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Memorial to Steven Ryan

                                     

All of us in the Hazards movement are mourning the death of Steve Ryan, who died suddenly at his home on Saturday, 6 February 2010 Stevie will be a huge loss to the Hazards movement and will be sorely missed by those of us who have worked with him and been supported by him over the years.  Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. 

 

We want to share our stories of Stevie and to celebrate his life and his constant, long term championing of the right of all workers to safe working conditions. 

                     

Hazards  Stevie chaired the Scottish Hazards Campaign from August 2003 until the present.  Over that time, he also served as Scottish Hazards delegate to UK Hazards and as a member of the European Work Hazards Steering Group. At the AGM just weeks ago, he indicated that he was going to gradually take on some of the work of Secretary to the Campaign, including representing Scottish Hazards on the Partnership for Health and Safety in Scotland.  Stevie  helped enlarge and strengthen the Scottish Hazards Campaign Network, bringing many new people into the network, and leading on the development of ongoing education and training seminars.

Workplace   Many at his work knew Stevie when not much more than a boy.  He began at BAE in Prestwick as an apprentice fitter and worked there ever since, bringing up a young family and gradually becoming interested and involved in health and safety.  He had for some years been a full time Health and Safety Rep and Convenor of the H&S Committee.  He constantly campaigned for improvements in working conditions for his members, sometimes to the annoyance of even his fellow workers! He was  instrumental in the development of UK wide Health and Safety    work within BAE and latterly Spirit AeroSystems.  Stevie was also shop steward and minute secretary of the Joint Shop Stewards Committee  (JSSC) for many years where his experience in H&S was always handy. He worked closely with TUC studies tutors at STOW college on health and safety education. 

Stevie’s workmates  wrote: 

It was Stevie's drive and enthusiasm that makes Spirit Aerostructures the safety conscious employer it is today. His passion was to raise the H & S standards for his workmates and colleagues and encourage them to get involved. He was always open minded and loved a good debate, where he would use his good sense of humour to great effect. Stevie will be fondly remembered and sadly missed.

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Stevie was very popular as the turnout at his funeral showed it was one of the largest I have ever witnessed. He was always working for the benefit of others and this sometimes was not appreciated. He was a terrific family guy.

Union and football  Stevie served as his local union branch secretary and had just joined the newly formed local activist committee for Unite.  It is reliably reported that Stevie was also a loyal fan of Ayr United and a regular at Somerset Park, wind, rain or snow!  

 

If you have more to add about Stevie, please contact us at info@scottishhazards.co.uk

 

New messages about Stevie:

As a founder member of Families Against Corporate Killers ,following the needless loss of the life of my son through employer's negligence ,I met Stevie at several events,some of which Stevie chaired.  On occasions I would be speaking for FACK, which I always found a strain. Stevie was able to make it so much easier by his kindness,humanity and his belief ,passionately held ,that employees should be able to come home safe from work
He will be sorely missed in our  battle against complacency over work related deaths   
I am saddened by his death and my thoughts are with his family as they mourn their sad loss
It was an honour to have met you Stevie                                     Dorothy Wright
 
On behalf of the UK National Work-stress Network, I would like to express our great sadness at the sudden loss of a very dear friend in Stevie.  Having met him with other colleagues at Hazards Conferences, also at our own Stress Network conferences, and through our occasional involvement with the Scottish Hazards Conferences, and European Hazards events.    
I have come to know Stevie in a number of capacities and was privileged to meet with his wife and family too.  Our sympathies go out to them at this sad time. 
Stevie’s contributions to the Hazards agenda have been many and varied and all most welcome.  His continued support for our involvement with the European Work Hazards Network, despite an earlier family tragedy, has been unstinting and very valuable. 
Stevie will be sadly missed, but his memory will live on and the work that he undertook on behalf of so many will always be remembered.  It will not be easy for Scottish Hazards to move forward without him, but I am sure that his wise words and his cheery sense of humour will never be forgotten.    Ian Draper, Stress Network Convenor, www.workstress.net

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Workers' Memorial Day

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

 

International Workers' Memorial Day:  Remember the dead; fight for the living.  The global union campaign day for safer, healthier and better work.  For further information, pictures, posters information from around the world, see http://www.hazards.org/wmd/

 

 

 

Events which took place in Scotland

 

Events on the 28th of April

Aberdeen:  Seminar in  the morning at the Town Hall, followed by wreath laying ceremony at Persley Gardens Memorial Stone (time to be confirmed)

