- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Safety Council | ||||
| S1A | 09.15-10.15 | Jane Willis: Director of Cross-cutting Interventions, Health & Safety Executive | Recent Developments in Health and Safety Regulation - Changes and Challenges | The presentation will give an overview of the many developments in health and safety regulation and its enforcement in GB following a number of different reviews since 2010. It will consider the impact and challenges of these changes for both the regulator and the regulated and outline what these are likely to mean for the future regulation of health and safety at work.
S1A - Jane Willis, HSE (NEC - 11.03.14)
(1,046 Kb) |
| S1B | 11.00-12.00 | Susan Elston: VP Operations Excellence, Global Offshore & Marine, Sodexo Remote Sites | The Impact of Wellness on the Safety of the Offshore Worker | An overview of the research, undertaken by Sodexo, focusing on the health metrics of the offshore worker. Also, insights into the results of the research and some solutions implemented that can improve safety performance whilst improving business performance at the same time.
S1B - Susan Elston, Sodexo (NEC - 11.03.14)
(1,167 Kb) |
| S1C | 13.40-14.40 | Mark Tyler: Solicitor, Salutaris Legal | Key Developments in Health and Safety Law. | This session will look at the impact of the L�fstedt reform programme, the HSE�s �fees for intervention� initiative and developments in sentencing for health and safety offences.
S1C - Mark Tyler, Salutaris Legal (NEC - 11.03.14)
(650 Kb) |
| Event Partner | ||||
| S1D | 10.20-10.50 | Ann Van Den Borre, Ansell Healthcare | Upcoming Changes in the legal framework for PPE | For several years, the EU Commission has been working on a revision of the
PPE Directive 89/686. End of 2013 the Commission proposal
was submitted to the EU Parliament and Council for the final stage
in the decision process. At the same time, changes in the general
framework for the internal market (might) have an influence on the PPE
market.In the second part of the presentation, the changes in the
standardisation (with specific examples for gloves) of PPE will be
explored.
S1D - Ann Van Den Borre, Ansell Healthcare (NEC - 11.03.14)
(131 Kb) |
| S1E | 12.05-12.35 | The Access Industry Forum (AIF) Team | Working at Height: Take It From The Top - How AIF Member Organisations Are Driving Forward The Height Safety Agenda | With falls from height still the single biggest cause of deaths in the workplace, the Access Industry Forum will offer practical insights and information about the latest developments, standards and guidance influencing best practice in the work at height sector.
S1E - The Team, AIF (NEC - 11.03.14)
(1,720 Kb) |
| S1F | 12.40-13.10 | Sarah Broadbent, 3M Technical Service | The 3M 4 Step Guide to Hearing Conservation | Protect your workforce from noise-induced hearing loss and the result can be healthier people and a more productive business. This simple 4 step programme should help you ensure each and every member of your workforce is offered the protection they need for the environment they work in and the role they perform. This presentation will cover: 1) How to identify and measure noise 2) How to select hearing protective equipment 3) Training considerations 4) Validating your hearing protection Click here to contact the speaker |
| S1G | 13.15-13.45 | Neil Sutherland: Account Manager UK/Norway, 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.
S1G - Neil Sutherland, Dupont (NEC - 11.03.14)
(945 Kb) |
| S1H | 14.55-15.25 | Kevan Parker, Technical Manager: NQA/ Charles Corrie, Chair of OHSAS 18001 Standard Committee | Getting Started with OHSAS 18001 & Managing Future Developments | Kevan 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 that 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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