The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland

𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 – 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 ⏰ Last chance to book ⏰ This information filled training session will provide those social housing colleagues who are responsible for the delivery of a lift servicing and maintenance provision, including passenger lifts, hoists, step-lifts, through-floor, lifts, platform lifts and stairlifts with all of the information that they need to not only understand legislative standards and guidance, but also ensure the delivery of their provision aligns with best practice requirements of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). The course is being run by Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd & HHSC Learning and members of The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland can book for a discounted rate. You can find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e25EN84M

📣 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝! 📣 We are very excited to share the programme for day one of this year's tenant and resident safety annual conference! (Taking place on 20th & 21st November 2024 at Hampden Park). Each day of the conference will be packed full of useful sessions that include a mixture of awareness raising and case studies from colleagues in the sector, and we’re sure there will be something for everyone. You can view/download the day one programme from this post or visit the website for full conference details: https://lnkd.in/eq_mViUa ... and stay tuned for the day two programme and more speaker announcements!

The Carlton Heritage & Learning Centre in Glasgow was the venue for our latest Network Get Together on Wednesday - the Fire Risk Assessment Masterclass was brilliantly delivered by our fire safety specialist Ian Robertson. A fantastic day which saw almost 30 members from 12 different member organisations come together. We were also delighted to be joined by James Clark who came to see what we were talking about! As always, excellent feedback which told us that the session was of real benefit to our members, our co-founder Vicki shares some of the comments; 🔥 ‘a brilliant, factual, common sense presentation - learned a lot around best practice v immediate risk’ 🔥 ‘really informative and engaging training - thanks!’ 🔥 ‘excellent event’ 🔥 ‘excellent event to provide information and guidance on a very complex topic’ We’d like to thank everyone who attended and for their input and discussion to make this a fantastic day! #firesafety #socialhousing #networking #scotland Williamsburgh Housing Association Calvay Housing Association Maryhill Housing Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association Limited Ore Valley Housing Association Ltd. CLOCH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED Cairn Housing Association Queens Cross Housing Association New Gorbals Housing Association Thenue Housing Association Limited

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 As part of the development process for the new BSI standard, BS 8674 Built environment – framework for competence of individual fire risk assessors – Code of practice, the completed draft has now been opened to the public for further comment. With a remit to give recommendations for competence criteria to be met by individuals undertaking general fire risk assessments in occupied buildings, BS 8674 is based upon the work done in the Fire Sector Federation’s approved code of practice for fire risk assessors, and on the recommendations and competence criteria set out in BS 8670-1. Read more via the FPA website: https://lnkd.in/ezapxh6U For details of the draft and to add comments, visit the BSI website: https://lnkd.in/ewPs3rc9 #firesafety #fireriskassessor #bsi #fra

If you're on our member mailing list then the Summer newsletter should have just landed in your inbox! It includes our upcoming Network events programme, relevant news, up-to-date training information and a couple of things you might have missed. You can also access the newsletter via the website here: https://lnkd.in/dCRVxgHP #socialhousing #scotland #safetynewsletter #healthandsafety

⭐ New course ⭐ 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 – 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 This is the latest course developed by Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd & HHSC Learning and, as always, members of The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland can book for a discounted rate. This half-day information filled training session is aimed at colleagues operating within the social housing sector at any level, including customer contact staff, maintenance and property colleagues and anyone who requires a good level of non-technical awareness training. Covering all aspects from the hazards and risks associated with gas burning appliances, legislation including Gas Safe registration and access requirements, this session provides sufficient information to give colleagues the confidence to identify and act upon situations that they may encounter when talking to tenants on the telephone or visiting customers in their home. More information here: https://lnkd.in/egvb-93W

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐔𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐏? In this e-bulletin, our asbestos specialist Matt Dawes sets the record straight… Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd & HHSC Learning have just scheduled new dates for their popular IATP Asbestos Awareness and Duty to Manage training sessions, which are run by Matt. (Network members can book for a discounted rate). 𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 The IATP Approved Asbestos Awareness session has been designed to be split into three ‘toolbox’ sessions so it’s easy for delegates to digest the information. The course follows the overall IATP syllabus and we have been approved to deliver the training in this way. More information here: https://lnkd.in/eCuCx2kk 𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐏 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐬 – 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 Our IATP Approved Duty to Manage course is aimed at duty holders and appointed persons under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2021, the Duty to Manage Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises. This session would allow you to extend your asbestos knowledge to include a basic understanding of the legislative requirements of CAR 2012 with particular reference to the Duty Holder and who that can be, the surveys available, what to expect in a survey and the asbestos management plan and its use. More information here: https://lnkd.in/eaJpeXnc #asbestosawareness #dutytomanageasbestos #asbestostraining #iatp

𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 Aurora Apartments, a nine-storey building in Aberdeen, has completed its remediation work to remove dangerous cladding as part of a pilot scheme set up by the Scottish government following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/eU6pQQEF

⭐ 𝑰𝑶𝑺𝑯 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒚® 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 ⭐ Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd & HHSC Learning have now been delivering their ever-popular bespoke IOSH Managing Safely in Social Housing training course for just over three years, and throughout this time they have received consistently excellent feedback from delegates 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Members of The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland can attend all HHSC training at a discounted rate) The course is tailored specifically for those operating in the social housing sector and has been licensed by IOSH; all three days are jam-packed, covering the importance of managing safely in the social housing sector, including assessing and controlling risk, an overview of the requirements of the law and what is required by an organisation to protect the safety of employees and other persons, including tenants and residents. Since June 2021, they have had 234 delegates attend (and successfully complete) the course - and you could be next! 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 '𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞' 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞... 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟒𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 & 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Booking are about to close for the next course - you can find out what will be covered and book places here: https://lnkd.in/e_uhXFuD

We are delighted to welcome another of our newest members, Cassiltoun Housing Association, to the Network! Thank you for choosing to join us – we look forward to continuing to grow the network with you on board! #socialhousing #scotland #networking #safety