FOREWORD by KEVIN LLOYD, MIOSH RSP Branch Chairman 1996-2000 It gives me pleasure to present this Millennium booklet to the membership and express my thanks to those who have researched the information contained therein. Throughout the past decade our membership has steadily increased and as we enter a new Millennium we have a membership in excess of 750 members. This booklet gives a reminiscence of how we began and developed to where we are now. It also acknowledges by name some of the members who were involved at our beginning and up to the present time.

It is also fitting that we recognise and remind ourselves of our meeting place, and in this respect we have included a short history of Donaldson's College.

As your Chairman, I recognise the hours of work that the Executive Committee members commit voluntarily to maintain the work of the Branch and I therefore take this opportunity on behalf of the membership to express my gratitude to them and to all past Committee members.

I trust you will find this commemorative booklet to be both interesting and informative and a memento wotth retaining. I believe it provides a landmark in the history of our Branch as we move forward into the 21st century.

K Lloyd
Chairman

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS 1980 2000

Edinburgh District (80/88)

Year	Chairman	Vice Chair	Secretary	Treasurer
1980/81	P Burrell	H Sharp	B Allan	H McIntyre
1981/82	H Sharp	C E White	B Allan	L Beattie
1982/83	C E White	B Leslie	H Sharp	L Beat tie
1983/84	C E White	D G Gladwin	B Leslie	L Beattie
1984/85	C E White	I Murray	B Leslie	L Beattie
1985/86	I Murray	G Baxter	B Leslie	L Beattie
1986/87	I Murray	G Baxter	B Leslie	B Leslie
1987/88	B Leslie	G Baxter	C E White	L Beattie

Edinburgh Branch (88/00)

Year	Chairman	Vice Chair	Secretary	Treasurer
1988/89	R Midson	J Waddell	C E White	D A Brown
1989/90	R Midson	I Murray	C E White	D A Brown
1990/91	B Leslie	I Kilgour	C E White	D A Brown
1991/92	R Midson	I Kilgour	C E White	D A Brown
1992/93	B Leslie	D A Brown	C E White	D A Brown
1993/94	B Leslie	D A Brown	C E White	D A Brown
1994/95	B Leslie	K Lloyd	C E White	D A Brown
1995/96	B Leslie	K Lloyd	C E White	D A Brown
1996/97	K Lloyd	J McCraith	C E White	D A Brown
1997/98	K Lloyd	J McCraith	C E White	D A Brown
1998/99	K Lloyd	J McCraith	C E White	D A Brown
1999/2000	K Lloyd	B Pill	C E White	D A Brown

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 1999-2000

Back Row left to right
Chris White (Secretary), Roddy McLean, Marion Johnstone, David Brown (Treasurer)
Front Row left to right
Jim McCraith, Kevin Lloyd (Chairman), Liz Young, Richard Loyering
Absent from picture
Brian Pill (Vice Chairman), Steve Ashton

ACTIVITIES OF OUR BRANCH

The activities of the Branch are twofold: Professional and Social.

1. PROFESSIONAL

a. Branch Meetings
The Executive committee arranges in advance a programme of speakers for the September to June Branch meetings. Speakers are not paid for giving their presentations to the Branch but their work is acknowledged by presenting the speaker with a set of suitably engraved Edinburgh Crystal whisky glasses. This system of showing our appreciation was introduced in the session 1989/90.

b. Correspondence
The Secretary receives correspondence from outside agencies advising us of workplace vacancies, reminders of legislation updates and changes, information from and about past and present members and other general correspondence. The content is communicated verbally by the Secretary to the members at each Branch meeting and is tabled for any member to further examine at the end of the meeting.

c. Minutes of Meetings
The Secretary prepares and provides a copy of the proceedings of each meeting in the form of minutes to each member who has submitted a written request to receive them. Original copies of all minutes of meetings are stored electronically.

EDINBURGH BRANCH PROGRAMME - 1999 THRO 2000

Meetings will be held in the Lecture Room of Donaldson's College for the Deaf, West Coates, Edinburgh on the second Thursday of each month commencing at 1330.

