IOSH EDINBURGH BRANCH

Minutes of 182 Edinburgh Branch Meeting (AGM 2007)

Craighouse Campus, Napier University, Edinburgh – Thursday 10 May 2007 - 130pm

Sederunt:  51 members and 3 guests  (as per Sederunt sheets)

Apologies:  Alistair Pittendreigh, Bob Stainton, Brian Morris, Russell Brownlee, Derek Cawkwell, Andrew Reid, Freddie Johnston, Vic Stewart, Robert M D'Arcy, Jim Hepburn, Susan Nazareth, Scott Page, Alistair McNeill, Graeme Lyall, Barry Davies, Anne James

1. Chair: Marion Johnstone took the Chair and outlined the Safety arrangements (Fire) and reminded people to switch off Mobiles. 

2. Minutes of last AGM May 2006

·     Accuracy: the text referred to 2005 – should be 2006.  Apart from that agreed a true record:  Proposer – Brian Gippert;   Seconder – Liz Young.

·     Matters arising not on the Agenda   - none

3          Interest Speaker

Liz Crichton, Health and Safety Officer at Historic Scotland spoke on the challenges and interest in Managing Historic Buildings Safely

4  Annual Reports

CHAIR – Marion Johnstone outlined what had happened in the last year.

·     9 Ordinary Meetings covering

·    Noise at Work Regulations

·    Disability & Employment/Overview and Update

·    Case Law

·    Connecting OHS with the Business

·    Cost of Accidents

·    Is HASWA Still Relevant?

·    Road Safety at Work – Why Bother?

·    Electrical Safety/HSE Initiatives

·    How are the new Fire Regulations being Implemented

Attendance had continued to be good and was

·     Averaged at    60  (57)

·     Lowest              43 (40)

·     Highest             73 (75) (previous year in brackets)

Mini Slots

·     The Risk Factory

·     Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking

·     Public Services Specialist Group

·     Construction Specialist Group

·     Being a Branch Executive Member

Social Events

·     Rodger Midson Trophy  October 2006

·     Target Bowls

·    Won by Billy Johnstone

·     Site Visit June 2006

·    Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

·     Golf Secretary’s Sipper May 2006

·    Winner Andy Finnie

·     Health and Safety Booklet for MSPs

·    Shortly to be launched

·    Edinburgh Branch instrumental in its development

FORTH AND TAY DISTRICT

·     Going from strength to strength

·     TREASURER – Kevin Lloyd presented the annual accounts (appended) and went through them in detail. He thanked the auditors for their (unpaid) work. There were no questions and the accounts were unanimously adopted.  Bob Bertram and Ian Murray were re-appointed as auditors.

4. Elections  nominations had been received in due time as follows:

·     CHAIR                    – Andrew Sharman

·     VICE CHAIR         – Liz Young

·     SECRETARY       – Max Bancroft

·     TREASURER       – Kevin Lloyd

·     Exec Members –            (4 Vacancies)            Richard Lovering, Steve Boucher, Paul Graham

No other nominations had been received in writing and the above were thereby elected.  There was one vacancy left and Graeme MacGregor was proposed by Andrew Sharman, seconded by Lilian McCartney and elected.

Specialist Posts & Groups
(Present Post Holders shown)

Branch Education Development Officer          – Liz Young

Groups - PUBLIC SERVICES                   – Marion Johnstone*

            - CONSTRUCTION               – Allan Dick *

            - FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT          – Paul Graham

            - HEALTHCARE                   – Martin Scott-Smith.

            - ENVIRONMENT                 – Julian Davis*

            - OFFSHORE                                    – Tam Boyd

            - CONSULTANCY                – Derek Cawkwell

            - SAFETY SCIENCES                     – Steve Boucher

            - COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA        – Graeme Lyall *

            - EDUCATION                                  – Neil Doherty

            - RURAL                                 - Liz Crichton

            - RAILWAYS/RETAIL/INTERNATIONAL – No representatives

Representatives marked * attend meetings of the Group – others hold a watching brief.  All report back at Branch meetings.

Forth & Tay District Liaison                    – Karen McDonnell

5. Honoured Guest
Dr Luise Vassie, Head of Research at IOSH gave an outline of the work of the department at HQ and especially the parameters used for making grants to support research in the field of Occupational Safety and Health.

6. Members Items

·     Secretary’s Sipper: 1 June: 30pm approx.  Haddington golf course: £25.  Please confirm to Andrew Finnie finnie8855@btinternet.com

8. Closing details

·     Dates of next meetings

Branch

·  Branch Meeting - 8 June

The Secret Life of an EHO - Ian Macleod, Renfrewshire Council 

·           Branch Site Visit - 29 June (afternoon) Free Guided Tour - Linlithgow Palace

District – 7th June: Site Visit: to FMC in Dunfermline.  

Max Bancroft, MRSC, CMIOSH  

Branch Secretary