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Russell Society Membership Information.

There are four levels of subscription membership: Ordinary, Family, Student and Junior.

Student members are over 18 years and must be in full-time education.

Junior members can join at any age but members under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Junior members must transfer to Student or Ordinary membership at age 18.

Family membership entitles all the members of a family to full ordinary membership with the difference that only one copy of the Journal, Newsletter and other documents will be circulated to each family.

Current subscription rates (from January 2008) are:

• Ordinary membership £20

• Family membership £25

• Student / Junior membership £10

The subscription year is from January to December and subscriptions are renewable annually on 1st January each year.

If you would like further information on the Russell Society please e-mail the . Details for contacting Society Officers are given in Contact Details.

Further information is also available in our leaflet. Click this link to view our Information Leaflet in PDF format.

If you are interested in joining the Russell Society you can download an Application Form in PDF format here.

The full Constitution of the Russell Society is availble here in PDF format.

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Russell Society Health & Safety Information.

The Russell Society Health and Safety Policy

Adopted by Council 27th September 2009.

• It is the policy of the Russell Society, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that health and safety issues as applicable to the Society have been and will be properly addressed.
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• All members of the Society are to take reasonable steps for the H&S of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
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• All members of the Society are to co-operate with the Society, so far as is reasonably practicable, to enable the Society to comply with any duty or requirement imposed on it.
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• In the event of an accident or injury members of the Society should seek the appropriate medical attention and notify Society officials who will properly document all details.
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• Any member of the Society can bring to the attention of Society officials any suggestions or ideas which could improve safety and prevent accidents.

One of the aims of the Russell Society is to encourage the study, recording and conservation of mineralogical sites and material. Among the various activities undertaken in pursuit of this aim, members make many field visits to sites around the country and attend many lectures and other indoor meetings.

The Russell Society promotes a high degree of responsibility amongst its members in the achievement of its aims, especially with regard to Health and Safety (H&S) matters. It has the following documents that can be dowloaded as PDF files.

• A Health and Safety Policy
• A Field Leaders Indemnity Form
• A Risk Assessment Form
• An Incident Report Form
• A Guide to Good Practice
• A Field Visit Check List

These documents are to encourage enjoyable and interesting visits and meetings that are educational, involve conservation and recording, and are incident free. They also show the responsible attitude that the Russell Society and its members have to health and safety issues.

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