British Safety Council

The British Safety Council, a registered charity founded by James Tye in 1957, is one of the world's leading health and safety organisations alongside the likes of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and International Institute of Risk & Safety Management.

British Safety Council (BSC)
Formation1957
TypeProfessional membership organisation
HeadquartersLondon
Official language
English
Founder
James Tye
Websitehttps://www.britsafe.org/

The British Safety Council covers a variety of health and safety issues such as occupational health and safety, construction health and safety, environmental sustainability, COSHH, risk assessment, fire safety and environmental management.

Unlike these the council's members are mostly companies. Safety practitioners the world over use the services and training they provide.[1] The London-based charity provides training in over 50 countries.[2]

The British Safety Council is also a partner in the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register scheme (OSHCR),[3] a centrally held register of registered health and safety consultants within the United Kingdom.[4]

The British Safety Council as a government awarding body

The British Safety Council is a government-regulated awarding body that complies with a wide range of conditions set by the regulator so that rigor and consistency in the awarding of qualifications is maintained.[5] [6]

They are UK awarding body that provide a complete suite of health and safety qualifications from Entry Level to Level 6 in the national framework.[7] [8] They provide qualifications from international organizations, including NEBOSH, IEMA and IOSH.

References
  1. "Free British Safety Council Course for Volunteers". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  2. "IIRSM | Professional Development & Training | British Safety Council (BSC)". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  3. Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register. OSHCR.
  4. "Startseite".
  5. OFQUAL Evidence
  6. "HR Magazine - British Safety Council calls for a public debate on the future of health and safety regulation". www.hrmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.
  7. "About the British Safety Council | British Safety Council".
  8. "The Register of Regulated Qualifications: Qualifications search results".
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