health and hygiene through education and training, information and quality testing.

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Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

Head Office (for membership and enquiries including training): RoSPA, Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Birmingham B5 7ST

Status: Registered charity.

Principal functions and activities: Prevention of accidents through publicity, campaigning and lobbying, advice, information and training.

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Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (RSPH)

RSH House, 38A St George's Drive, London SW1V 4BH, UK

Status: Charitable company.

Principal functions and activities: The Society exists to promote the continuous improvement in human health world wide through education, communication, and the encouragement of scientific research.

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The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA

Status: Learned society and the professional qualifying body for chemists in the United Kingdom and publisher of chemical information.

Principal functions and activities: In addition to many other activities the Society provides advice and information on chemical aspects of health, safety and environmental matters by means of symposia, publications, and computer based information services.

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