British Safety Council

{{Short description|Charitable organization in the occupational health and safety field}}

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| name = British Safety Council (BSC)| image =

| logo = File:BSC AC-logo on-white rgb 300dpi-1 0 0 600 900-2.jpg

| formation = 1957

| type = Professional membership organisation

| headquarters = London

| location = Work Life. Kings House, 174 Hammersmith Road

| membership = Open to any interested person

| language = English

| leader_title = Founder

| leader_name = James Tye

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| website = https://www.britsafe.org/

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The British Safety Council, a registered charity founded by James Tye in 1957, is one of the world's leading health and safety organisations alongside the likes of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and International Institute of Risk & Safety Management.

The British Safety Council covers a variety of health and safety issues such as occupational health and safety, construction health and safety, environmental sustainability, COSHH, risk assessment, fire safety and environmental management.

Unlike these the council's members are mostly companies. Safety practitioners the world over use the services and training they provide.{{cite web|url=http://www.travellersworldwide.com/peripherals/bsc-course.htm |title=Free British Safety Council Course for Volunteers |accessdate=2013-09-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053616/http://www.travellersworldwide.com/peripherals/bsc-course.htm |archivedate=2013-09-21 }} The London-based charity provides training in over 50 countries.{{cite web |url=http://www.iirsm.org/professional_development/british_safety_council |title=IIRSM | Professional Development & Training | British Safety Council (BSC) |accessdate=2013-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325210921/http://www.iirsm.org/professional_development/british_safety_council |archivedate=2014-03-25 }}

The British Safety Council is also a partner in the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register scheme (OSHCR),[http://www.oshcr.org/ Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register]. OSHCR. a centrally held register of registered health and safety consultants within the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=http://safety-work.org/en/pages/toolbox/good_practice/free_health_and_safety_qualifications_for_young_people.html|title = Startseite}}