DATES IN MARCH 2020 TBC

The Southern Centre, in conjunction with WaterSense Ltd, has developed a 2-day training event on risk assessing private water supplies.

Council (elected and ex-officio) members, as trustees of the Charity of REHIS, discuss and decide on the work of the Institute. All Council members sit on at least 1 Committee. All Committee decisions are ratified through Council prior to taking full effect. The maximum number of Council Members is 27, but, as it is possible for a Council Member to serve in both an elected and ex-officio capacity, the actual number of Council Members at any given time may be fewer than 27.

Responsible to the Environmental Health Promotion Committee, with a REHIS member as Chairperson, HASCOG has its own remit and terms of reference. The group brings together representatives from across the health and safety at work community, including local liaison groups to ensure matters across the whole of Scotland are considered. Minutes from the group meetings can be found on the members only section of the REHIS website.

The Annual Pollution Control Update event will be held in Stirling this year at Step Scotland, Stirling Enterprise Park. The event will be of benefit to Environmental Health Professionals working in Scotland with an interest in pollution matters. The three main themes of noise, air quality and contaminated land are covered and there will be opportunity for questions and further discussion on the topics presented.

Responsible to the Environmental Health Promotion Committee, with a REHIS member as Chairperson, HASCOG has its own remit and terms of reference. The group brings together representatives from across the health and safety at work community, outwith and within local authority setting, including local liaison groups to ensure matters across the whole of Scotland are considered. Minutes from the group meetings can be found on the members only section of the REHIS website

Remit includes:
i. Matters regarding university degree courses leading to entry to the Scheme of Practical Training
ii. All matters relating to the Scheme of Practical Training
iii. Professional examinations
iv. CPD Scheme Monitoring
v. Disciplinary Procedures and Code of Professional Conduct compliance except in the instance of final appeals.

Membership of this committee is ex-officio, comprising: the President, Senior Vice-President (Chairperson), Junior Vice-President, Past-Presidents (2), Hon Treasurer and Chairpersons of the Environmental Health Promotion Committee and the Examinations and Professional Standards Committee. Remit includes:
i. General financial matters
ii. Public and media relations
iii. Premises and equipment
iv. Annual Conference
v. Staffing.

The annual presentation of awards will take place on the afternoon of day 1 of the Forum and attendance is encouraged to observe recipients being awarded their qualification. This includes those awards where examination is carried out directly by REHIS and a number of community training awards, where the training and examinations are conducted by numerous local training Centres, contributing to education and training in a range of environmental health related subjects.

The REHIS Annual Environmental Health Forum provides all Environmental Health Professionals in both the public and private sectors an opportunity to maintain and enhance their knowledge, skills and competence.

This year’s Forum under the theme ‘Environmental Health Partnerships’ will consist of a whole day plenary session (Wednesday 29 April) and a whole day of workshop sessions (Thursday 30 April).

Council (elected and ex-officio) members, as trustees of the Charity of REHIS, discuss and decide on the work of the Institute. All Council members sit on at least 1 Committee. All Committee decisions are ratified through Council prior to taking full effect. The maximum number of Council Members is 27, but, as it is possible for a Council Member to serve in both an elected and ex-officio capacity, the actual number of Council Members at any given time may be fewer than 27.