Posted By David Sinclair I am pleased to announce that after five years of study and hard work I have finally qualified and been admitted to the role of solicitors in England and Wales. I am not sure, but I think I am the first degree qualified health and safety practitioner to qualify as a solicitor. If anybody out there knows of another, I would love to hear from you/them.

Posted By Kieran J Duignan Congratulations, David. A chap called Kevin Osborne, now with Pinsent Masons, is also dual-qualified in the same way

Posted By George Wedgwood That's great and i'll bet a real help to Yorkshire Branch! Are you linked with a Group? If not your thoughts on the Groups and their variety would be useful to us. mamny Branches have sub Groups and dedicated events for them but more in-Branch reps to help cross fertilise their work is always useful to them. I Chair the SGMC so have an interest in the best ways to assist the development of Groups - perhaps we should have one that represents the interests of people like you! Anyone can join a Group and if you talk the committee of to one of your choice, there may be some very interested in your skills. Have a read of the SG webpages to learn more or come back to me if interested. PS - if your Branch needs a talk on 'safety challenges in metal recycling', give me a call! 07836 718908 Regards, George