Posted By Steve A Durham Chris I have worked on safety assignments in Malta, depends what assistance you require. My only contacts are within the marine and port safety operations in Kalafrana and Valletta. The University of Malta run IOSH approved Diploma course (as of last year) so Hazel Harvey might be able to give you contacts there.

Posted By Darby Allan David Gherchi at International Safety Training Centre Hal Far Road, Hal Far BBG06, MALTA Tel. Nos.: +356-21658281 / +356-21658282 Fax No.: +356-21658283 www.istcentre.com info@istcentre.com Should be able to help. I ran a NEBOSH Certificate there in 2002. H&S was not too high on the agenda in Malta at that time - but perhaps with their entry into the EU they will take a bit more notice. Regards Darby

Posted By John Webster Just got back from Malta this week after a month in an otherwise excellent modern 8 storey 200 room hotel without a single fire door other than those from the rooms themselves. Frightening. Building site safety (and there were plenty of hotels & appartments under construction) seemed non-existant. Darby is right, they still have a long way to go. However, I understand that the EU has funded a team to help bring their Building regs and enforcement systems up to scratch, and that they should also be getting money to do something similar with H&S. Most Maltese are looking forward to the imminent arrival of an EU funded fleet of Italian road building machines and crews who are to set about the task of completely replacing many of Malta's roads - designed only to take the weight of a standard British army truck. Whether the drivers can be upgraded to even Italian standards, and do something about Malta's appaling road death statistics remains to be seen. Regrettably, EU membership will see the end of the road for Malta's wonderful fleet of venerable buses - to be replaced by fast, modern, comfortable anonymous machines from China which actually cost more to run and consume more fuel than the Leyland Tiger Cubs etc. they replace. I suppose I must concede that they are probably safer, and are disabled friendly - which is more than can be said for many public buses in this country.