The Further Education Safety and Health Forum (FESH) is a stakeholder forum established to address health and safety topics within the further education sector. It aims to meet at least 3 times per academic year.
The forum is supportive and encourages open discussion between members to discuss current and relatable topics, with the sole aim of giving support to colleagues in the sector.
Membership of the forum is open to all colleges within the United Kingdom and includes HSE and education representatives from Scotland and Wales.
Current membership
Glasgow Clyde College, Chair
Education Partnership North East
Darlington College
Myerscough College
Activate Learning
East Sussex College
Furness College
Vision West Notts
College Development Network
Health and Safety Executive
Joining the forum
Membership of the forum is open to all colleges. Those that wish to join it and attend future meetings should contact the JISC mail group[1].
Terms of reference
The terms of reference for the forum are:
‘To act as a forum for the further education sector and to give support to all of its members. The forum is committed to support all those working in the further education sector and is committed to supporting and enabling members to develop partnership between employers and employee representatives and providing strategic oversight and direction on matters of occupational health and safety.’
It is expected that the establishment of this forum will lead to the evolution of practical solutions to occupational health and safety issues.
Accident, incident and near-miss benchmarking
The forum aims to benchmark accident, incident and near-miss data on an annual basis with the aim of supporting colleges in benchmarking their own data against others in the sector.
You can find more information from the Further Education Safety and Health National Forum[2].