A project run by IOSH’s South Coast Branch to promote occupational safety and health awareness among apprentices has been named the winner of the Institution’s Excellence in Communication Award (ECA) 2016.The IOSH South Coast Branch Apprentices Safety Awards was held to ensure that safety and health plays a part in the training and work activities of apprentices.
The trainees’ efforts to standardise the storage of chemicals at the RNLI All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole, Dorset, has led them to be named this year’s winner of the IOSH South Coast Branch Apprentices Safety Awards.They referred to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and their recommendations led to the installation of new cabinets, signage and the creation of new data sheets to improve record-keeping.