NEW IOSH PRESIDENT Brigade backs Winkleman’s
HONOURED TO TAKE UP candle warning
THE MANTLE
Ian Harper has become President of the
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
(IOSH) following the chartered body’s Annual
General Meeting on Tuesday 4 November
I
an Harper has become
President of the
Institution of Occupational
Safety and Health (IOSH)
following the chartered
body’s Annual General
Meeting on Tuesday 4
November.
It was held as part
of the charity’s two-day
Networks Conference.
Ian, an East Anglian
beekeeper, smallholder and
freelance safety consultant, has been a member of
IOSH for over 15 years.
Of taking up the presidency, he said: “It’s daunting and
humbling all at once. Though I am now President of IOSH,
I am very much standing on the shoulders of the IOSH
Presidents and volunteers before me.”
Outlining his key aims for his time in office, Ian added:
“My theme is perseverance in making the effort to go the
extra mile.
“Safety and health can be a lonely job and you are
not always recognised for your skills. I want everyone to
persevere and continue to make a difference for the safety
and health of workers all over the world.
“We need to continue to work together with business and
point them in the right direction. It’s the little things that
make the difference.”
Ian takes over as IOSH President from Tim Briggs, who
has now taken up the role of Immediate Past President.
Tim said: “Being President is a role that I have lived and
breathed. As an organisation we are back on the up again.
IOSH is at the very forefront of
safety and health.
“In my new role I will
give my full support to
IOSH’s No Time To Lose
campaign.”
Dr Karen McDonnell
became President Elect
following the AGM. She is due
to become President of IOSH in
November 2015. `
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