Learn about the new standards in Occupational Health & Safety and new strategy developments from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure you are following the latest regulations and best practice - to protect your employees, and to protect your company.
Hear the HSE explain its latest strategy and understand its impact on your activities. Additionally - following the publication of BS OHSAS 18001 last year - further guidance standards have published, including BS OHSAS 18002 and BS 18004 (previously BS 8800). Attend this conference for a briefing on what these standards cover, and what they mean for you and your business.
You will leave the conference with a clearer idea of how you can improve health and safety management in your organization by utilizing these new tools.
The conference will:
- Brief you on the new HSE strategy and its implications for your strategy and activities
- Explain the new BS OHSAS 18002 and BS 18004 and their role in supporting OH&S management in organizations
- Update you on the likely effects of the Corporate Manslaughter Act
- Highlight best practice solutions to the current key OH&S issues including successful implementation of BS 18001
- Provide opportunities for networking with experts and peers to share experiences.
Benefits of attending include:
Pricing
Conference + workshop package (standard rate): £699 + VAT
Conference + workshop package (public sector rate): £549 + VAT
1 day conference (standard rate): £399.00 + VAT
1 day conference (public sector rate): £299.00 + VAT
A tour of Manchester United FC, included in the conference package price, is also on offer during the post-conference drinks reception.
Congratulations to Tom Best of Huhtamaki, winner of our free place draw.
Supporting organizatons
The conference keynote will be presented by Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who will explain their latest strategy, expanding on what they will expect from organizations and from the Health & Safety manager.
The conference will also explain the content and usage of two significant new publications from BSI British Standards - BS OHSAS 18002 and the guidance document BS 18004 - designed to support and guide you in good practice application of Health & Safety in your organization.
The conference also looks at the real-world application of BS OHSAS 18001 one year on from its publication, and provides the latest thinking and best practice advice on tackling the current pressing OH&S issues such as psychosocial behaviours.
You will leave this BSI conference with a clearer idea of how your occupational health and safety strategies and processes could be improved.
Chair
David Smith
Director, iMS Risk Solutions;
Chairman, BSI OHSAS Committee
Keynote: HSE update
HSE's new strategy: what it means for your OH&S strategy and working practices and the role of standards
The new Board of the HSE is developing a new strategy for OH&S and plans to launch its proposals for consultation in December. The new strategy will optimize the performance of an overall health and safety system in preventing death, injury and ill-health caused by work activities.
Judith Hackitt will discuss:
- Roles – of the regulator, the regulated, the workforce and others
- Leadership and involvement, encouraging and motivating others to think about how they can best contribute to delivery
- Addressing real health and safety in the workplace, not trivia
- The particular needs of small businesses
- The appropriate use of standards, guidance, advice and enforcement in improving performance
Judith Hackitt CBE
Chair, Health and Safety Executive
Discussion Session
An opportunity to debate the HSE’s strategy with a panel of experts, including:
David Smith, iMS Risk Solutions
Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE
Richard Booth, Aston University
Roger Bibbings, RoSPA
Luise Vassie, IOSH
Legal Update
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and other key developments
- Introduction to the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
- what the new offence entails
- where the first prosecution is likely to come from
- Determining a “gross” breach - what factors a jury will consider
- The investigation process and practicalities – what the authorities will look for
- Practical steps in developing the corporate culture
- An analysis of penalties and sanctions and the latest sentencing guidelines
- A case study illustration
Will Marshall
Senior Solicitor, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
Standards update
18001 Series: Update on BS OHSAS 18001:2007 and introduction to BS OHSAS 18002 and BS 18004
- BS OHSAS 18001:2007
- What is it and who should use it?
- The growth in the use of the of the standard
- Deadlines for conversion to the 2007 standard to maintain certification
- How do I certify?
- Benefits experienced by BS OHSAS 18001 implementers
- Issues encountered – what the new standards will do
- BS OHSAS 18002 and BS 18004 – Guidance standards
- What do they contain?
- What are the differences?
- What are the Annexes for?
- Which should I follow, when? And why?
- What are the tangible benefits?
- How they integrate with other standards and management systems
David Smith
Director, IMS Risk Solutions;
Chair, BSI Committee, OH&S management systems
Case study
How to implement and use BS OHSAS 18001:2007 effectively – should I certify?
- Reasons to certify – applying the CONTROL analogy
- Obstacles encountered by BS OHSAS 18001 implementers
- real life examples
- Key steps and the route to certification
Andrew Burns-Warren
Integrated Management Systems Auditor, NQA
Key issues/best practice update
Applying Annex E BS 18004 - guidance on risk assessment and control
- Identifying risks/hazards
- Risk assessments
- Responses and reporting
- Controlling risks and putting a risk management strategy in place
- Use of technology for risk assessments in health and safety management systems
Vicki Gomersall
Product Marketing Manager, BSI Management Systems;
Paul Stanfield
Product Marketing Manager - Entropy SoftwareTM, BSI Management Systems
Leadership and promoting an effective OH&S management system
Referring to various Annexes in BS 18004 and worked examples, speaker Richard Booth will cover:
- Guidance on leadership and OH&S systems that work in practice
- Challenges in promoting effective OH&S management
- Challenges in planning, implementing and measuring outcomes of OH&S interventions
- Setting objectives for implementation of an OH&S programme and measuring performance/success
- resolving implementation barriers
Richard Booth
Emeritus Professor (Occupational Safety and Health), Aston University
Addressing human factors: Psychosocial behavioural developments and impact on OH&S management
- What 'psychosocial' really means
- Psychosocial factors: detecting psychosocial factors in a workplace; symptom onset; reporting and seeking help
- Long-term/chronicity ill health and its impact
- musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics
- stress and mental health and other workplace health issues eg respiratory problems, noise and hearing
- Workplace and employer approaches to managing psychosocial factors
- application of Annex I
Dr Nicholas Kendall
Independent Consultant
Rehabilitation – role and responsibilities for the OH&S practitioner
- The need for sound national policies and standards for Occupational Health and Vocational Rehabilitation
- Obstacles to recovery and return to work - role of the OH&S practitioner
- Achieving a healthy workplace
- Benefits and responsibilities of employees and employers
- Case studies
Helen Merfield
Chief Executive, Health & Case Management Ltd (hcml)
The insurance perspective - understanding the needs and expectations of the insurer
- What does the insurer need?
- What can organizations do?
- How can certification help organizations?
- What are the benefits of a good occupational health and safety system?
Dr Ian Wrightson
Senior Risk Consultant, Association of British Insurers
Q&A and discussion sessions will take place throughout the day
Drinks Reception
09 December 2008
Delegates are cordially invited to a complimentary drinks reception after the close of the conference with an optional stadium tour – limited places available.
