Safety & Health at Work Congress 2004 - 11th-13th May 2004 - Salamander Suite, NEC, Birmingham - Speaker Profiles

Programme : Day Two - Wednesday 12th May

Chair: Michael McKiernan, Trustee Director, RoSPA and Chairman, BackCare

10.00 Registration & Coffee

10.30 Introduction from the Chair
Michael McKiernan, Trustee Director, RoSPA and Chairman, BackCare

10.40 Learning from safety failure
Jonathan Russell, Head HSWA Framework and Enforcement Policy Branch, HSE

  • Prevention failures as opportunities
  • Your duty to investigate
  • New HSE guidance materials
  • The essence of good investigation
  • Getting the approach right
  • Promoting an investigation culture

11.00 Informed and Safe - CASE STUDY
Chris Selby, Principal Engineer, The Steel Construction Institute

  • Making safety information open and available
  • The Safety Alert Database and Information Exchange (SADIE)
  • SADIE – From concept to operation
  • Building active communities
  • Overcoming barriers to sharing sensitive information

11.20 HSE's Slips, Trips and Falls Priority Programme
Paul Beaumont, Project Manager Slips & Trips, HSE

  • It's no joking matter
  • What the data tell us
  • Assessing STF risks
  • Solutions that work
  • Raising awareness
  • HSE and collaborative Initiatives

11.40 We're not falling for it! - CASE STUDY
Doug Russell, Health and Safety Officer, USDAW

  • Facing up to STF
  • Understanding underlying causes
  • Establishing a partnership approach
  • What safety reps can bring to the party
  • Short, medium and long term improvements
  • Learning from others' successes

12.00 Open forum
12.30 Lunch & Networking

13.30 Making MORR a mainstream H&S issue
Robert Gifford, Executive Director, Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport

  • Thinking road safety at work
  • The importance of the HSE/DfT guide
  • Focusing on management not just drivers
  • Selling the message
  • Making MORR a key HSC priority
  • The Occupational Road Safety Alliance

13.50 How we cut crashes, casualties and costs (Palmer & Harvey) - CASE STUDY
Sue Viney, A.C.I.I, Chartered Insurer, BHI Solutions

  • How we knew we had a problem
  • Analysing our data
  • Assessing risks and prioritising interventions
  • Training managers and drivers
  • Getting outside help
  • Measuring safety and business benefits

14.10 Working at Height Regulations
David King, Project Manager, HSE

  • Falls from height, what's new?
  • Why people fall
  • Why regulate?
  • Key legislative proposals
  • What consultees have said
  • What you must do

14.30 Safety on top - CASE STUDY
Speaker tbc

  • Why we are always up in the air
  • Key safety principles
  • What we have learned from incidents
  • The importance of good training, planning and supervision
  • Keeping everyone focused
  • What others can learn from us.

15.00 Open forum
15.30 Close

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