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Scottish Waste Industry Training, Competency, Health & Safety Forum (SWITCH) (SCIO)

Also known as: Switch

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC049670
Status
Active
Registered
Oct. 18, 2019
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
1 Damside
Ayr
KA8 8ER

Contact

Website
switchforum.org.uk
Screenshot of the Scottish Waste Industry Training, Competency, Health & Safety Forum (SWITCH) (SCIO) website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health'

SWITCH (Scottish Waste Industry Training, Competency, Health & Safety) is a multi-partner forum made up of organisations from across Scotland’s resource-management sector — including industry, government, regulators and trade bodies. Its purpose is to lead and collaborate to raise health & safety standards, enhance training and professional competence, and develop learning and career pathways, making the waste and resource-management industry safer and more attractive as a career.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The Charity's purposes shall be to promote the improvement of health and safety and wellbeing (which means the reduction of risk and accidents associated with the industry, amongst those associated with the industry and the general public) in the resource and wastes management industry in Scotland by: a. sponsoring positive changes in policy, legislation and practice to prevent and/or minimise risks to workers in the resource and wastes management industry, and others including the general public. b. initiating, assisting, supporting and encouraging the investigation, consideration, discussion and training of health safety and wellbeing in the resource and wastes management industry to help achieve the prevention, minimisation or reduction of risk and accidents to workers, others and the general public. c. initiating, assisting, supporting and promoting public education/training in all matters relating to the prevention, elimination, and minimisation of risks and accidents (to employees, others and the general public) associated with the resource and wastes management industry. and d. the advancement of knowledge, education and best practice in health safety and wellbeing among professionals, public authorities, industry, business and the general public in Scotland. Note: The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Sections 2 and 3 place a duty on employers, employees and the self employed to undertake their duties in such a way so as not to risk the health and safety of anyone.

Geography

Main operating location
South Ayrshire
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2025 £0 £4,821
Oct. 31, 2024 £0 £10,031
Oct. 31, 2023 £45,441 £33,709
Oct. 31, 2022 £7,565 £21,276
Oct. 31, 2021 £27,063 £7,952