World-leading research health and safety through shared insight.
To facilitate collective support between members to help them develop
and give them the courage to drive continuous improvements in technology
and research health and safety in their organisations.
Community, competence, communication, and confidence.
We
serve health and safety professionals in technology and research,
across education, industry, government agencies, healthcare, and
consultancy by offering opportunities to share, discuss, build networks,
gain perspective, and learn. These
opportunities include discussion forums, workshops, symposia, coaching,
mentoring, and maintaining relationships with regulators other health
and safety organisations in the UK and beyond. Founded in 1981 as the Institute of University Safety Officers, membership widened beyond the University sector and in 1992 it was re-named the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research (ISTR). Today ISTR serves and supports the individual interests of safety professional in their specialist area of research and high technology. We
organise regular symposia and skills workshops, publish a members handbook and manage an active e-mail discussion forum (HASNET-ISTR). There is also
an ISTR award and a sponsorship scheme. Being relatively small the
Institute is friendly and lends itself easily to networking
opportunities.
ISTR is well respected by external bodies and makes representation to and is consulted by other professional bodies and regulators in the UK
and abroad.
ISTR created and now accredits the Biosafety Accreditation Scheme which gives professional recognition to the competence of Biosafety practitioners.
There are four categories of ISTR membership: Fellow, Member, Associate
and Retired. All categories of membership are open to those who work
outside of the UK provided the appropriate standards of qualification
and experience are met.
Founded in 1981 as the Institute of University Safety Officers, membership widened beyond the University sector and in 1992 it was re-named the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research (ISTR). Today ISTR serves and supports the individual interests of safety professional in their specialist area of research and high technology. We
organise regular symposia and skills workshops, publish a members handbook and manage an active e-mail discussion forum (HASNET-ISTR). There is also
an ISTR award and a sponsorship scheme. Being relatively small the
Institute is friendly and lends itself easily to networking
opportunities.