Construction Health and Safety Conference 2008
Gallery Suites 17&18 - NEC Birmingham
Thursday 15th May 2008
Programme
Chair: Mike Totterdell MBE, RoSPA National Occupational Safety and Health Committee
10.00 Introduction by the Chair
10.10 ‘Refocusing the safety effort: report from the Strategic Forum’
John Spanswick, Health and Safety Commissioner, HSC; Chair of the Strategic Forum Health and Safety Group
- Mobilising the key players
- Being clear about priorities
- Securing fresh commitment
- Focusing on what works
10.35 ‘Enhancing drivers for change’
Louise Brearey, Head of Construction Sector, HSE
- Being clear about standards
- The key role of the client
- Making H&S management work
- Getting even tougher with offenders
11.00 Open Forum
11.15 Refreshments and networking
11.45 ‘Developing effective health and safety leadership’
Peter Fisher, Group SHE Director, Costain
- Clear communication of safety values
- Involving everyone in the business and beyond
- Developing leadership at all levels
- Moving from targets to excellence
12.10 ‘Involving the whole workforce’
Edurne Nunez Moreno, Engineer, The Steel Construction Institute
- How accidents damage lives and ruin families
- Why are we failing to cut casualties?
- Why workers need a voice
- Building real partnership and cooperation
12.35 Open forum
12.50 Lunch and exhibition
13.50 ‘House building and domestic repair/refurbishment’
Shelley Atkinson Frost, Director of Health and Safety, Construction Confederation
- Recent accident trends in the sector
- Where are the hot spots and why?
- Common underlying issues
- Who has to change and how?
14.15 ‘Raising levels of competence: Prequalification and construction skills schemes’
Paul Reeve, Head of Health, Safety & Environment, Electrical Contractors Association & Vice Chair of NOSHC
- NOSHC SME Inquiry
- Duplication in pre-qual schemes
- Establishing ‘core criteria’
- Cutting bureaucracy and red tape
- Helping firms that fail
14.40 ‘And what can happen if you fail!’
Roger Bibbings, Occupational Safety Adviser, RoSPA
- What Corporate Manslaughter will mean in practice
- Key tests for a guilty verdict
- Other prosecution options
- Fines, publicity and remedial orders
- Punishing directors and senior managers
15.05 Open Forum
15.20 Close
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