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#1 Posted : 02 June 2006 17:20:00(UTC)
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Posted By Aidan Toner Which do you want to belong to?.(Dont try and join the first one by the way -Its only a Friday PM 'Spin Off Creation' but still a useful one to ponder on).The latter one seems ponderous,onerous and associated with blindly defending every standard (good and bad) there is out there.Elf and safety says this, elf and safety says that etc etc!!!Do you want to be associated with the standard OR its management.? Does our institute have an image crisis partly solvable by a name change?
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#2 Posted : 02 June 2006 17:26:00(UTC)
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Posted By bs I feel the whole idea of moving from Health and Safety to Risk Management is great. Having read the "Danger" thread, it surely makes sense. The whole idea is to grabs people attention and make them think of dangers in the work place and how to minimise & Control these. Not quote chapter and Verse of Acts and Regs
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#3 Posted : 02 June 2006 17:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Packham I would not want to be a spoil-sport, but risk management is, I think, too broad a brush. Management accountants do risk management, albeit financial risks. All managers, when evaluating a new project, product launch etc. will carry out a risk assessment and attempt to manage any risks of failure. I think the idea of a more positive image through a better name is an excellent one, but this needs more discussion and thought.
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#4 Posted : 02 June 2006 18:01:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jay Joshi My understanding is that the brand "IOSH" is an established brand--In fact if I am not mistaken, a branding excercise/survey of IOSH stakeholders and other influential bodies was carried out some years ago prior to the adoption of the new logo etc. Even with the granting of the Chartered Status to IOSH, it was decided not to change the "brand"!I go along with this premise that there is not much point in simply rebranding ourselves. The significant majority of us are involved in providing advice and co-ordinating/facilitating occupational Health & Ssafety by using the principles of risk management, most of us do not directly MANAGE the risks etc--That is generally the role of directors/line managers/supervisors etc. There will be some IOSH members at the highest levels who indeed may be undertaking the role of directors, but I guess they are a small number.
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#5 Posted : 03 June 2006 16:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By Al.. I think the British Safety Council got there first: The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) is a professional body for health and safety practitioners. It was created to advance professional standards in accident prevention and occupational health throughout the world. Al
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#6 Posted : 06 June 2006 14:44:00(UTC)
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Posted By Aidan Toner Thanks for your thoughts on this thread. (Very tongue in cheek comment)-----I've gone for another new name.I think we should call ourselves the 'Best Health And Safety Stardards Compilation Body Around'-Or even better and on a more base level. 'We are the elf and safety boys/girls give us a good kicking now.Please' As you can see I'm convinced we are going the wrong way!
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