Alloa: a WMD event at Clackmannanshire Council Offices, Greenfield (time to be confirmed)

Bathgate, West Lothian:  Seminar, Bathgate Sports Centre, 10am-12noon

followed by a  Ceremony at the WMD Memorial, Bathgate Sports Park.  For further details, click here (seminar) and here (ceremony)

Coatbridge:  a WMD event 12noon - 1pm at Summerlee Industrial Museum, Coatbridge. For further information click here

Dundee:  a WMD event at 1pm at the Memorial Tree at Discovery Point

Edinburgh:   a wreath laying ceremony from 12.30 - 1.30 at WMD Tree in Princes Street Gardens.  For further details , click here

Glasgow:  a WMD event at 11.45 in George Square

Greenock: a WMD event at 11.00am in Clyde Square

Hamilton:  a WMD event at 11.45 at Townhouse

Midlothian:   Commemoration, 12.30pm in George V Park, Bonnyrigg.  For further information  click here

Paisley:  a WMD event at Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street (time to be confirmed)

 

Events on Saturday, 24 April

Clydebank a  WMD event 12 noon at Clydebank Town Hall

Falkirk:   a  wreath laying ceremony, 12 noon at Falkirk Town Hall

Kilmarnock:  a  WMD event 11.00am at Dean Country Park - assemble at Dower House

 

Event on 30th April

Dundee:  a  Memorial Lecture, 12.30-2pm Meadowside St Paul's Church, 114 Nethergate, Dundee.  For further information,  click here

 



 

 

 

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The 2009 Scottish Hazards Conference attracted 120 Delegates

For the Conference Programme Click Here

The theme of the Conference was

Safety and Justice:  Corporate Accountability in Scotlandand Internationally

Marking the 25th Anniversay of the Bhopal Disaster,  one of the keynote speakers was Dharmesh Shaw from the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal  and the Bhopal Survivors Movement Study     To see Dharmesh's slides, Click Here

 

On December 3rd, events were held in Bhopal, but also in Scotland, the UK and throughout the world  to mark the 25th Anniversay

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In October 2009, Scottish Hazards together with the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives

hosted a seminar on

RSI

To see the flier for the event Click Here

To see Dr Deepak Sharan's slides, Click Here

 

 

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Worker's Memorial Day,  Monday  28 April 2009
International Workers Memorial Day:  Remember the dead; fight for the living.  The global union campaign day for safer, healthier, better work.  For further information, pictures, posters, information from around the world, see Hazards Magazine http://www.hazards.org/wmd/index.htm and a new facebook site at http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=170025585213   

 

Scottish events:  click HERE

Edinburgh event flier click HERE

Midlothian event flier click HERE

West Lothian event information click HERE 

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On 5 March 2009, 70 delegates from across Scotland attended the Campaign's

Seminar on Occupational Health Services and Sickness Absence 

To see the seminar agenda, CLICK HERE.  To see information provided at the seminar, CLICK HERE (STUC Strategy)  and  HERE (Slides from Robert Atkinson,HWL) and  HERE (Slides from Scott Donohoe, Unison)

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On 11 September 2008, 60 delegates from across Scotland attended the Campaign's

Seminar on Disability issues in the Workplace

 held on Thursday, 11 September 2008

To see the seminar agenda, CLICK HERE.  To see information provided at the Seminar CLICK HERE, HERE and HERE  Also see Health and Safefy for Disabled People at   http://www.hse.gov.uk/disability/ 

 

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Worker's Memorial Day,  Monday  28 April 2008
International Workers Memorial Day:  Remember the dead; fight for the living.  The global union campaign day for safer, healthier, better work.  For further information, pictures, posters, information from around the world, see Hazards Magazine http://www.hazards.org/wmd/index.htm 

Events in Scotland

Clydebank :  Saturday, 26 April, 12 noon, Commemoration at Clydebank Plaza.  Speakers include Ian Tasker, STUC Assistant Secretary

Dumfries:  Monday, 28 April, 2.00pm,  Dumfries TUC are planting a redwood tree in Castledykes Park, Dumfries

Dundee :  Friday, 25 April, 12.30 pm, City Chambers:  Annual Memorial Day lecture on the theme 'Equality for all, Creating an Inclusive Scotland' by Mary Senior, STUC Assistant Secretary
Monday, 28 April, Service at memorial tree adjacent to Discovery Quay

