Safety & Health at Work Congress 2004
Learning, Sharing, Moving Forward - 11-13 May 2004 - Salamander Suite, NEC, Birmingham
Programme
Day 1 - Tuesday 11th May - 'Leading the process of change'
Day 2 - Wednesday 12th May - 'Always safe, never sorry'
Day 3 - Thursday 13th May - ‘Making health matter'
Programme : Day One - Tuesday 11th May
Chair: Nina Wrightson, Chairman, NOSHC
10.00 Registration & Coffee
10.30 Introduction from the chair
Nina Wrightson, Chairman, National Occupational Safety & Health Committee
10.40 UK strategy for better H&S at work
Jane Kennedy, Minister of State for Work at the Department for Work and Pensions
- Revitalising: progress so far
- Responding to the changing world of work
- The HSC's strategy to 2010
- Developing the UK 'H&S system'
- Focusing on health and rehabilitation
- Government as an exemplary employer
11.00 Corporate performance measurement and reporting - CASE STUDY
Michael Wright, Director, Greenstreet Berman Ltd
- H&S and corporate social responsibility
- What do we mean by performance?
- Why report and to whom?
- Research findings
- A new performance index
- Linking H&S with key stakeholder agendas
11.20 ELCI focuses on the facts
Tim Humphreys, Manager for Liability, Association of British Insurers
- Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance: recent trends
- The DWP review: key findings
- Linking ELCI premia to performance
- Which indicators?
- Recent insurance sector initiatives
- Developing closer partnerships
11.40 How we are meeting challenging targets - CASE STUDY
Richard Claydon, International & UK Health and Safety Manager, RMC
- How we set evidence based targets
- Priorities and key performance indicators
- Getting management and workforce buy-in
- Avoiding distortions
- Linking with other business metrics
- What we have learned so far..
12.00 Open Forum
12.30 Lunch & Networking
13.30 Health and safety systems update
Professor Richard Booth, Aston University
- Management systems thinking moves on
- Revision of BS8800
- Old themes, new emphases
- Key points from consultation
- Communicating key concepts
- Assessing H&S management capability
13.50 Back to the Floor! - CASE STUDY
Dr Sara Lumley PhD MIOSH RSP, Consultant and Director of NEBOSH
- H&S as a strategic, board level issue
- Assumptions about board level leadership
- Front line director involvement
- Results from RoSPA's investigations
- Key findings
- Ways forward
14.10 Tougher penalties
David Bergman, Executive Director, Centre for Corporate Accountability
- H&S offences as crimes
- Developments in criminal justice
- Corporate killing and the Government's response
- Individual versus personal liability
- Time for innovative penalties?
- Towards zero tolerance?
14.30 Recent enforcement trends - CASE STUDY
Gerard Forlin, Barrister, 2-3 Gray's Inn Square
- HSE and Local Authority enforcement policy
- Recent high profile cases
- Are the courts getting tougher?
- How companies are responding
- Does punishment work?
- What does society expect?
15.00 Open Forum
15.30 Close
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
Programme : Day Three - Thursday 13th May
Chair: Lawrence Waterman, Chairman, Sypol International
10.00 Registration & Coffee
10.30 Introduction from the Chair
Lawrence Waterman, Chairman, Sypol International
10.40 Stress and the new management standards
Bill Callaghan, Chair, Health and Safety Commission
- Is there a stress epidemic?
- Stress as an organisational condition
- The response of HSC/E so far
- Can the tide be turned?
- What additional resources do organisations need?
- How can we sell the case for action?
11.00 Pressure and stress – identifying what is holding employees back
Dr John McCaul, Chief Medical Officer, RWE Innogy
- Stress, health and business performance
- How we developed our stress risk assessment tool
- Providing support for managers and staff
- Prioritising interventions
- Evaluating effectiveness of the tool
11.20 Tackling drink and drugs together
Ava Fine, Consultant, A2 Consulting
- Establishing the need for action
- Alcohol, drugs and the effect on performance at work
- Key ingredients for a successful policy
- Getting workforce and line manager buy-in
- Keeping everyone on-board
- Monitoring and review
11.40 Drug education, screening and rehabilitation - CASE STUDY
Dr Michael Mortimer, Head of Health & Safety, Atomic Weapons Establishment
- Drugs and impairment; safety and security
- Assessing the problem
- Getting drugs out in the open
- Securing management and workforce buy-in
- Screening; progress so far
- Providing help
12.00 Open forum
12.30 Lunch & Networking
13.30 Asbestos, the duty to manage
Nigel Brace, Consultant, QSM Ltd
- It's the dust you can't see that kills
- Your duty to manage
- Identifying locations, assessing condition
- Distinguishing between hazard and risk
- Leave it alone!
- Getting the right professional help
13.50 How we optimised our asbestos management strategy - CASE STUDY
Susan Hardy, Occupational Health & Safety Manager, East Cheshire NHS Trust
- An overview of our asbestos inventory
- Getting a team approach
- Tackling irrational fears
- Prioritising asbestos removal and repair
- What has it really cost us?
- What we have learned from others
14.10 Rehabilitation: Latest development
Dr Jane Wilford MRCGP, MFOM Consultant, Occupational Physician for Salus, the NHS Occupational Health and Safety Services in Lanarkshire and Medical Director, Healthy Return Project
- Pilot project in Glasgow
- The importance of vocational rehabilitation
- Conceptualising the role of vocational rehabilitation
- Key elements in effective workplace rehabilitation
- Internal and external influences on workplace rehabilitation
- Case histories
14.30 Sickness Absence: A New Model - CASE STUDY
Dr Su Wang, Head of Health, Royal Mail Group, MFOM Specialist Occupational Physician
- The problem
- Common pitfalls and solutions
- Case management
- Training
- Who can help me?
- A new model
15.00 Open forum
15.30 Close
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