New safety education partnership announced

Western Business Exhibitions has confirmed its regional Health and Safety events now have an official educational partner in the form of the British Safety Council. The announcement will be made formally at the forthcoming Health and Safety 08 - North event at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton on 8 and 9 October 2008.

Commenting on the news Brian Nimick, BSC chief executive (pictured), said: "This partnership will enable us to reach people regionally and give them more information on health and safety. A survey we conducted recently highlighted the fact that two-thirds of people have little or no health and safety training. We want to make health and safety information more accessible and to raise issues so that people can think about what they want from regulation and legislation."

As an experienced organisation, which operates in over 50 countries, the BSC is well placed to oversee the educational element of the Health and Safety event series. The seminar programme is to be developed to include more topical issues with the original research that the BSC conducts, along with its regular discussions with the HSE and other political and trade bodies, all contributing to address the current concerns of visitors.

To mark the beginning of the partnership Brian Nimick and Nina Wrightson OBE, chairman of the BSC, will open the Bolton event on the morning of the 8 October. They will also be on hand to talk to visitors and answer questions.

Tim Else, event director, said, "We are pleased to be working with such a prestigious organisation as the BSC. I am confident that given their expertise the content of the free seminars at our events will improve even further, giving visitors even more reason to visit our events in the South and the North of the country."

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