Further information on AIAC and its project groups

The AIAC was the first advisory committee to be established by the Health and Safety Executive (then Commission). It meets two to three times a year and is a source of independent advice and expertise. AIAC acts as a sounding board for the industry, reflecting its views and identifying barriers to improvements. It predicts future structural changes in the industry, anticipates their likely impacts on health and safety performance, and assists in the development of appropriate strategies.

Reconstituted in April 2005 to reflect the changing structure of the industry and the influence of the wider food chain.

AIAC’s membership is drawn from a wide range of organisations with the potential to represent, influence and motivate the industry to improve health and safety standards. The current membership is set out in annex 1.

It is also responsible for developing its own work plan that directly contributes to the delivery of the key targets and work streams. The current work plan for 2009/10 has been revised following the introduction of HSE’s new Strategy and in support of the Agriculture Revisited Initiative.

Within the work plan members agreed to set up the following project groups to address industry specific issues:

• The Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group (AFAG)
• Transport and Machinery Project Group
• Vulnerable Workers Project Group
• Training and Education Project Group
• Gathering Intelligence about Behaviours, Attitudes and Cultures Project Group
• A group dealing with innovative communications with agriculture and the wider land based industries and stakeholders. To include amenity and a livestock project group 

The current membership for the project groups are set out in annex 2.

Annex 1

Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee (AIAC)

Member	Representing
Andrew Clark	National Farmers Union	NFU
Marcus Themans	National Farmers Union	NFU
Pat Stanley	National Farmers Union	NFU
Chris Kaufman	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
Ivan Monckton	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
Ian Beeby	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
Jill Hewitt	National Association of Agricultural Contractors	NAAC
Roger Lane-Knott	Agricultural Engineers Association	AEA
Keith Christian	British Agricultural & Garden Machinery Association	BAGMA
David Knowles	Institution of Occupational Safety & Health	IOSH
James Brown	Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group	AFAG
Madge Moore	Lantra (Sector Skills Council)	Lantra
James Eckley	National Federation of Young Farmers  Clubs	NFYFC
Geoff Gregory	Land based colleges aspiring to excellence	Landex
Reuben Evans	NFU Mutual Risk Management Services Ltd	NFUM
Chris McCann	ASDA	ASDA

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Marcia Davies	Chair	Head of Operational Strategy Division (OPSTD)
Nick Sangha	Secretariat	Agriculture & Food Sector: Policy, Employment and Strategy Section
Judith Donovan	Advisor	Non-Executive HSE Board Member
Graeme Walker	Advisor	Head of Agriculture and Food Sector
Alan Plom	Advisor	Agriculture & Food Sector: Head of Safety Section
Samantha Peace*	Advisor	Agriculture & Food Sector: Employment, Strategy & Evaluation Section
Alastair Mitchell*	Advisor	Agriculture & Food Sector: Health, Education & Food Section
Malcolm Downey	Papers only	HSE Northern Ireland

* Will attend meetings on relevant topics only

Annex 2 - AIAC project groups

The Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group (AFAG)

Member	Representing
James Brown	CONFOR/AIAC
Simon Richmond Nick Eden (papers only)	Arboricultural Association	AA
Donald Mclean	Forestry Contracting Association	FCA
Mr G Bonner	Tree Care Industry Association	TCIA
Mr H Fairley	Agricultural Engineers Association	AEA
Mr A Laver	International Society of Arboriculture	ISA
Mr N McKay	Institute of Chartered Foresters	ICF
Ms E Ramsay	Forestry Commission	FC
Mr J Dewar	Forestry Commission (Technical Secretary)	FC
Mr B Hamilton	Public & Commercial Services Union	PCS
Mr C Cooper-Abbs	Lantra Awards
Ms Ros Burnley	Lantra (Sector Skills Council)	Lantra
Mr S Hewitt	City and Guilds NPTC	NPTC
Mr D Campbell	NIFS	NIFS
Mr R Beaney	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
Mr P Jackson	Utility Arb Group	UAG
Mr Alex Murray	United Kingdom Forest Products Association	UKFPA
Ms Imogen Mole	National Association of Tree Officers	NATO
John Price	Local Government Employers	LGE
Graham Mumford	IOSH Rural Industries Group	IOSH
Martin Lennon	NPTC assessor/trainer

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Graeme Walker	Chair	Head of Agriculture and Food Sector
Alan Plom	Secretary/Advisor	Agriculture and Food Sector : Head of Safety Section
Frances Hirst	Secretariat/Advisor	Agriculture and Food Sector : Safety Section
Simon Parry	Advisor	Agriculture and Food Sector: Safety Section

Transport & Machinery Project Group

Attendees at the Transport workshops have varied depending on the theme Members have included:

