Hi firesafety
I have an instinct that the proportion of those using these Forums who are NOT Members of IOSH is going to increase as time continues.
I had not been aware that non-Members using the Public Forums didn't have access to the Edit (and presumably) Delete function when it comes to things THEY post (thanks, Roundtuit).That does seem like a very odd feature.
However, there is MUCH more traffic on the Public Forums than on those allocated to Members only. At the most basic level it is shown in the statistics - nearly 100,000 Registered Users since the Forums were revamped in, 2009 - so twice as many as the TOTAL number of IOSH Members.
Now, some of those 100,000 might have visited just once or twice, but the picture would probably not be dissimilar if one looked at those who have Registered who ARE Members of IOSH.
I have always been of the view that opening up the Public Forums to non-Members has been one of the success stories in terms of IOSH doing what it says in the last few words of Article 3 of its Royal Charter.
"The objects for which the Institution is established are –
(a) to promote systematic and organised methods of improving occupational safety and health and to advocate, advise upon, disseminate, explain and advance the principles, methods and systems of their application at work generally;
(b) to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas amongst the members of the Institution and of other professional bodies in the field of occupational health and safety and to work together with other professional bodies in pursuit of mutual objectives; and
(c) to do all such other things as may be necessary or desirable for maintaining and improving the professional status of members of the Institution and of persons engaged in professions requiring a knowledge of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a) above;
in the interests of the general public benefit."
Easy to miss a few words tagged on at the end of a lot of legalese!!
If someone asked me to guess, I should imagine that currently (and for quite a long time) there are at least FIVE non-Members using these Forums for every ONE Member of IOSH.
Edited by user 01 April 2025 17:37:03(UTC)
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