Health & Safety Events 2015

Conference 8th October 2014

Following the very successful move to The USN Bolton Arena in October 2013, Health & Safety North returns on 8/9th October 2014. 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
British Safety Council
S1A	09.45-10.30	Ian Travers: Deputy Director, Chemicals Regulation Directorate: Health and Safety Executive	Corporate Governance - Getting to Grips with Significant Safety Risks	Ian will share the learning from the major hazards sector to read across to management of safety and business risks in other sectors. He will share insights from the major hazard sector on how senior executives get to grips with risk and focus on business vulnerability. S1A - Ian Travers, HSE (Bolton - 08.10.14) (789 Kb)
S1B	11.10-11.55	Shaun Curry and Harry Gallagher, Heads of Behavioral Safety, Macnaughton McGregor	Drama � Safety Leadership and Culture	A lot is spoken in industry about creating interdependent cultures and encouraging worker engagement. This is widely recognised as the next step in safety culture development. Translating these terms into action, however, can often be a tricky process. Using their unique blend of interactive drama based learning and their extensive cross industry knowledge, Macnaughton McGregor explores exactly how these concepts are put into practice. Their programmes are designed to be engaging, challenging and informative. S1B - Shaun Curry-Harry Gallager, Macnaughton McGregor (Bolton - 08.10.14) (492 Kb)
S1C	13.15-14.00	Professor David Fishwick MBChB FRCP (Glasgow and London) AFOM MD: Professor of Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Disease, STH NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield: Chief Medical Officer, Health & Safety Laboratory.	Respiratory ill Health: The Causes, Risk Assessment and Potential Solutions.	Certain workplace inhaled exposures continue to cause respiratory ill health. Whilst great advances have been made over the last few decades in relation to reducing ill health, this presentation will deal with differing examples of such illnesses, their causes and potential solutions. This case- based presentation will highlight certain broader issues, including health risk assessment and health surveillance designed to reduce individual harm. Certain historic aspects will also be used to set the scene.
S1D	14.40-15.25	Kevin Bridges: Partner & Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner: Pinsent Masons LLP	Health and Safety � Looking Back at some Landmark Judgments.	This session will explore some of the significant cases in the last 12 months and consider their impact, both in terms of how prosecutions in future might be defended and, also, what they mean for the safety professional. Kevin will look in particular at the impact of the sentencing Council Guidelines on the level of fines in H&S cases and provide and update on Corporate Manslaughter. S1D - Gareth McManus, Pinsent Mason (Bolton - 08.10.14) (532 Kb)
Event Partner
S1E	09.10 - 09.40	Ken Smith: Divisional Director Arco Training and Consultancy	�Trained-Yes. Competent-Maybe.......�	Trained � Yes. Competent � Maybe? explores the various types of delivery methods used for occupational health and safety training and asks are they all suitable, given that poor training can lead to injury or even loss of life. The legal requirement in many workplace scenarios is for people to be competent; this short presentation asks if enough is done to check if training has worked as intended out in the workplace. S1E - Ken Smith, Arco (Bolton - 08.10.14) (1,932 Kb)
S1F	10.35 - 11.05	Rob Brill: Technical Service Engineer, 3M Personal Safety Division	PPE: Critical to Construction	The construction industry can be a very hazardous place to work if you don�t stay safe and wear the correct PPE. In this presentation, Rob considers some of the specific PPE requirements for construction site safety and will discuss: � The noise, breathing and eye hazards found during various activities � The challenges for H&S professionals � How PPE is selected and used For further information on the presentation, please contact[email protected] S1F - Robert Brill, 3M (Bolton - 08.10.14) (301 Kb)
S1G	12.40-13.10	Elaina Harvey, UK Thermal Specialist for Nomex� & Western Europe Electric Arc End User Specialist: Dupont Personal Protection	How to Assess Electric Arc Hazards and Protect Workers	The DuPont "4 P� approach to understanding and managing electrical arc hazards will be summarized (Predict,Prevent,Protect andPublish). Where the risk cannot be controlled by prevention or where there is a residual risk of injury then it may be necessary to consider Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to prevent injury to the worker. Within theProtect section, the new arc flash standards IEC 61482-2, EN 61482-1-1 and EN 61482-1-2 will be highlighted together with a lightweight, comfortable European layering approach to ensure that the worker is not restricted from cumbersome clothing. For further information on the presentation, please contact[email protected]or visitwww.nomex.co.uk S1G - Elaina Harvey, Dupont (Bolton - 08.10.14) (158 Kb)
S1H	14.05-14.35	Kevan Parker,Technical Manager, Health & Safety, NQA/ Charles Corrie, Chair of OHSAS 18001 Standard Committee	Managing Changes to 18001	Back by popular demand, NQA�s health and safety guru - Kevan Parker, will guide Health & 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 further changes to the standard can be managed in advance of its conversion from an occupational H&S assessment series to the international standard ISO 45001 S1H - Kevan Parker, NQA (Bolton - 08.10.14) (3,636 Kb)