Annual general meeting

Notice is hereby given that the 22nd annual general meeting (AGM) of IOSH will be held virtually on Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 13.00 (GMT).

The purpose of the AGM is to review and consider the Annual Report and confirm the Immediate Past President, President and President-Elect for the next year.

It is also to approve ordinary resolutions relating to the appointment of auditors and Vice-Presidents.

How do I vote?

All Corporate members are entitled to vote*. Corporate members are: Chartered Members and Chartered Fellows or Retired Members and Retired Fellows (formerly Chartered Members and Chartered Fellows who have retired from health and safety practice and who are no longer undertaking CPD).

Corporate members will receive an email from Mi-Voice, on Wednesday 23 October 2024, providing a link to the voting site.

The voting site provides access to further information and sets out the resolutions. Corporate members can appoint the Chair of the Meeting as their proxy and indicate how they wish their vote to be cast at the AGM.

Agenda

A presentation from the Interim Board Chair, Bobby Chakravarthy.

Items of business:

1. Review and consider the Annual Report 2023/24.
2. Confirm Stuart Hughes as Immediate Past President for the next year.
3. Confirm Kelly Nicoll as President for the next year.
4. Confirm Richard Bate as President Elect for the next year.

Ordinary resolutions:

1. Appoint Crowe UK LLP as auditors for the next year.
2. Appointment of Vice-Presidents:
   • 2.1 Approve the appointment of Dr Gary Latta for three years.
   • 2.2 Approve the appointment of Dr Shaun Lundy for three years.

In addition to the items of business and ordinary resolutions, Corporate members are being asked to vote on two special resolutions to approve changes to our Byelaws:

1. In respect of the Networks Review undertaken by IOSH, approve changes to the Byelaws, subject to any amendments required by Privy Council.
2. In respect of the Governance Review undertaken by IOSH Council, approve changes to the Byelaws, subject to any amendments required by Privy Council.

How do I attend?

Any member may attend and speak (virtually) at the AGM.

In order to attend the virtual AGM, you must register in advance. Registrations will be accepted up to a maximum of 3,000 attendees, therefore it is important that you only register if you are committed to attending.

As the AGM is being conducted virtually and all proxy votes will have been submitted in advance of the meeting, any member registering to attend and who wishes to ask a question relating to a resolution must submit that question at the time of registration and no later than Wednesday 06 November. Questions raised will be addressed and published on this page in advance of the voting closing.

* No Corporate Member shall be entitled to attend or vote at a General Meeting while they are in default for a period of 60 days or more in respect of any financial liability to the Institution.

This is a member-only event.