Formation 1989 (1989) | Type NGO | |
Legal status Registered charity (number 1047047) Purpose Professional association Chairman Rear Admiral (retd) Paul Thomas Website www.hazardsforum.org.uk | ||
The Hazards Forum, founded in 1989, is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental, professional association promoting the study of disasters (and resulting learning), public understanding of risk and of risk reduction strategies. It was formed by members of four UK-based institutions: the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
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It is a learned 'Associated Society' of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
History
The Hazards Forum became a registered charity in 1995.
In 1999, former ICE president Stuart Mustow was appointed chairman of the Hazards Forum, replacing Professor Phil Bennett from the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Current chairman Paul Thomas was appointed in July 2010, taking over from Sir David Davies who had been appointed in 2002.
Activities
The Hazards Forum's work is mainly focused on the UK. It organises meetings for professional communities, opinion formers and experts, produces education material, and works with other societies and institutions involved with risk issues such as the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering.