NESHEP meeting review/summary - 07/06/11

1. NESHEP – Meeting Review (7th June 2011)
Our June meeting was held at Wilton International at 10.00 O’clock; The Chairman welcomed
everybody and was pleased yet again with client support and their input to the meeting. This was
our first meeting since merging with Teesside Safety Group; the enthusiasm from the members
was tremendous and there was excellent interaction with our guest speaker. The workshop was
extremely positive to the point that we have planned a follow up meeting specifically to discuss
the feedback and set up additional subgroups to facilitate some of the ideas. A detailed summary
of the workshop feedback will follow to stimulate further discussion.
This extra follow-up workshop ‘implementing action’ will be held in the Exhibition Hall (usual
venue) on Tuesday 5th July at 10:00 and a light buffet will be provided. In addition, there will be an
overview/tutorial on the use of LinkedIn, as we see this being an invaluable
tool for the Partnership in developing our network and sharing valuable
information.
The Chairman brought a number of items to our attention prior to the main presentation:
1. Safety Groups UK are holding a free half day seminar on 16th June supported by EU-OSHA
on Safe Maintenance - http://linkd.in/j7bFUr
2. NETA Training - FREE Critical Bolting Workshop on 22nd June - http://linkd.in/m2YJIw
3. National Men's Health Week 13-19th June; free Toolkit for 2011 which focuses on how new
technologies can be used to improve men's health - http://slidesha.re/lZnZKa
4. We also have ambitious plans to set up a North East Centre of Excellence where NESHEP
will provide an unrivalled hub of expertise and the EMSS Scheme the resources to maintain
the centre’s sustainability – contact Alan Bassett directly if you would like to get involved.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Our main speaker Terry Connor, Legislative Fire Safety Officer for Cleveland Fire
Brigade brought us up to date on the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,
which included: who does it apply to; general fire precautions; the terms Relevant and
Competent persons; plus the role of the fire service in enforcing the order. There were
many aspects of the presentation which stimulated a lot of discussion and numerous questions,
some of which were answered by our members who had relevant experience in that area. Many
thanks to Terry for taking the time out from his busy schedule and here is a link to the
presentation - http://slidesha.re/mGM0r5. Feel free to contact Terry direct if you have any other
questions or need his support.

2. Workshop Summary
A review of the feedback raised many excellent ideas, a few of which have been listed below to
provide a flavour for those that weren’t able to attend but may still be interested in participating
at our ‘implementing action’ workshop on Tuesday 5th July:
• Develop a NESHEP Member Directory and encourage company sponsorship
• Identify ‘Champions’ within the partnership who specialise in certain fields
• Produce a NESHEP Safety Alert/Newsletter (input from members paramount)
• Issue quarterly report to Teesside Contractors Group and other partner organisations
• Develop additional active subgroups (eg social, networking, collaboration etc)
• Awards for best practice/innovations/outstanding individuals
• Special slots for legislation changes (6th April and 1st October) - http://bit.ly/h9dYSM link to
the HM Governments report - One-in, One-out: Statement of New Regulation
• External Site Visits (eg Boulby Potash Mine, Tata Steel’s R & D Facility etc)
• Develop/expand on HSEs input to the partnership
• Facilitate a ‘Meet the Buyers’ type of event
• Explore the many funding opportunities
• Invite more client input – Clients, tell us what you want/need from your contractor
support/service organisations; helping everybody to me more efficient, competitive & pro-
active, utilising local resources
• Knowledge Exchange – develop a vehicle for members to post questions and canvas
support from the experts (flipchart & post-its available to kick off at the next meeting)
We are looking for volunteers to take these initiatives forward and ‘run with them’ which could
enhance your exposure to various organisations/clients, generating business opportunities and
building your network – get involved and reap the benefits!

3. Names and Companies who attended our June meeting:
Alan Bassett – Cognition Media Linda Newlove – Wolviston Management
Bill Hardwick – Persimmon Homes Mike Lee - CIS Northern
Bob Moodie - RAMS Neil Agar - CIS Northern
Bob Robinson - A1 Training & Safety Malcolm Guest – Sabic
Colin Ellis – NESHEP Mark Templeman - Interserve
Dave Swalwell - Deborah Services Michael Collier - SESS
Ed Levie – NESHEP Mick Stephenson – DP Consultancy
Glen Murphy – Koppers Neal Granycome – Sulzer Chemtech
Gloria Grace – Selwood Ltd Paul Drake - Sapere Software
J.Waters – Tolent Construction Peter Vickery – CA Pumps
James Juwitt - RIS Roy Taylor – 100% Success
John Appleby – Hertel Steve McKie – DP Consultancy
John Raftery - ARCO Scott Hearn - Cordell Group
Jim Benson – Area North Simon Calvert – ATB Fleet
Jimmy Witt - RIS T.Connor - CFB
Kevan Crossley – Cordell Group Vicky Smith – McNaughton & McGregor
Len Wilson – Cognition Network
We are currently doing a detailed membership review where we will consolidate both databases
and review attendance; please ensure your subscriptions are up to date or you may miss out on the
extensive and valuable resources that the Partnership has to offer together with any future
marketing materials being developed.
As you know subscription payments are vital to the group’s success and continued operation.

4. Here is a list of all members’ company logos; if you can’t find yours or need it updating, or indeed
wish to join this growing partnership, please let me know and this will be amended prior to any
forthcoming publications.
If you have been missed from the attendance register or if you have any other suggestions you can
contact me direct via email - tracy.waters@neshep.org or ring me on (01642) 619322.
Our Member Companies