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09.00 |
Introduction to day two
Gerard Hand, President Elect, IOSH
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09.05 |
Fraternal greetings
Peter Sturm, President, CSSE |
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09.10 |
Introduction from the Conference Chair
Sue MacGregor CBE, Broadcaster, BBC Radio 4 |
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09.15 |
Interview panel
Leading from the top - CEO perspectives on putting health and safety on the board agenda
A panel of senior directors from a range of industries will be interviewed on their approach to health and safety. Questions and topics to be addressed include:
 Approaches to turning around company safety performance - the role of health and safety professionals and senior managers
The importance of cascading company safety culture
Evaluating the impact of improved safety culture on company performance
How to influence the board successfully - what makes the difference for them?
Managing media perceptions and organisational reputation relating to health and safety.
Graham Dalton, Chief Executive, Highways Agency
Ian Dormer, Managing Director, Rosh Engineering Ltd
Phillip Willsmer, Director of Risk Shared Services, The Co-operative Group
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10.00 |
'In the news' panel
An opportunity for panellists to discuss the most pressing topics and stories that have featured in recent media coverage of health and safety, and to explore the outcomes and evaluate the potential next steps.
Subash Ludhra, President, IOSH
Malcolm McIntyre, Chair, New Accession Countries Initiative, IOSH
Sue Pilkington, Chair, Board of Directors, Safety Institute of Australia Ltd
Terrie Norris, President, ASSE
Peter Sturm, President, CSSE
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10.30 |
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 D2
Accident investigation
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11.30 |
Chair's opening remarks
Sue MacGregor CBE, Broadcaster, BBC Radio 4 |
Chair's opening remarks
Rob Strange OBE, Chief Executive, IOSH |
Chair's opening remarks
Terrie Norris, President, ASSE |
Chair's opening remarks
Nick Burraston OBE, former Chairman, Board of Trustees, IOSH and Director, Jacob Cameron Engineering Ltd
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11.35 |
In court: live!
An opportunity to put your questions to a panel of lawyers exploring learning outcomes from recent cases and changes to legislation in the UK and abroad.
Ron Reid, Partner, Shoosmiths
Paul C Verrico, Associate, Solicitor-Advocate (All Higher Courts), Eversheds
James Maxwell-Scott, Barrister, Crown Office Chambers
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Case study
Changing the perceptions of international journalists - making safety simple across a global organisation
Seeking solutions to a new simpler approach to risk assessment that can be applied consitently regardless of location
Overcoming cultural, language, legislative and geographical issues in implementing a new approach to risk assessment
Successfully delivering training across the global organisation - extracting key learning for all professionals and identifying areas for further improvement
Fiona Ambrose, Journalism Safety Advisor, BBC
Mike Baker, Journalism Safety Advisor, BBC
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Case study
Putting together the building blocks of a behavioural safety programme – lessons from the Olympic Park
Examining strategies adopted at the Olympic Park for managing health and safety and sustaining attitudinal change
Key tips and tools for creating a positive and sustainable safety culture
Measuring perceptions of health and safety to test the suitability of policies and procedures
Ros Seal, Health and Safety Advisor, Olympic Delivery Authority
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Expert insight
Company and insurer perspectives on the investigation of a work-related accident
Understanding the protocol in place to deal with such an incident
Best practice approaches to investigation
Understanding how an insurance company approaches investigations and why
Philip Bladon, Senior Client Risk Manager - Liability, QBE European Operations
Neil Lennox, Group Head of Occupational Health, Safety & Fire, Sainsbury’s
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12.05 |
Opportunity to move between tracks
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12.10 |
Expert insight
Understanding hindsight bias and examining the Buncefield explosion to extract lessons for all practitioners
Exploring the conflicting interpretations of the causality of the incident by the prosecution and defence and their implications
Evaluating the concept and adverse consequences of hindsight bias, particularly in incident investigations
Understanding that even best practice audits may be inadequate to reveal fundamental shortcomings in safety management, notably of subsidiaries
Recognising that inadequate shift record keeping and shift handovers are significant vulnerabilities in process industries
Prof. Richard Booth, Professor Emeritus, Aston University & Director, HASTAM |
Case study
Challenging work in challenging places – learning from Raleigh’s approach to risk and positive learning experiences
Considering how much risk is too much – ‘safety management’ or ‘managing safely’?
