East Lancashire District

Welcome to East Lancashire District of  IOSH (A part of the Manchester Branch). The district was established in 2012 and meets at lunchtimes during the working week serving the M65 corridor and East Lancashire. The District meetings are well attended and membership is growing. The committee work hard to ensure an interesting, engaging and informative program of speakers providing a good mix of subjects at every meeting. In addition to this the group exists to support new and existing members and local business in all aspects of Occupational Health and Safety.

Advising on IOSH Membership

The East Lancashire District aims to provide assistance for its members to become true professionals in occupational health and safety.  It does this by having access to the Branch Education and Development Advisor (BEDA), who is also a member of the District Committee, at each of our meetings.  BEDA offer guidance for members with preparations for the peer review interview for IPC. We can also advise on levels of membership from affiliate through to Fellowship and help with Continuous Professional Development issues.

Learn about the subject being presented

Every meeting has an invited guest speaker. Members are encouraged to invite friends and colleagues to the District meetings. Members are free to circulate details of the Branch and District programmes at their place of work to encourage new members.

Network with other safety professionals

There are a wide range of membership levels within our District from Technician to Fellow who can assist in mentoring and advising on best practice for any individual who is hoping to join IOSH or upgrade their membership.

Discuss current issues

We always try to arrange a balanced programme of events at our meetings and are open to suggestions on current issues which affect our membership.  Similarly if you have been involved in some new task at work or are trying out some safety topics then why not let us know about it.  We usually have a short local “warm up” speaker prior to the main presenter, which has been found to be of benefit to other safety professionals.

Seek advice from other attendees

We are all committed to furthering the aims of IOSH and to helping and offering every assistance to our members and visitors.  With our wide range of membership levels we have a wealth of experience in occupational safety and health issues which you can call upon.  Just contact one of the Committee members and see if we can help you.

Make new friends and contacts

Members are encouraged to invite friends and colleagues to the local meetings. At our meetings, which are held at lunchtime, we have a room set aside for a buffet lunch where everyone is encouraged to network.

East Lancashire IOSH District also hold a number of joint meetings with the East Lancashire Occupational Health and Safety Group and encourage members of both groups to support each other. All attendees are given details of Branch and other District meetings and encouraged to attend.

District members can view minutes and presentations from the document store.

If you would like to know more about the committee you can view district committee profiles or email the district committee.

Our meetings are usually held at Training 2000, Netherfield Road, Nelson BB9 9AR Full details can be found on the Venue page of our micro-site.