![]() The Marine Painting Forum is now on lists of DEFRA’s and SEPA’s ‘Consultees’ for appropriate aspects of Pollution Prevention and Control. Unfortunately, staff reductions in the engineering sector of the HSE led to the demise of these bodies. The SSHSCC was particularly productive in drafting appropriate and practical Health and Safety Guidance and in considering and promulgating the lessons learned from accidents and from other incidents. Both these bodies were considered to be National Interest Groups (NIGs) and had representation from the HSE, employers organisations (SSA, Engineering Employers Federation), employers, trades unions, and consultants. In 1999, the Chairman was invited by the HSE to become a member of the Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Health & Safety Consultative Committee (SSHSCC) to represent the Marine Painting Industry and was subsequently invited to join the Engineering Industry Noise Task Group (EINTG) to enhance the representation thereon of the Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing industries (the Chairman had some years of experience working on ship noise reduction). The range of topics covered was extensive and diverse, extending way beyond the original concerns arising from the use of biocidal anti-fouling products. There have been two further ENSUS conferences, the most recent of which, ENSUS 2005, attracted delegates from all corners of the globe. It has also acted as a co-sponsor of Environmental Issue Seminars with the Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association and in 2000 was a joint sponsor of a major conference at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, “ENSUS 2000” (Environmental Sustainability). Apart from its regular meetings, the Forum does, from time to time, host seminars and special meetings to address particular problems. ![]()
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