09 Sept 1999	Asbestos Management at Work	Ms Liz Sneddon, IOM
14 October	Public Safety at Major Public Events	Mr Ian Routh, Optima Health and Safety Services
11 November	New Legislation Updates	Health and Safety Executive, Edinburgh
09 December	Stress	Dr Anita Levinson, Private Consultant
13 Jan 2000	Workshop -Occupational Hygiene	Ms Sheila Groat, IOM
10 Februaty	CDM Regulations, Revision and Changes	Mr Peter Gotch, Babtie
09 March	Health and Safety, The Organisational Context	Mr Frank Sharp, Director of Human Resources, ESW
13 April	Annual General Meeting	IOSH President, Ian Waldron Interest Branch History, Mr Brian AIlan FIOSH RSP
11 May	Scottish Parliament Effect on Health and Safety -1 year on	Speaker Member of Scottish Parliament
08 June	Setting Drug and Alcohol Policies for Health and Safety at Work	Mr Brian King, Euromed Limited

d. Seminars
The Executive Committee arranges seminars usually held once per year for and on behalf of its members. Topics are requested from members and decided upon by the Executive Committee. Speakers with expertise in the fields of the respective topics are then contacted and invited to address the meeting. The costs of the seminars are kept to a minimum and speakers receive expenses to cover their costs of appearance where required. Committee members contribute their time freely and do not receive any remuneration for their services nor for any part that they may play in arranging, or during, the seminar. Attendance at these seminars attracts points which count towards the Continuing Professional Development points target for Registered Safety Practitioners.

e. Technician Safety Practitioner Certification
Tech SP, as the certification is commonly referred to, is a recently introduced grade of membership of the Institution replacing the grade of Associate. Upgrading from Associate to Tech SP can be attained through several avenues; either by having obtained a required minimum number of passes in the NEBOSH Diploma examinations or by what has proved to be, to date, the more popular route, of combining evidence of a NEBOSH certificate pass together with the submission of a portfolio providing evidence of having carried out a prescribed range of safety work to a laid down standard. Certification is awarded by IOSH but the onus is on the Branch to provide the personnel and competence to scrutinise and assess the portfolios and make their recommendations to Headquarters. The Executive Committee allocates a team to carry out this work on behalf of members.

The Executive Committee arranges teach-ins for members who may need some guidance in the contents of a portfolio and how it should be artanged for submission for the award.

f. Educational Institutions
The route to corporate membership of the Institution is normally via the NEBOSH Diploma. The latter qualification can be obtained by private study under the guidance of a distance learning course or by full-time or part time study at a training establishment.

Stevenson College of Further Education is the local college which has been accredited to deliver IOSH and NEBOSH courses. Many of our present branch members achieved their corporate starus of IOSH by attaining the NEBOSH diploma through full time or part time study at this college. The college is now offering and running NEBOSH'S new Diploma course on a distance learning basis which involves a minimum of personal attendance and with the majoriry of tutor contact made by mail or phone.

g. Distinguished Service Certificate
This is a certificate awarded by the President of IOSH in their year of office to any member who in the opinion of the Branch has conrtibured something exrta to the furtherance of the work of the Institution through the Branch. The Executive Committee considers each year if in their opinion rhere is a candidate for this award within the branch. To date there have been six such awards to Branch members.

2. SOCIAL

a. Site Visits
In June of each year a visit is arranged by rhe Executive Committee on behalf of members to a site of general interest or of historic importance in order to allow members to interact outwith a health and safety situation. The visit during 1999 was to the mining museum at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange in Midlothian.

The response by members over the past years has been very poor despite a survey in 1998/99 showing some enthusiasm for the continuation of this project.

b. Roger Midson Trophy
Roger Midson was a past Chairman of our Branch who died in 1992. In order to keep alive his memory and the work he carried out for the Branch, a competition is organised to be played among members in May/June of each year. The Executive Committee arranges for a different competition to be played each year and the winner of the competition has their name engraved on the silver rose bowl which is retained for one year. Over the years the competition has included golf, ten pin bowling, archery and indoor bowls. Again while the competition is open to all members this annual event attracts only about a dozen persons.

c. Secretary's Sipper
The Secretary's Sipper is a fun day out, held in July of each year, and played for over one round of golf in a stapleford competition at a golf course of the choice of the winner of the previous year. It is open to all Branch members and the winner holds the sipper for one year and receives a miniature quaich as a keepsake.

HISTORY OF FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRANCH

Prior to the adoption of its present name our Institution was known as the Institution of Industrial Safety Officers (IISO). The Scottish Branch of this Institution consisted of approximately 250 members spread throughout Scotland. Meetings were held in Glasgow but the distribution of members was such that an afternoon meeting was difficult or not possible for many members working or staying some distance away from Glasgow. As might be expected therefore most of the attending members came from the west.

Mr Brian Allan, who supplied the present information, instigated the foundation of an East of Scotland District of the Scottish Branch of the Institution of Industrial Safety Officers which was to eventually become the Edinburgh Branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Recognising his own need and the need of others on the Eastern side of the country to make regular contact with fellow professionals in order to share and exchange views with those in other fields and industries he subsequently contacted the Institution's headquarters in Leicester and obtained a listing of Scottish Branch members who lived in Perthshire, Central Scotland, Fife, Lothians and the Borders.