Edinburgh :  Monday, 28 April, 12 noon, ceremony at Memorial Tree in Princes Street Gardens.  Speakers:  Louise Adamson, Families Against Corporate Killers,  Eurig Scandrett, International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal.  Music from Protest in Harmony, Edinburgh's radical singing group.  For invitation, Click Here

Fife :  Monday, 28 April, 11.00am, Memorial Service in Beveridge Park, Kircaldy
Monday, 28 April, 12 noon for 12.30-2.00pm, Seminar on Corporate Manslaughter Bill and Health and Safety in Fife Council
Speakers include:  Thompson's Solicitors, Andy Stark, TUC Studies Tutor, Caroline Herschel, Corporate Services, Fife; Unison

Glasgow : Monday, 28 April, 1.00pm, Commemoration in George Square.  Speakers:  Karen Thompson, Families Against Corporate Killers,
Cllr Stephen Purcell, Leader, Glasgow City Council, Dave Moxham, STUC Deputy General Secretary, Sarah Jones, Scottish Government and PCS member, Frank Maguire, Thompson's Solicitors

Greenock : Monday, 28 April, 11.00 am, Commemoration at Workers Statue in Clyde Square

North Lanarkshire : Monday, 28 April, 12 noon, Unveiling of North Lanarkshire Workers Memorial, Summerlee Heritage Park, Coatbridge.  Speakers include:  Elaine Smith, MSP, Dorothy Wright, Families Against Corporate Killing,  and Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary

Midlothian : Monday, 28 April, 12.30pm, Commemoration at the Memorial in George V Park, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian For invitation, CLICK HERE

West Lothian : Monday, 28 April, 9.30am for 10.00 am start, Bathgate Sports Centre, Seminar on Corporate Manslaughter Bill and other H&S issues. Speakers include:  Dave Whyte, Liverpool University, (Cllr)Danny Carrigan, HSC
12.00 noon Commemoration at the Workers Memorial in the Sports Park. Speakers include current STUC Vice President, Fiona Farmer, Cllr Peter Johnston, Leader of WL Council, Jim Dickson, Deputy Provost, WL Council     For invitation, Click Here

 

 

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7th Annual SCOTTISH HAZARDS CONFERENCE
held on 15 November 2007

Recommendations from conference coming soon.

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Legal Remedies Seminar, 30 March 2007

The Seminar on Legal Remedies held by Scottish Hazards in March of this year was well attended.  Feedback from delegates was very positive.  The Seminar was taken for the Campaign by Frank Maguire from Thompsons Solicitors. 

CLICK HERE for a copy of his paper.

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Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Practices of BP

At its meeting in May of this year, Scottish Hazards discussed the occupational health, safety and environmental practices of BP. 

CLICK HERE and HERE for information provided by Mark Lyon, senior union health and safety representative at Grangemouth.

CLICK HERE for one family's tragic story

Some other sources of information

www.hazards.org  Hazards Magazine (search for BP)

www.scottishhazards.co.uk Scottish Hazards Campaign

http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/SP/STAGING/local_assets/assets/pdfs/Baker_panel_report.pdf  Baker Report   -  BP US Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel

http://www.csb.gov/completed_investigations/docs/CSBFinalReportBP.pdf  US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Investigation Report Refinery Explosion and Fire

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Worker's Memorial Day, Saturday  28 April 2007

International Workers Memorial Day:  Remember the dead; fight for the living.  The global union campaign day for safer, healthier, better work.  For further information, pictures, posters, information from around the world, see Hazards Magazine http://www.hazards.org/wmd/index.htm  For information on what is happening in England and Wales, see http://www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/

Events that took place in Scotland 

In Aberdeen:    10.00 am coach leaves Marischal College for Persley Memorial Gardens for commemoration  11.00 am Coach departs for Rubislaw gardens ;  11.30 am March towards Union Street gathering at Castlegate for speeches

For information about events in Edinburgh, CLICK HERE

For information about events in  Fife CLICK HERE

For information about events in West Lothian CLICK HERE for details of the ceremony and and HERE for details of the seminar.  Both are being held at Bathgate Sports Park, Linlithgow Road, Bathgate, West Lothian

In Dumfries and Galloway the Trades Council has organised a May Day March for 28 April which will include marking Workers Memorial Day.  March and speakers from Burns Statue to the Fountain, High Street, Dumfries, 12 pm.

