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The British Engineering Council has proposed a new Code of Practice on risk issues for engineers, which is intended to ensure better risk assessment and risk management. Details of the ten-point code were presented to the Engineering Assembly at its annual conference at Lancaster University in Lancaster, England, on 22 July. Important considerations include the need to: Safeguard society and the environment; have a disciplined and comprehensive approach to risk issues and human safety; be aware of the legal framework within which an engineer works; understand commercial reality in so far as it relates to safety.

Statistics for Industry Ltd., are running a series of practical statistical workshops for engineers throughout 1987 in Great Britain. The aim of the workshops is to show exactly how, when and where to use statistical techniques which are of proven value to engineers. Workshops include: Introduction and Statistics for Engineers, Reliability Analysis, Statistical Process Control, Statistics in Quality Assurance, Statistics in Research and Development and Design of Experiments. Further details and application forms can be obtained from Christine Robinson, Statistics for Industry Ltd., 14 Kirkgate, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.

An assessment of in-service reliability education in Great Britain has suggested that there are severe shortfalls in the current provision for practising engineers and scientists. To attempt to remedy these, the British National Centre of Systems Reliability (NCSR) and Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, England have joined together in a short course programme aimed specifically at providing the data analysis, modelling, and computing and keyboard skills that are necessary for practising reliability engineers. To fit in with industrial workpatterns, the programme consists of one-week short course modules, which are largely free-standing and are available as such to interested participants.