Hello pilotmike737

Have a look at

http://www.iosh.co.uk/gr...and_aerospace_group.aspx

http://www.caa.co.uk/app...;mode=detail&id=1842

Hi pilotmike737

I think you will need to differentiate between the different types of safety within aviation.

In my opinion, those working within the 'Flight Safety' remits may not have Occupational H&S experience e.g IOSH but would have the relevant experience/qualifications for that role. Particularly if that role is a 'post holder' that is required to be approved by the CAA.

in my experience, most of the people I know in the industry dealing with the general occupational health and safety (e.g. those areas that would come under the HSE), normally have the relevant H&S qualifications NEBOSH, British Safety Council etc.

You may be interested to know that the Aviation and Aerospace Group has been working on a project with a training company to develop an aviation specific IOSH Managing Safely course. You can view the article at this link:

http://www.iosh.co.uk/gr...ctor_specific_manag.aspx

Brgds Rod
AAG Web Champion

I take it this is meant as an ironic statement?

Pilotmike,
You mentioned that IOSH have introduced a 'standard for oil & gas'. As a member of IOSH Offshore Group committee, I'm not sure what you mean. If you are referring to the NEBOSH Certificate, you should know that, though some members of IOSH Major Hazards Group contributed to an early draft of the syllabus, expertise from Offshore Group members was never requsted by NEBOSH, which as an organisation has not been formally linked to IOSH to a significant extent for a long time.

Also, if you read their publicity for the Oil & Gas Technical Certificate qualification, you'll see that (along with their other Certificate-level qualifications), it's not really intended as a qualification for full-time OSH advisors. Unfortunately many employers still don't realise that.

As you'll be aware, there are more IOSH members who are very competent in terminal and airside OSH matters than actual flying. However you will find other colleagues with a similar background to yourself - as I did when I was preparing to give evidence to Lord Cullen for the Ladbroke Grove public inquiry on behalf of IOSH. One element of my evidence was that it would not be a great idea to set up the equivalent of AAIB for the rail sector, as some in the rail sector were then advocating. I used my own experience of major hazards sectors, plus very useful data from colleagues with aviation sector insights, and Lord Cullen was persuaded not to the split accident investigation role from wider regulatory and enforcement activities when the rail sector was changed to a 'permissioning regime'.

All this was long before we had our lively Aviation & Aerospace Group, who are now a great way to network with those IOSH members who, like yourself, aim to provide competent advice for the sector.