Member	Representing
Roger Lane-Nott	Agricultural Engineers Association	AEA
Keith Hawkins	Agricultural Engineers Association	AEA
Graham Howling	Agricultural Engineers Association	AEA
Ken Hardgrave	Agricultural Industries Confederation	AIC
Gary Rudd	Agricultural Industries Confederation	AIC
Jill Hewitt	National Association of Agricultural Contractors	NAAC
Mike Simpson	National Association of Agricultural Contractors	NAAC
Simon Chiles	National Association of Agricultural Contractors	NAAC
Marcus Themans	National Farmers Union	NFU
Michael Britten	National Farmers Union	NFU
Hannah Moule	National Farmers Union	NFU
John Codden	National Farmers Union	NFU
Jamie Smart	National Farmers Union Scotland	NFUS
Ian Jewitt	NFU Mutual	NFUM
Keith Christian	British Agricultural & Garden Machinery Association	BAGMA
Adam Wyatt	British Agricultural & Garden Machinery Association	BAGMA
Howard Pullen	British Agricultural & Garden Machinery Association	BAGMA
David Knowles	Institution of Occupational Safety & Health & ADAS	IOSH ADAS
Nigel Davey	IOSH & Food Industry Safety Health Network	IOSH/FISHNet
Andy Scarlett	Scarlett Research Ltd
Tim Drew	Lantra (SSC)
David Owen	Lantra Awards
Chris Brown	Easton College
Ian Beeby	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
Iain Knight	Transport Research Laboratory
Richard Gard	R Gard Associates
Steve Gillingham	Department for Transport	DfT
Gary Crockford	Department for Transport	DfT
Lawrence Thatcher	Department for Transport	DfT
Rob Haggar	Department for Transport	DfT
Alan Mendelson	JCB	JCB
Gordon Adam	Forestry Commission	FC
Peter Coyle	Energy Network Association	ENA
Peter Roberts	Energy Network Association	ENA
Andrew Sharman	Scottish Power/ENA	ENA
Adam Meredith	Office of Rail Regulation	ORR
John Gillespie	Office of Rail Regulation	ORR
Julian Lindfield	Network Rail
Derek Holmes	Network Rail
Gordon Adam	Forestry Commission	FC

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Alan Plom	Chair	Agriculture & Food Sector: Head of Safety Section
Tony Mitchell	Advisor	Agriculture & Food Sector: Safety Section
Carol Grainger	Advisor	Workplace Transport Programme Manager
Peter Vujanic	Advisor	HSE Electrical Network Team
Bill Bates	Advisor	Specialist Electrical Inspector
Paul Gilson	Advisor	Specialist Electrical Inspector

Vulnerable Workers Project Group

For terms and reference for this project group see AIAC paper 08/11/04

Member	Representing
Madge Moore Chair	Lantra
Ivan Monckton	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
Chris McCann	ASDA	ASDA
David Mattey	Institution of Occupational Safety & Health	IOSH
Jill Hewitt	National Association of Agricultural Contractors	NAAC
Michael Britten	National Farmers Union	NFU
James Eckley	National Federation of Young Farmers  Clubs	NFYFC

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Samantha Peace

Secretariat

Agriculture & Food Sector: Head of Employment, Strategy Section

Training & Education Project Group

Member	Representing
David Bell	Institution of Occupational Safety & Health	IOSH
Neil Catton	Gs Marketing	Gs
Suzie Cave	City and Guilds NPTC
Charlie Clutterbuck	Unite the Union: T&G Section	UNITE
James Eckley	National Federation of Young Farmers  Clubs	NFYFC
Geoff Gregory	Land based colleges aspiring to excellence	Landex
Madge Moore	Lantra SSC
David Owen	Lantra Awards
TBC	National Farmers Union	NFU

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Alastair Mitchell	Chair	Agriculture & Food Sector: Food, Health & Education Section
Alan Plom	Advisor	Agriculture & Food Sector: Head of Safety Section

Gathering Intelligence about Behaviours, Attitudes and Cultures Project Group

Member	Representing
David Knowles Chair	Institution of Occupational Safety & Health	IOSH
Marcus Themans	National Farmers Union	NFU
Charlie Clutterbuck	Unite the Union: T&G Section	Unite
James Brown	Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group	AFAG
Geoff Gregory	Land based colleges aspiring to excellence	Landex

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Graeme Walker

Head of Agriculture & Food Sector

Livestock Project Group

Member	Representing
Pat Stanley	Farmers/employers	NFU
Tess Howe	Pigs/producers (link to EBLEX, AHDA	EBLEX
Kim Hayward	Beef producers	NBA
David Owen	Training providers	Lantra Awards
David Knowles	Advisory/consultancy (general)	IOSH/ADAS
Philip Canning	Advisory/consultancy (poultry)	ADAS
Amelia Findon	Veterinary industry	BVA
Serena Cooke papers only	Animal welfare (link to DEFRA policy)	Defra
Andrew Praill	Veterinary (cattle)	BVCA

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Tony Mitchell	Chair	Agriculture & Food Sector: Safety Section
Alan Plom	Advisor	Agriculture & Food Sector: Head of Safety Section

NB. This is the list of initial consultees. It is anticipated that further names will be added following the first group meeting on 26 June 2009.