Partnership on Health and Safety in Scotland

The Partnership on Health and Safety in Scotland brings together key players in workplace health and safety in Scotland. It aims to target Scotland's priorities for delivering higher standards of health and safety more effectively. It's also intended to help co-ordinate effort across devolved and reserved government interests to promote the benefits to people, businesses, and Scotland's economy, of working in a safe and healthy environment. Papers from the steering committee and updates on progress are published here.

• Membership of the steering committee
• Report of the stakeholder conference [130KB]
• Scotland's health and safety network [71KB]
• Mapping Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Professional Body Activities in Scotland

Agenda and papers for the 8th meeting on 5th November 2007

• Agenda
• For business-by-business support [35KB]
• HSC's strategy for construction [28KB]
• HSC's strategy for agriculture [35KB]
• HSE update on developments in Scotland [25KB]
• Minutes [40KB]

Agenda and papers for the 7th meeting on 24th August 2007

• Agenda - 7th meeting on 24th August 2007
• Communications [55KB]
• Update on developments in Scotland [175KB]
• Forward work plan [70KB]
• 'For business by business' - proposal for a programme of events [90KB]
• Forthcoming launch of leadership guidance on the health and safety responsibilities of board members [20KB]
• Scotland's "National Conversation"; the reserved status of health and safety law [30KB]
• Minutes [64KB]

Agenda and papers for the 6th meeting on 6th June 2007.

• Agenda [87KB]
• Matters arising [21KB]
• Review of membership and role [37KB]
• Forward work plan [42KB]
• Stakeholder activity in specific sectors [64KB]
• Minutes [73KB]

The 5th meeting held in February 2007 discussed the Scottish Action Plan on Health and Safety. There were no minutes.

• Scottish Action Plan on Health and Safety [2.34MB]

Agenda and papers for the 4th meeting on 18 September 2006

• Agenda for the 4th meeting [55KB]
• Closer working between LAs and HSE [39KB]
• Mapping the activity of OHS professional bodies in Scotland [900KB]
• Activity to mainstream 'sensible health and safety' [62KB]
• Better regulation agenda - impact in Scotland [37KB]
• Protecting workers serving the public [42KB]
• New offence of corporate killing - update [21KB]
• Scottish health and safety statistics update [36KB]
• Improving worker involvement - Improving Health and Safety. The trade union view [33KB]

• Minutes of the 4th meeting [32KB]

Agenda and papers for the 3rd meeting on 6 April 2006

• Agenda for 3rd meeting [21KB]
• Evidence sub-group [61KB]
• OHS Directory[162KB]
• Ideas for a conference [26KB]
• Better regulation impact in Scotland [65KB]
• Public Services - workshops in Scotland [30KB]
• Minutes of meeting on 6 April 2006 [31KB]

Agenda and papers for the 2nd meeting on 8th December 2005

• Agenda for 2nd meeting [21KB]
• Evidence Sub-group [63KB]
• Good neighbour scheme [40KB]
• Aquaculture industry [25KB]
• Minutes of the 2nd meeting [35KB]

Agenda and papers for the 1st meeting on 29th August 2005

• Agenda for 1st meeting [39KB]
• Terms of reference [36KB]
• Priorities [73KB]
• Minutes of the 1st meeting [41KB]