Skills shortages risk making workplaces less safe and less productive, with an impact on the national economy, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Based on expert insights from leading OSH professionals, the report from RoSPA’s OSH Skills Commission, produced in partnership with Speedy Hire, identifies key challenges in recruitment, training and retention of competent workers. It also makes recommendations for how employers and the UK Government can ensure the UK has the healthy and highly-skilled workforce essential for economic growth. RoSPA’s OSH Skills Commission aims…
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RoSPA Health & Safety Award winners join 70 years of health and safety heroes
World leaders in health and safety were celebrated at a very special Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health & Safety Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on June 30. Sponsored by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), compered by stand-up comedian Lucy Porter, and featuring keynote speeches from RoSPA Life President Lord Jordan of Bournville, RoSPA Chief Executive Rebecca Hickman and NEBOSH Chief Executive Andy Shenstone, the glittering event marked 70 years since the RoSPA Awards began at a small ceremony in…
Read MoreSpeedy Hire Earns Prestigious Global Health and Safety Award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading plant and tool hire supplier has been awarded the prestigious President’s Award by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Demonstrating its dedication to ensuring colleagues and customers get home safely at the end of every working day, the recognition signifies Speedy Hire’s long-standing commitment to health and safety excellence, with the President’s Award given to companies who have been awarded RoSPA Gold Awards for ten consecutive years. The esteemed RoSPA Awards program now celebrates its 68th year as the UK’s largest and…
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