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Health and safety is paramount at 40th Glastonbury Festival

As tens of thousands of people gear up for the 40th annual Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, visitors to the IOSH conference will get an exclusive peek at the secrets behind the mammoth health and safety operation used to ensure the festival goers, performers and staff enjoy the festival.

Tim Roberts, Head of Health and Safety at Glastonbury Festival, will be presenting at the annual IOSH conference which takes place from 24 – 25 March 2010 at the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre, Glasgow. Packed with hours of content delivered by world-renowned speakers, the conference will demonstrate to visitors how health and safety can add value to their organisations.

Tim said: “There is no doubt we do face some very challenging circumstances, but the basics of working at height, traffic separation, temporary structures and outdoor electrics are well worn health and safety topics. Within the context of Glastonbury Festival we are able to call on a huge wealth of experience, and the last few years have seen the development of a genuinely positive and proactive safety culture.”

John Holden, IOSH president, said: “IOSH 10 is about providing safety professionals with the tools they need to weather the economic downturn. Many organisations are, understandably, looking to cut budgets and so it’s important that we are able to provide cost-effective solutions.

“Finding out about health and safety at an iconic event like Glastonbury is something I’m really looking forward to hearing about. I’m sure there’s many innovative solutions they have to come up with each year. IOSH 10 really is going to be a conference that can’t be missed.”

News broadcaster Gavin Esler will chair the high-level conference and numerous industry-leading speakers will deliver topical and informative sessions, including:

• Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair, Health and Safety Executive
• James Clappison MP, Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions
• Elaine Dorward-King, Global Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Rio Tinto
• Inder Poonaji, Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Nestlé UK
• Alan Barlow, Head of Health and Safety, The Natural History Museum
• Alison Reid-Wright, Health and Safety Manager, Ofcom

An extensive exhibition will be running alongside the conference to offer visitors the opportunity to source solutions from a comprehensive cross section of health and safety manufacturers, distributors and suppliers.

For companies interested in exhibiting, please contact Dominic Pinfold on +44 (0)20 7921 8183 or email dominic.pinfold@ubm.com.