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08.30 |
Registration |
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09.00 |
Breakfast briefing
First timers' welcome to the IOSH conference and exhibition |
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09.55 |
Introduction to IOSH 2012
President's address
Subash Ludhra, President, IOSH |
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10.05 |
Fraternal greetings
Terrie Norris, President, ASSE |
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10.10 |
Introduction from the Conference Chair
Sue MacGregor CBE, Broadcaster, BBC Radio 4 |
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10.15 |
Opening session
Health and safety in 2012 and beyond - perception versus reality
Keynote addresses will be followed by an in-depth discussion session. Questions and topics to be addressed include:
 What is the ongoing impact of the government's Health and Safety Review and how are any changes being implemented?
The implications of the Löfstedt Review and what the future holds for regulation
Understanding the impact of the HSE's budget cuts and the implications for inspection
Is the risk appetite changing given current economic realities, and where should health and safety professionals' focus lie?
Do perceptions of health and safety culture match the realities? If not, how can or should this be combated?
Understanding UK developments in their international context.
Professor Ragnar Löfstedt, Director, King's Centre for Risk Management, Department of Geography, King's College London and Chair, The Löfstedt Review
Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive, Health and Safety Executive
Hugh Robertson, Senior Policy Officer for Health and Safety, TUC
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11.30 |
Morning refreshments and exhibition |
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TRACK A
Legislation and enforcement
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TRACK B
Working smarter
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TRACK C
Behavioural safety and culture
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TRACK D1
Health matters
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12.15 |
Chair's opening remarks
Sue MacGregor CBE, Broadcaster, BBC Radio 4 |
Chair's opening remarks |
Chair's opening remarks
Peter Sturm, President, CSSE |
Chair's opening remarks
Steve Perkins, Chief Executive, British Occupational Hygiene Society |
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12.20 |
Panel discussion
Implementing safe systems across an international organisation
Evaluating different approaches to ensuring global compliance - can one size fit all?
Practical approaches to setting workable internal standards and audit regimes Weighing up the resource and investment requirements of various approaches
Top tips and tricks for the global health and safety professional to safeguard against common pitfalls and raise the profile of health and safety
Trevor Jennings, Risk Manager, Lloyd's Property Services
Andrew Sharman, Environment, Health and Safety Director, Owens-Illinois
Jonathan Pickering, Health and Safety Manager, CH2M HILL International and Chair, Middle East Branch, IOSH
Steve Duncan, Group Head of Health, Safety and Risk Management (Midways Division), Merlin Entertainments Group
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Panel discussion
Developing a workable and cost-effective approach to assessing risk
Integrating risk assessment into your business strategy - making dynamic risk assessment work for your organisation
Evaluating qualitative and quantitative measures - how and why should they be used?
Engaging staff and overcoming their fears around being responsible for risk assessments
Demonstrating the validity of your approach to management to secure buy-in and necessary prioritisation
Mike Wagland, Global Head of Health and Safety, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd
Gareth Llewellyn, Director of Safety and Sustainable Development, Network Rail
Lucy Jones, SHE Advisor UK and Regional Support Manager Asia-Pacific, AstraZeneca
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Practical workshop
Exploring the P6 model - positive professional performance, producing positive perceptions
What messages do we send when we communicate and how do they affect individual effectiveness?
Gaining maximum professional communication effectiveness and enhancing positive perceptions at all levels - the tools and techniques you need
Achieving positive perceptions and positive impacts for your message, whether during training, accident prevention, or in the boardroom
Applying and integrating the P6 model to achieve a positive communication culture, whether across a team, department or the entire organisation
Kate Beaven-Marks, CEO and Director of Studies, Alterjective Institute |
Practical workshop
Developing strategies to manage occupational health risk that successfully engage employees to improve their health and wellbeing
Engaging people to improve their own health - tips for successful communication and making safety fun
Building your strategy - examples of proactive interventions in the construction industry and how they've been received by the workforce
Approaches to measuring health and the results of your interventions
Top tips for health and safety professionals
Ian Strudley, Head of Health Risk Management Unit, Construction Division, Health and Safety Executive
Mark Rimmer, Operations Manager, ISG Pearce
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13.05 |
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13.20 |
Lunch and exhibition |
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TRACK A
Legislation and enforcement |
TRACK B
Working smarter |
TRACK C
Behavioural safety and culture |
TRACK D1
Health matters |
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14.30 |
Expert insight
The lifecycle of prohibition and improvement notices
Understanding how and why improvement notices are issued
Considering whether to challenge the notice - what are your options for appeal?
