Hazards Forum
The Hazards Forum, founded in 1989, is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental, professional association promoting the study of disasters, public understanding of risk and of risk reduction strategies. The Hazards Forum was founded by the UK’s four principal engineering institutions; the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and has since welcomed members from other engineering bodies, industry, and the public and charity sectors.
It is also 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. Former chairman Paul Thomas was appointed in July 2010, taking over from Sir David Davies who had been appointed in 2002.