About 80 members together with members of local Occupational Safety and Health groups, some of whom were active in these latter groups, were invited to a meeting in Edinburgh to sound out support for the formation of an East of Scotland section of the Institution. Mr Edward Hooper, who was then President of the Institution of Industrial Safety Officers, addressed a gathering of about 45 persons, in an Edinburgh hotel, and the enthusiasm shown resulted in the formation, in 1980, of what was initially termed a District and which later, in 1988, became the Edinburgh Branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health as we have it today. The following is a summary of the first meeting of the proposed District.

Precis of the Inaugural Meeting of the proposed East of Scotland District of the Institution of Industrial Safety Officers

Location: Barnton Hotel, Edinburgh

Date: 5th March 1980     Time 2.00 pm

Sederunt:
a. MEMBERS:

D McBride	D Reynolds	J Bishop	J Walker	R Munro	R McLeod
J Dalziel	J Morrison	P Burrell	E Robertson	H Sharp	W Jones
W Twaddle	F Smith	N Sharratt	D Urquhart	N Dalrymple	T Cochrane
G Wyllie	P McKay	D Windrass	L Beattie	I Blance	H Mclntyre
B Allan

b. VISITORS:

D McDougall	W Pringle	J Robertson	D Brown	L Ramsay	L Hanson
W Jarvie	A Levinson	D Simpson	E Allan

c. APOLOGIES:

J Martin	D Gorman	T Baird	A Moir	D Millar	A Young
I Kilgour	K Coombes	K McCulloch	F Manclark	R Brannan	D Crawford

The treasurer of the Scottish Branch of the Institution of Industrial Safety Officers, Mr H. Mclntyre, opened the meeting and reported that the Scottish Branch of the Institution considered that there was a need for other Branches to be established in Scotland, namely in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The proposition was presented for an East of Scotland District to be established and if this was successful for this to ultimately become a Branch.

The Treasurer then introduced Mr B Allan who proceeded to explain what the benefits of an East of Scotland Branch would mean for members. These included the opportunity to share their expertise, exchange ideas, extend their education, exercise influence over safety matters, and assist in the solving of problems with the help of their peers and thus gain recognition of their professionalism.

It was also suggested that a local voice in the area would enhance the image of the Institution by being able to respond to local problems. There followed an interactive session of questions, proposals and statements from members. These included:

PROPOSAL More time needs to be allocated at future meetings to discuss problems.
REPLY It was agreed that this would be done as this was a prime reason for holding meetings.

QUESTION Branch meetings in Glasgow were poorly attended so why would a District meeting in Edinburgh be successful?
REPLY Glasgow had a 10 -15% attendance of the 250 members, which when constraints of distance and travel were considered was only bettered by one of the London Branches.

QUESTION What would be the reaction of the Institution to amalgamation with other safety groups in the area?
REPLY No such amalgamation would take place but visitors would be welcome at all times and to apply for membership of the Institution.

A show of hands indicated that members were in favour of an East Coast District being formed and a steering committee was formed to carry this out. Members chosen for this task were :

Mr P Burrell	Chairman
Mr B Allan	Secretary
Mr H McIntyre	Treasurer

Future meetings were to be timed to avoid clashing with existing Branch meetings in Glasgow. There was an offer of the use of premises by Napier College (now Napier University) and by Glenrothes Technical College for meetings in Fife.

Precis of the 1st Meeting of the Edinburgh Branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health

Chairman:    R Midson      Secretary:   C E White

Location:    Donaldson's College      Date:     Thursday 8th September 1988

This meeting was minuted as the 85th meeting of the Edinburgh Branch. In fact it was the 1st meeting as a Branch of the Institution, the previous 84 meetings were held under District status.

Sederunt:

A Cockburn	P O'Donnell	T Nicholson	D Stone	R. Brannan	B Leslie	J Black
I Kilgour	B Ellis	A Brown	W Black	R D Mowatt	J C Craig
J Fairley
R B Midson	R J Walker	C E White	R Fraser	I Murray	G MacGregor

Format of Meeting: The meeting followed the undernoted format:

1. Introduction
2. Approval of previous (84th) minute
3. Matters arising
4. Correspondence
5. Guest speaker
6. Information update
7. Members questions
8. Any other business
9. Date of next meeting 13th October 1988
10. Invitation from I Murray to members to remain and view a video after closure of the meeting
11. Close of meeting by the Chairman.

Notable contents

The Chairman announced that this was the first meeting as a 'Branch' of the Institution.
Brian Leslie accepted the post of Branch Education Liaison Officer.
The Chair announced that the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee were available to members on request from the Secretary.

Guest speaker

The Chairman introduced the guest speaker, Mrs J Black, who had been employed by ROSPA for over 10 years and represented them as the Home Safety Liaison Manager for Scotland.