For information about events in Dunbartsonshire, CLICK HERE

In Dundee there will be a commemoration at the Workers Memorial Tree, Riverside Drive, adjacent to Discovery Point

In Glasgow  there will be a Commemoration at the Burns Memorial, George Square, Glasgow, 1pm

In Paisley  there will be a commemoration  - Commemoration Memorial Plaque, Abbey Grounds Paisley, 12 noon

The following Councils will lower their flags to half mast on the 28th:  Clackmananshire, Edinburgh, East Aryshire, Falkirk, Fife, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross, South Lanarkshire, West Dumbartonshire, West Lothian

 If an event is taking place in your area, please let us know so that we can include information about it here.

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DRC and HSC joint statement on H&S management and disability in the workplace.

"The Disability Rights Commission and the Health and Safety Commission have agreed a joint statement on the overarching principles of health and safety management and disability in the workplace.

It is intended to promote a positive and sensible approach to risk management, encouraging the inclusion of disabled people in the workplace.

The Disability Rights Commission and Health and Safety Executive are developing practical guidance on health and safety risk assessment and disability at work. Publication is scheduled for autumn 2007."

To see the statement, CLICK HERE

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 PREVIOUS SCOTTISH HAZARDS CONFERENCES

6th Annual SCOTTISH HAZARDS CONFERENCE
Thursday, 16 November, 10am -4.30pm
STUC, Glasgow

The Scottish Hazards Campaign would like to thank the Awards for All for the generous
grant which made it possible for us to expand the scope and reach of the 2006 Conference.

Conference Speakers:

Dr Thora Brendstrup, an occupational physician who works with trade unions in Denmark. She will be speaking on behalf of the European Work Hazards Network and telling delegates about joint work being carried out between Danish and Baltic States construction unions

To see Thora's slides, CLICK HERE

Margaret Burns, a member of the Health and Safety Commission and Chair of the Scottish Partnership on H&S Steering Group

Tommy Gorman, a campaigner on asbestos victims rights and other OH&S issues and a member of the Stirling University Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group, who will speak about occupational cancer and what we can learn from the history of asbestos related disease.

To see Tommy's slides, CLICK HERE

Members of FACK – Families Against Corporate Killing (relatives of people who have died through work who have joined together to campaign to stop other workers being killed in preventable incidents)

For further information about FACK, see the website www.fack.org.uk

Also see the Centre for Corporate Accountability  at http://www.corporateaccountability.org/ 
and a recent STUC press release at http://www.stuc.org.uk/press-releases/302/stuc-takes-corporate-killing-fight-to-westminster

Conference Workshops

Migrant Workers
information to follow

Young Workers
information to follow

Cancer and Work
for conference handout, CLICK HERE
for more detailed slides, CLICK HERE, HERE and HERE
for information on cancer  CLICK HERE and HERE

for further information see http://www.nomorebreastcancer.org.uk/ad1.html
and Hazards Magazine http://www.hazards.org/

Organising for H&S

Disability
To see workshop slides, CLICK HERE
for further information, see below.

Stress
To see workshop information, CLICK HERE

Occupational Health Services

Self Regulation
To see workshop information, CLICK HERE and HERE

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2005  SCOTTISH HAZARDS CONFERENCE

Last  year's Scottish Hazards Conference saw a big increase in delegate numbers.  120 occupational health and safety activists came together in Falkirk to share experience and expertise and to debate the way forward for improved workplace health in Scotland. 

See the plenary presentation slides:

Simon Pickvance, Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service  Click here

Stewart Campbell, Scottish Director, HSE  Click here

See information used in Workshop Sessions

Stress  Click here and here

The role of a H&S Rep  Click here and here

Violence  Click here  See also a report of the Protecting Women Workers Serving the Public Conference held on 7 October 2005  Click here

Disability  Click here

Agency Workers  Click here

For more pictures, see Pictures page

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Other Campaign Activity

Scottish Hazards Campaign Group submission to the Department of Work and Pensions House of Commons Select Committee inquiry into the work of the HSE and HSC  - CLICK HERE

Scottish Hazards Campaign Group submission to the Scottish Expert Group on Corporate Homicide - CLICK HERE

ICL/Stockline Support Group petition for public inquiry - CLICK HERE     This calls for a public inquiry into the Maryhill ICL/Stockline factory explosion on May 11th 2004 when, tragically, nine people lost their lives and more than  40 were seriously injured. Please copy and circulate it as widely as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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