Interpreting the notice and putting new systems in place, supported by the entire organisation
Demonstrating improvement to the enforcement authorities
Darren Smith, Partner, Hill Hofstetter
James Maxwell-Scott, Barrister, Crown Office Chambers |
Case study
Implementing a health and safety strategy that makes financial savings whilst reducing driving incidents
Designing a strategy that gets to the heart of a health and safety issue whilst making the most of available resources Harnessing the potential of managers and employees to take more responsibility for their health and safety and achieve financial savings
Demonstrating successful outcomes and tangible savings for the organisation
Danny Plumb, Health and Safety Advisor, British Gas |
Skills session
Delivering messages to your board in a way that will ensure they listen
Knowing what buttons to press to get their attention
What numbers are of value to them?
Building a tool kit of approaches to ensure continued success
Understanding influencing techniques and ways to combat objections
Learning from what's worked well for others
Subash Ludhra, President, IOSH
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Case study
Ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of an ageing workforce
Considering the ergonomic implications of an ageing workforce and practical approaches to reducing risk and improving wellbeing
Overcoming the fear factor – building a culture where older employees are willing to declare medical conditions and seek support Understanding the risks associated with an increasingly sedentary workforce
Considering changes to the retirement age and requirements under the Equality Act
Planning for future demographic changes in your long-term strategies
Richard Peatfield, Occupational Health & Hygiene Manager, Severn Trent Water
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15.00 |
Opportunity to move between tracks
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15.05 |
Expert insight
Managing fire risk across an organisation
Understanding fire safety law, where responsibilities lie and the legal implications
Approaching fire training and ensuring appropriate communication across the organisation
Examining the practicalities of risk assessment - who should do what, when and how?
Exploring the difference between a responsible and competent person, as per the Regulatory Reform Order
Katherine Stewart, Group Health and Safety Manager, New Look
Neil Wood, Fire Manager, New Look
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Case study
Measuring improvements in safety: how we evaluated the impact of a new approach to highway worker safety
Changing organisational culture to put good health and safety practice at the core of the business
Implementing change in a co-ordinated way across the business and setting challenging targets
Measuring the impact of improvements to demonstrate success against targets
Auditing the safety performance of service providers
Paul Mitchell, Head of Health and Safety, Highways Agency |
Expert insight
Taking an organisational approach to occupational road risk and driver behaviour
Getting road risk on the senior management agenda - why you need to make the case
Approaches to managing road users' attitudes, behaviours and perceptions to mitigate the rising cost of claims
Successfully delivering evidence of the reduced frequency and severity of claims
Going beyond driver training - the potential of technologies to reinforce behaviour and strategic objectives
Gordon Robertson, Head of Driver Training, Greater Manchester Police
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Case study
Taking a holistic approach to employee wellbeing in order to manage the impact of stress and boost morale
Investing in people to create happy working environments, reduce workplace stress and boost retention
Understanding the role of health and safety professionals in delivering the organisational vision, shaping culture and providing tools for employees to manage their own wellbeing
Examining the costs and savings realised by specific wellbeing programmes
Sue Connelly, Global Health and Wellbeing Manager, AstraZeneca
Sarah Renshaw, Global Health and Wellbeing Specialist, AstraZeneca
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15.35 |
Afternoon refreshments and networking
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16.20 |
In the dock: live!
An interactive opportunity to examine the realities of a prosecution under the Health and Safety at Work Act, explore what went wrong to cause the incident and what you may be called on to provide for a court case. Hear the case for the prosecution and the defence, testimony from key witnesses and expert legal insight from the judge. Finally, you'll vote on sentencing and penalty levels and have the chance to evaluate the inevitable differences of opinion that arise.
Kevin McLoughlin, Keith Morton QC and Dominic Adamson, Barristers, Temple Garden Chambers
Gerard Hand, Vice-President, IOSH and Director, GPH Safety |
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17.20 |
Closing remarks |
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17.45 |
Evening networking reception |
