Itinerary for Sandown Park, 24th February 2009
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H & S 09 Southern – BSC Seminars: Summaries
The full program of educational seminars for 2009 will again be completely free to attend and will contribute significantly to your obligations in respect of Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Full details will be announced here shortly.H & S 09 Southern – Event Partner Seminars: Summaries
Tuesday 24 February
9.45amView Seminar
Michelle Aldous – Constructing Better Health
Constructing Best Practice
Constructing Better Health is the 'not for profit' organisation set up by the construction industry to implement a national scheme for the management of occupational health across all sectors. The presentation will give an update of the progress made to date in the implementation of this important national scheme and outline future developments. Central to the presentation is the Construction Health Assessment Toolkit (CHAT) demonstrating ' best practice' in the management of work related health issues at site level.
11.00amView Seminar
Kevin Bridges – Pinsent Masons LLP
Corporate Manslaughter/ Homicide – The Impact
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on 6 April 2008 with the stated aim of making it easier to convict companies and other large organisations where serious management failures result in death. The Sentencing Advisory Panel has suggested that convicted organisations should face a substantive fine - between 2.5 and 10% of their annual turnover.
The presentation will introduce the Act and the new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter/homicide and its anticipated impact on corporate and personal liability.
12.15pmView Seminar
Nigel Bryson – Bryson Consulting
Getting Workers Actively Involved in Managing Risks to Health and Safety
According to the Health and Safety Executive, 60% of employers in the UK do not consult their workforce about health and safety. Not only is this illegal, but it means that they are missing out on all the business benefits that such involvement would bring. This presentation will identify the business benefits that effective workforce involvement brings: reductions in accidents and ill-health and increases in productivity or service performance.
2.00pmView Seminar
Sarah Brown - HSE
Asbestos - The Hidden Killer
An update on current asbestos issues and recent initiatives. This will include a summary of the HSE's recent, national, media campaign - a campaign designed to raise awareness amongst tradesmen (i.e. those engaged in building repair, maintenance and refurbishment, such as plumbers, electricians and joiners) of the risk of exposure to the substantial amounts of asbestos still contained in many buildings. It will also focus on the work that HSE has done nationally with key stakeholders (such as Trade Unions, Trade Associations, DIY chains and Victim Support Groups) to promote the campaign, its messages and to distribute campaign materials. Finally, the presentation will look at the impact and evaluation of the national campaign.
Tuesday 24 February
9.15amView Seminar
Frank Bayliss - Principal People
The Importance of Training Manual Handling – Train the Trainer
Over 1 million people a year in Britain suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs account for around half of all work-related ill health and an estimated 12.3 million working days lost, at a cost to society of £5.7 billion. Employers are required by law to provide information and training. Although this in itself will not ensure safe manual handling, this should not be regarded as a substitute for a safe system of work. Training personnel to lift safely and avoid injury is the dilemma for the trainer as manual handling covers such a vast range of activities in the workplace. How does one pitch the training to achieve the best effect?
10.45amView Seminar
Ian Samson - DuPont
The correct method of selection and use of chemical protective clothing
When it comes to choosing protective coveralls, specifications are often littered with scientific terms that users are unable to put into practice context. Chemical protective clothing specialist Ian Samson will cut through the technical jargon to discuss best practice in the selection of limited use protective garments, and once selected, how a protective garment must be put on (donned) and removed (doffed) to avoid the potential for cross-contamination of hazardous substances after the wearer has left the “danger zone”.
12.00pmView Seminar
Mark Carpenter - Ansell Healthcare Europe
Protection and Productivity in the Food Industry
The food industry is faced with imperatives which are hard to reconcile; assure an effective production, while at the same time protect workers better and better. Cold working environments can cause musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs and the risks of cuts to hands need to be reduced. How important are gloves in the prevention of these problems and how can they contribute to the performance of a company?
1.15pmView Seminar
Mike Denton - 3M/Aearo Ltd
Hearing Protection, Real World Attenuation and Derating
There is much discussion of the various methods of derating hearing protectors to take account of "real world" attenuation. We will step back and review all the factors to enable us to come to a rational decision.
2.45pmView Seminar
Nick Hutton - Dupont Safety Resources
Managing Safety - Simple everyday help for managers and supervisors.
It's easy to know what you have to do to manage safety but, sometimes, less easy to know how to do it on a daily basis. This presentation gives some practical everyday advice for all managers and supervisors.
