Posted By GaryS Folks Just a simple question, sure someone can tell me. If IOSH is now chartered why does it still say IOSH on its web an letter headings rather than CIOSH Gary

Posted By Graham Bullough Just to add a note of precision to Barry's response above, the I in IOSH stands for "Institution" rather than "Institute". The same word is used for other professional bodies such as the Institution of Civil Engineers, alias ICE. I've just had a peek at the ICE website and seen that it is also has a royal charter - gained in 1828 only 10 years after being founded in 1818. However, as with IOSH, ICE's charter is not reflected in its title. In my opinion the use of the initials CIOSH would appear clumsy both in print and in speech. Stick with IOSH as the initials - they are easy to say as the pseudo-word "eye-osh", are readily recognisable as a brand, and hopefully will become as well known in due course among the general public as bodies like RoSPA.