- Select an event:
- Health & Safety Scotland
- Health & Safety North
- The Health & Safety Event
To add a seat any at any of the conference sessions outlined below make a note of the code (e.g. S1A) and tick the appropriate boxes when you register.
| Code | Time | Speakers | Topic | Overview |
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| S1A | 09.45-10.30 | Kevin Myers, Deputy Chief Executive: Health and Safety Executive | Progress on the Latest Health and Safety Developments. | The presentation will provide an up to date report on the latest health and safety initiatives and developments
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| S1B | 11.10-11.55 | Sarah Cudmore, Industrial Psychologist: Cudmore Consulting | Measuring Safety Culture | A pragmatic overview of what safety culture is and how we can measure it, in order to understand and improve performance.
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| S1C | 13.15-14.00 | Chris Green, Partner Regulatory, Midlands: Weightmans LLP | An Inspector Calls | The presentation will offer suggestions and advice for those faced by an HSE inspection or investigation. What you need to prepare and consider.
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| S1D | 14.40-15.25 | Lisa Fowlie, Health and Safety Adviser: Bangor University. | Health & safety: Growing your Competence | This presentation will be looking at growing and developing health and safety competence. Progressing through: the basic roots of learning, the core of essential knowledge and/or practical skills, focused specialisms and extended skills.
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| S1E | 09.10-09.40 | Ken Smith: Divisional Director- Arco Training and Consultancy | Confined Space Training � Who Needs It? |
We all know that workers in certain industries, such as oil and gas and power generation, will need training for working in confined spaces. However, have you thought about the other lines of work which might involve an employee finding themselves in a confined space?
"Confined Space Training � Who Needs It� is a seminar which will explore unexpected situations in which employees might find themselves in confined spaces. It will also help you identify which workers will need training and to what level.
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| S1F | 10.35-11.05 | Alan McArthur: Technical Service Engineer, 3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety | The Science of Fit � Designing PPE for People & Assessing its Validity |
It is important that, as Personal Protective Equipment is developed, manufacturers aim beyond the minimum requirements of European Test Standards and give great consideration to the needs and physical characteristics of the wearer. It is also often important that the effectiveness of the PPE selected is validated for the individual.
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| S1G | 12.40-13.10 | Neil Sutherland: Dupont Personal Protection | Is Your Chemical Protective Clothing Really Protecting You? |
All suits may look the same, but are you confident your chemical protective clothing is really protecting you and your staff?
With the help of Professor Victor Tytonius, these questions will be conclusively answered.
In a series of videos, the Professor will lead you through some revealing experiments on the three most commonly used materials in chemical protective clothing: Tyvek (r), Micorporous film and SMS.
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| S1H | 14.05-14.35 | Ansell Occupational Healthcare - TBC |
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| S1I | 15.30-16.00 | Jon Wilson: Health & Safety Manager, NQA/ Charles Corrie: Chair of OHSAS 18001 Standard Committee | Getting Started with OHSAS 18001 & Managing Future Developments |
Back by popular demand, Health & Safety Sector Manager, Jon Wilson will guide Health and Safety professionals responsible for legal compliance, policy implementation, incident reductions and behavioural culture in the workplace, through the adoption and implementation of effective and globally recognised health & safety system OHSAS 18001. Content will include the benefits organisations including Unilever and Biffa have enjoyed as a result of having OHSAS 18001 in place. The session will also feature an update from the Chair of the OHSAS 18001 standard committee, Charles Corrie - regarding how changes to the standard can be managed in advance of its conversion from an occupational H&S assessment series to an international standard ISO 18001
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