Northern Centre News

  • 4 April 2014

Northern Centre News  Twenty-five delegates from seven local authorities attended the Northern Centre’s Wind Turbine Training Course on 13 February in Woodhill House, the Aberdeenshire Council headquarters. The course was jointly arranged by Aberdeenshire Council and REHIS Northern Centre. Delivered by consultants from Hoare Lea Acoustics, the course covered a range of topics including recent […]

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Ian McGruther, 1948 – 2014

  • 3 April 2014

Ian McGruther, REHIS Training Adviser, collapsed and died while officiating at the Institute’s Professional Examination in Edinburgh on Friday 28 March. He is survived by his wife Margaret, daughter Claire and son-in-law Stuart. Ian’s funeral will be held at the East Chapel, Daldowie Crematorium, Broomhouse, Hamilton Road, Uddingston at 12 noon on Thursday 3 April. […]

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REHIS SPONSORS SCOTTISH GREEN APPLE ENVIRONMENT AWARDS

  • 24 March 2014

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland is once again sponsoring one of the country’s top environmental awards campaigns. The Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice began in 1994 and winners can also represent Scotland in the European Business Awards for the Environment, as the Green Apple Awards is one of the few accredited […]

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Resource Efficient Scotland – ‘The Savings Finder’

  • 20 February 2014

New online resource efficiency tool to help Scottish organisations unlock savings worth millions A new online planning tool launched this month by Resource Efficient Scotland can help Scottish businesses and public sector organisations to unlock savings worth millions of pounds. The new tool called ‘The Savings Finder’ enables organisations to understand the opportunities that exist […]

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REHIS Conference 2014

  • 3 February 2014

REHIS Conference 2014  The Council of the Institute has agreed that this year’s annual conference will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons’ Edinburgh in Edinburgh on 7 and 8 May. The Annual Conference is the principal Environmental Health event to take place in Scotland and provides an opportunity to reflect on current and future […]

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ROY EMERSON AWARD – INAUGURAL ESSAY COMPETITION

  • 31 January 2014

ROY EMERSON AWARD – INAUGURAL ESSAY COMPETITION Students who are affiliated with IFEH Member Countries or our Academic Association members are invited to submit a 2000-2500 Word Essay and accompanying power-point presentation. ESSAY TITLE: “The Climate Change Challenge”… engaging the Environmental HealthPractitioner See attached document for more information and visit the IFEH website for full details […]

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REHIS CPD Submissions for 2013

  • 3 January 2014

The deadline for 2013  CPD submissions is 31 January 2014. Please note: The CPD Regulations require the submission of corroborating evidence of participation in all CPD activities Members can keep an electronic record of their CPD activities on the website.This can be achieved by clicking on “My account” and then on “My CPD Entries” and by following the relevant links.Information entered […]

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New Joint Award Launched

  • 6 December 2013

A new Joint Award, between Albion Environmental Limited (AEL) and REHIS, was signed off by Alasdair Meldrum (AEL) and Tom Bell (REHIS) in Edinburgh on Thursday 5 December this year. This Joint Award “Training in the Waste and Resource Sector” aims to provide course candidates with background knowledge in the environmental legislation which affects the […]

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