Environmental & Waste Management Group: An Introduction To The....

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An Introduction to the.....

Environmental & Waste


Management Group
Environmental & Waste
Management Group
Ø  One of 16 IOSH Industry Sector Groups
Ø  c.4500 members
Ø  2nd largest Group by membership
Ø  Group is international
Ø  Committee drawn from several business sectors
Ø  includes liaison with CIWM and IEMA
Ø  represented on both WISH and SWITCH
IOSH & IEMA 2001
‘Memorandum of Understanding’
Agreed to “closely co-operate on policy
relating to professional objectives”........
•  Liaise in the promotion of aims & objectives
•  Make available.........publications
•  Consult ...maintaining professional standards
•  Hospitality......to each other’s members......
•  Identify possibilities.......
•  of developing joint training initiatives;
•  for joint seminars or events.
•  Develop links between IEMA and IOSH
Environmental & Waste Management Group
IOSH & CIWM 2012
‘Memorandum of Understanding’
–  IOSH and CIWM will...
>  Hold regular liaison meetings...
>  Actively promote each other’s
agreed activities...
>  Wherever appropriate, have a
mutual exchange of media and
position statements and formal
consultation responses.
E&WM Group Strategy
Ø Support IOSH’s vision ........
“a world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable”

Ø  Support the increasing number of H&S


professionals.........
Ø  across all industry sectors, who have taken on
environmental responsibilities in addition to H&S;
Ø  working in the waste & other environmental sectors,
to understand and manage the H&S risks specific
to those sectors.
E&WM Group Strategy

Ø  Key objectives include.........


Ø  deliveryof an events programme to meet the needs
of members;
Ø  promoting the provision of Group expertise to IOSH
Branches worldwide;
Ø  providing an avenue for involvement of all members;
Ø  developing training material tailored to the risk profile
of the waste and renewable energy sectors.
Joint Events with Branches
Monthly Newsletter
Free training course launched Nov 2015
The Product

Ø Allows for flexible


delivery
Ø Available free to UK
Local Authorities
Rob Strange Award 2015
Thank you
Any questions?

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