ICS News Archive
Lord Young's Report on Health and Safety
Lord Young's report into Health and Safety was published on 15th October. It is entitled "Common Sense, Common Safety".
CDM 2007 evaluation Working Group
ICS is one of number of organisations from a wide group representing the industry who are, by invitation, sitting on the CONIAC CDM 2007 evaluation Working Group.
The group have now met three with a remit to consider how effective the CDM Regulations 2007 and the ACoP have been when addressing those issues identified during the review of CDM 1994.
The new image for the Institution
Heraldry originated with simple symbols used on shields and banners for recognition in battle. By the 14th century, it had become a complex pictorial language with its own regulatory bodies (courts of chivalry), used by noble families, corporate bodies, cities, and realms.
The heraldic shield proposed for use by the ICS and which we have applied for approval from the Lord Lyon, King of Arms is very symbolic of what our organisation stands for and what we all are involved with - that being safety in construction.
The shield is masoned i.e. It is decorated with pointed brickwork (coloured terracotta) signifying construction. In the centre of the Shield stands a white castle signifying safety.
The top third of the shield comprises a chief argent coloured white (this could also be silver, the colour of the metal used for an actual shield) which denotes dominion and authority. In the centre of this is placed an open book in gold outlined in red which means manifestation but to us learning and knowledge;to the left of the book is a helmet which when depicted on the shield means wisdom and security in defence (in our case secure in defence equates with safety); and to the right of the book is a gauntlet signifying a person with qualities of leadership. That role, of course, is one of the qualities referred to in the CDM Approved Code of Practice.
ICS appoint a General Manager
The ICS is pleased to advise members that Andrew Leslie has been appointed General Manager, to take the Institution forward. With a training and background as an architect, Andrew was in architectural practice for 25 years. He became involved with CDM from its earliest development, and began practicing as a Planning Supervisor in 1996. In 2004, he became a Health and Safety Consultant with C-MIST, held the position of Head of Construction Division and gained considerable experience in the health and safety issues facing constructors before joining the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland as Director of Practice – responsible for Practice and Membership departments. He has worked closely with HSE to promote Health and Safety to the design professions, regularly giving presentations on CDM 2007 to designers.