Norwich Union has donated £30,000 to IOSH, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, to develop safety "start-up packs" for new businesses. The pack will provide guidance to small businesses to help them understand and meet their health, safety and environmental obligations.
Norwich Union has donated Ł30,000 to IOSH, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, to develop safety "start-up packs" for new businesses.
The pack will provide guidance to small businesses to help them understand and meet their health, safety and environmental obligations.
The donation cheque was presented to IOSH during their annual conference in Bournemouth. Rob Strange, chief executive of IOSH said: "We are delighted to receive this valuable sponsorship from Norwich Union Risk Services and look forward to working together on this project."
Teresa Budworth, training and consultancy manager with Norwich Union Risk Services explained: "It is vitally important that small businesses integrate Health and Safety operations into their business activities from the outset. The consequences of a serious accident can be particularly devastating for a fledgling firm."
The pack will be developed by IOSH in conjunction with a steering group including representatives from the Health and Safety Executive. The start-up packs will be launched during European Health and Safety Week in October and will be available to small businesses free of charge through banks and building societies.
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Media contacts:
Liz Nicholson - Norwich Union Press Office
Tel: 08703 666863
Liz Spencer - IOSH Press Office
Tel: 0116 257 3143
Norwich Union joins forces with IOSH to help start-ups
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- Photograph available by ISDN.
Caption: Presentation of cheque from Norwich Union Risk Services to IOSH. - Founded in 1945, IOSH is Europe's leading body representing safety and health professionals. It is a non-profit making organisation, with over 25,000 members working across the full spectrum of industry, commerce and the public sector, from multinational giants to small consultancies. Further information is available on www.iosh.co.uk.
- CGU plc and Norwich Union plc merged on 30 May 2000 to create CGNU plc, the UK's largest insurance group and one of the top-five insurers in Europe with substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the world's sixth largest insurer based on gross worldwide premiums.
- CGNU's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide premium income and retail investment sales from ongoing business of over Ł27 billion and assets under management of more than Ł210 billion.
- From October 2000, the combined life and pensions, general insurance and retail fund management businesses in the UK operate under the Norwich Union brand, while the institutional investment business operates under the Morley Fund Management brand.
- CGNU's news releases are available on the internet at www.cgnu-group.com
- Norwich Union Risk Services provides comprehensive consultancy and training on health, safety, environmental issues and minimising risk. It specialises in professional training for safety and environmental practitioners.