A Diary of a #Messowarrior –Can 2021 get any better #mesothelioma #asbestos

What a big surprise when I turned the computer on.

2021 Has really been a great year for raising awareness of Asbestos and the Diseases it causes. My BEM was just brilliant but now at the end of the year this has happened

Ian Hart, Safety & Health Practitioner at Informa Markets. Mavis Nye Dr (hon) BEM. BCAh, President and Co-Founder, Mavis Nye Foundation, has been named as SHP’s Most Influential Individual in health & safety for 2021.

She tops the list of the 15 of the most influential people in health & safety in 2021, as voted for by SHP readers. Here we highlight the achievements that have led to these people making the list, including comments from the public vote.

The top 15, listed alphabetically, voted for by SHP readers is: Simon Blake OBE CCMI, Rachel Butler, Crystal Danbury (CMIOSH), Kate Field, Paul Hendry CMIOSH, Keith Hole, Jessy G., Gill Kernick, James MacPherson, Hugh Maxwell, Rory O’Neill, Ian Tasker, Jimmy Quinn CFIOSH, IOSH Immediate Past President and Professor Chris Whitty.

Congratulations to all, for the fabulous work you are doing! I echo that as in my eyes you are all winners, Thank you for all the great work you all do to help others

SHP Most Influential is brought to you as part of the wider SHP Awards which, for 2021, is in collaboration with Shirley Parsons.

SHP’S MOST INFLUENTIAL

SHP’s Most Influential figures in health & safety named for 2021

Dr Mavis Nye, President and Co-Founder, Mavis Nye Foundation, has been named as the Most Influential Individual in health & safety. She tops the list of the 15 of the most influential people in health & safety in 2021, as voted for by SHP readers. Here we highlight the achievements that have led to these people making the list, including comments from the public vote.

SHP Most Influential is brought to you as part of the wider SHP Awards which, for 2021, is in collaboration with Shirley Parsons, HSEQ talent experts. It recognises those who are successfully creating sound health and safety cultures in their organisations, or the profession at large.

The list below was put together from public nominations and then put to public vote. It celebrates people who are inspiring, engaging and have been driving change in occupational health, safety and wellbeing in the UK and beyond, over the last 12 months.

Dr Mavis Nye, President and Co-Founder, Mavis Nye Foundation, voted Most Influential

Mavis has been described as a ‘tour de force, and an absolute dynamo for Asbestos Awareness’. She lives with Mesothelioma every day of her life, having been diagnosed with Mesothelioma in 2009.

It was during her treatment, that she decided early on that something needed to be done. Today, she spends her life campaigning for asbestos awareness and removal and her work is internationally recognised. Supported by many influential people, she is in demand for presentations to spread the word.

Previous winners include Hilda Palmer, in 2020, Karl Simons, in 2019, Louise Taggart, in 2018 and John Green, in 2017.

Click here for more on Mavis’ success, why she won and read comments from voters.

https://www.mavisnyefoundation.com/my-donate-page.html

A Diary Of a #Mesowarrior — HASAG Christmas Party #mesothelioma #asbestos

It was such a great and exciting day Wednesday 8th December. The great escape. At last we were out and about. Catching the train to London to Victoria then a taxi to Waterloo then a train to Portsmouth, How wonderful to be out and about with people again.

Everyone being so kind and helping Ray and I, the world seems to have become so kind.

We arrived at The Inn Lodge Hotel and soon into our warm room.

After a coffee off we went to the restaurant for a evening meal. The family on next table were very talkative and we were chatting away like old friends but a workman on another table was very loud and swearing away in a very high voice.

The women on the next table complained and they were asked to be quiet but he took hum-bridge and went –Hooray!!

The meal was lovely and we were very tired so we walked back to our room and watched some telly until we feel asleep.

Getting up the next day and going for breakfast we met the events manager and had a chat. This lady worked hard all day to make sure everything went well and she succeeded.

After breakfast we both fell asleep again in the room so it was soon 11am and the time we had to vacate the room.

We went to the restaurant and had a coffee where MR Sweary was but he was quieter so it must have been the drink last night talking.

Of we walked and was invited to spend our time in the venue room but people soon arrived and it was great to talk with people I only knew through Zoom.

The Party started and the buffet was wonderful and the cheese cake was really nice.

Then the entertainment. Elvis. He was great and very funny as he headed for me, Oh No! who told him I love Elvis.

It was a great show and I enjoyed every minute of the afternoon.

So many wonderful raffle prizes that that raised over £800,s Well done.

We were soon being whisked away by Mary and Angharad back to the station. The train was in and we were soon on our way to London, taxi to Victoria straight onto a train to Whitstable then taxi home by 10pm. I went to bed very happy please Virus do one so we can get back to our normal life.