Creating a culture of risk taking by taking responsibility
Understanding positive impacts on individual approaches to succeeding safely, despite the risks
Tony Willetts, Head of Operations, Raleigh International
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Case study
Shifting your focus from a compliance-based approach to a risk management approach - embracing a new way of thinking
Fear of failure versus fear of law – do we overemphasise the
need for compliance?
Compliance good – creativity bad?
A lazy person’s guide to saying “No!”
If the balance is wrong, what can we do about it?
Richard Perry, Head of Safety Policy and Compliance, BBC
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Expert insight
Understanding the approaches of an HSE inspector and the police to an accident investigation
What evidence needs to be collected?
Understanding the expectations the police and HSE have
of stakeholdersExamining the investigation process and how it moves forward
David Charnock, HM Inspector of Health & Safety, Health and Safety Executive
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12.40 |
Opportunity to move between tracks
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12.45 |
Expert insight
Handling the changes to regulations relating to hazardous substances – what every professional needs to know
Exploring the practical implications of dual labelling and reviewing COSHH assessments – the impact they will have on your organisation
Understanding the legal implications of failing to comply
Practical approaches to building understanding among peers and senior management about what’s required and the resources needed
Dr. Stuart Longworth, Chairman, Chemical Hazards Communication Society, Director, Sankey Safety Consultants
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Roundtable discussion
Leveraging the value of international benchmarking
Approaches to understanding where you stand in relation to world leaders in your industry
Getting a sensible comparison - which indicators should you choose?
Bearing in mind international variations in reporting cultures
Linking benchmarking to insurance risk management
Dr Janet Asherson, Adviser Environment, Health and Safety, International Organisation of Employers
Iain Ferguson, HM Inspector of Railways, Technical Lead for Risk Management Systems, Office of Rail Regulation
Paul Smith, Director of Operations,
Energy Networks Association
Doug Wilson, UK Director for Health and Safety and UK Director for General Services, ScottishPower
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Skills session
Coaching and mentoring to secure employee engagement and successfully integrate health and safety across an organisation
Raising the profile of health and safety to core value status, as the lead for overall performance improvement
Training effectively to change mindsets – what does a good training programme look like?
Empowering leaders, managers and supervisors to act proactively
Whose choice is critical to achieving the ‘no harm’ outcome?
Graham Setter, Director, Setter & Associates Ltd
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Exploring the perspectives of a legal expert, the accident victim and the victim's family on the impact of an accident investigation
Understanding how a case is prepared and what is needed in court
Considering the impact of an accident on the victim's family and friends
Kevin Bridges, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP
Paul Blanchard, Workplace accident victim |
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13.15 |
Lunch and exhibition
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14.05 |
Panel debate
Exploring negative perceptions of health and safety - are health and safety professionals the cause or the solution?
A panel of health and safety professionals from a broad variety of backgrounds will debate this question, including considerations of how health and safety legislation is interpreted, media perceptions of the profession, the relationship between theory and practice, and what professionals need to do to be smarter and offer more value to employers.
Professor Neil Budworth, Corporate Health and Safety Manager, E.ON UK
Juditth Hackitt CBE, Chair, Health and Safety Executive
James Wolfe, Deputy Director — Health & Wellbeing, Department for Work & Pensions
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14.30 |
Keynote case study
Learning from Deepwater Horizon – one company’s safety journey
Understanding the incident – engineering, systems, people
Exploring the change journey
Successfully implementing a transformation of safety culture throughout the organisation
Extracting key learning points for health and safety professionals
Dr Steve Flynn, Head of Risk, HSSE and Learning, BP
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15.05 |
Inspirational closing speaker
Confronting negative perceptions and successfully building a positive reputation
Understanding the root cause of public perceptions and how to better explain your position
Using persuasion, perseverance and patience to transform your position - top tips
Successful approaches to marketing, PR and brand building to get your message across
Graham Hales, Chief Executive, Interbrand
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15.45 |
Closing remarks
Subash Ludhra, President, IOSH |
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16.00 |
Close of conference
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