The guest speaker's Presentation was on the topic of 'Home Safety'. The theme of the talk was about the lack of realistic statistics in the past which gave a false picture of the Home Safety simation in Scotland. The absence of specific legislation promoting Home Safety meant that allocation of finance to fund this field of safety was not always readily forthcoming. Statistics showed an increasing trend in accidents in the home as opposed to a general decrease in the rest of the United Kingdom.

At the end of the meeting the Chairman thanked Members, Guests and Visitors for their attendance and looked forward to increasing numbers throughout the new season.

Precis of the Minute of the last Branch Meeting of the 20th Century

Chairman:    Kevin Lloyd                   Secretary:    C E White
Location:    Donaldson's College        Date:    Thursday 9th December 1999

This meeting was minuted as the 11Oth meeting of the Edinburgh Branch.

Sederunt:

C E White	C Forrest	R Paterson	J Murray	G McNab	T Neilson
P Truscott	M Galloway	K L Lloyd	A Davies	A Hamilton	D Brown
R McGuilod	J Cown	J McCraith	J Craig	S Lucas	L Young
J Burt	I O'Neill	J Conway	I Murray	J Rutherford	I Wilson
R Atkinson	M Batho	A Paterson	D Devey	B Davis	N Docherry
D A Brown	A Neilson	R Brownlie	M Bancroft	A Kirk	R Wilson
M Hardie	P Conway	R W Bertram

Format of Meeting:
1. The chairman welcomed members and guests to the meeting.
2. Approval of the previous minute {November 1999).
3. Matters arising from the previous minute.
4. Correspondence via Secretary.
5. Branch Education Liaison Officet {L Young) -Information Update.
6. Specialist Groups -Information Update
MAPS Coordinator (M Johnstone -no report at this meeting).
Construction Group (C E White).
Health and Environmental (R Lovering -no report at this meeting).
7. Members Items -members invited to air questions or provide information to the body of members present.
8. Address by guest speaker.

Membership
The secretary gave the following details of Branch and National Membership as at 30th November 1999 as follows:

252 Corporate
496 Non-Corporate, consisting of:
   35 Technician Safety Practitioners ;
   380 Associates
   81 Others

Total Branch Membership 748

Total IOSH Membership 24 708

Guest Speaker
Liz Young introduced the guest speaker, Dr Anita Levinson, who was invited to address the members on the subject of 'STRESS',

Dr Levinson introduced herselfwith a resume ofher background which included gaining a PhD then returning to Napier University as a lecturer specialising in the topic of 'stress'. Now retired from University, she is now an independent consultant on 'Stress Management'

The address examined the meaning of stress and its debilitating effects on the person and on the work performance of an individual. The speaker went on to outline the costs to industry due to a range of factors related to the stress on individuals including high work force turnover, absenteeism and high risk of accidents. There was also a possible correlation of Stress with illness induced by this stress including heart disease, cancer and depression.

The speaker expressed a belief in the need for a culture change in which stress was treated as a hazard and recognised, identified and managed in a similar manner to that of any other hazard to which Risk Management is applied.

The speaker dealt with a range of questions at the end of her address. After a vote of thanks by the Chairman the speaker was presented with a token of appreciation on behalf of the members.

The Chairman closed the final Branch meeting of the 2nd millennium with a wish for members to have a peaceful and enjoyable Millennium celebration.

The Branch Meeting in December 1999

Members assemble prior to the start of the meeting
The Chairman (left) and the Secretary take control.

NATIONAL AND BRANCH MEMBERSHIP OF THE INSTITUTION AS AT THE END OF DECEMBER 1999

National Membership: 24826

From a humble beginning of 80 members in the east of Scotland the Edinburgh Branch , now has 756 members. The undernoted shows the membership by categories and grades.

Branch Membership 756

Corporate 258 comprised of:		Non-Corporate 498 comprised of:
Fellows 17    Members 226    Retired Members 10    Life Members 5		Tech SP's 36    Graduates 19    Associates 378    Affiliates 65

BRANCH MEMBERSHIP BY CATEGORIES
DECEMBER '96 TO DECEMBER '99

	Corporate	Non Corporate	Total
Dec'96	187	357	544
April '97	201	379	580
Sept'97	213	390	603
Dec'97	217	404	621
April '98	226	443	669
Sept'98	230	510	740
Dec'98	234	528	762
April '99	243	523	766
Sept'99	246	480	726
Dec'99	258	498	756

There is a continuing growth in the numbers of Tech SP grade of membership since its inception in 1998, as shown below.

Sept '98	Dec '98	April '99	Sept '99	Dec '99
13	17	19	28	36