OH&S management: current and future challenges and how standards can help

Date: 17 & 18 May 2022

Timing: 3 x 90-minute sessions each day starting at 06:00 UTC (07:00 UK time), 11:00 UTC (12:00 UK time) and 16:00 UTC (17:00 UK time)

What’s this occupational health and safety management event about?

This event will feature a global cast of occupational health and safety (OH&S) experts examining the why and how of achieving better OH&S performance.

On Day 1, we’ll cover why occupational health and safety management – including psychological health – should be a priority for every small and service sector business; and how they should implement it to suit their business and protect all workers. On Day 2 we’ll cover evaluating OH&S performance, emerging trends and future OH&S management standards.

Who should attend the occupational health and safety management event?

These sessions will be relevant to all types of organization, including small businesses and the service sector, whether they have an established and mature OH&S management system or are just beginning their OH&S journey.

What will participants gain from attending our occupational health and safety management event?

• A deeper understanding of the value of effective occupational health and safety management
• How to use of standards effectively and proportionately
• An understanding of the different approaches to evaluating OH&S performance
• A round-up of emerging global trends in OH&S management
• A first look at future OH&S standards and how they are intended to help
• How participants can access OH&S documents and contribute to their development
• A post-event copy of all presentations and a recording of the webinar

Please click here to learn more about our speakers.

Recorded: 06:00 - 07:30 UTC (07:00 - 08:30 UK time)

Facilitated by Sally Swingewood, Lead Standards Development Manager, BSI, Secretariat TC 283 and Martin Cottam, Chair, ISO Technical Committee 283, Occupational Health & Safety Management, alongside John Fitzgerald, Lead - Mentally Healthy Work, WorkSafe New Zealand, François Barton, Executive Director, Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum, Linda Saraswati Iskandar, Director of Administration, Indonesia ISO Expert Association (IIEA), Ruth Wilkinson, Head of health and safety, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Agenda

06:00 - 06:05 Introduction to the panel

06:05 - 06:15 Why OH&S should be a priority for every business

06:15 - 06:30 Why psychological health is a fundamental and growing issue for organizations

06:30 - 07:00 Series of panel discussions, including:

• How OH&S standards can be used effectively by the service sector
• How small business can adapt standards to their own particular context
• Why building a safe and trusting culture is at the heart of OH&S
• Practical steps small organizations and the service sector can take to start improving OHS performance

07:00 - 07:25 Q&A session

07:25 - 07:30 How to obtain the standards and how to get more information

07:30 End of the webinar

Recorded: 11:00 - 12:30 UTC (12:00 - 13:30 UK time)

Facilitated by Sally Swingewood, Lead Standards Manager, BSI, Committee Manager TC 283 and Martin Cottam, Chair - ISO Technical Committee 283, Occupational Health & Safety Management, alongside Stefan Larsson, Project leader for ISO 45002, Founder/Sustainability Consultant, Six Dimensions of Sustainability, Luisa Fernanda Pallares, Manager of Special Projects and International Standardization, ICONTEC

Agenda

11:00 - 11:05 Introduction of the panel

11:05 - 11:10 Overview of different approaches to implementation of an OH&S management system

11:10 - 11:15 Guidance available to organizations

11:15 - 11:55 Discussions including:

• Tailoring your OH&S management system to your needs
• Why context is so important
• Prioritizing effective protecting your workers over conformity
• The role of documented information: keeping it proportional and useful
• The importance of psychological health and wellbeing in your OH&S management system

11:55 - 12:25 Q&A session

12:25 - 12:30 Where you can get guidance and how to get involved

12:30 End of the webinar

Recorded: 16:00 - 17:30 UTC (17:00 - 18:30 UK time)

Facilitated by Sally Swingewood, BSI, Committee Manager ISO/TC 283 and Martin Cottam, Chair, ISO Technical Committee 283, Occupational Health & Safety Management, alongside Mike Seymour, President at Icarus Environmental, Inc., Anne Mallory, Director, Mallory Health and Safety Consultants Ltd, Nick Wilson, Award Winning Public Speaker on Mental Health and Disability and Ambassador, Talk Mental Health, Elizabeth O’Ferrall, Project Manager, National Standards Authority of Ireland

Agenda

16:00 - 16:10 Introduction of the panel

16:10 - 16:55 Series of discussions including:

• The current situation and known issues
• The challenge of producing one-size fits all standards
• Why taking a generic approach to OH&S management is failing some workers
• The importance of writing in language that is accessible and familiar to users
• The importance of being specific and precise
• How the standards community is hoping to address these issues

16:55 - 17:25 Q&A session

17:25 - 17:30 Where to get the standard, how to get involved

17:30 End of the webinar

Recorded: 06:00 - 07:30 UTC (07:00 - 08:30 UK time)

Facilitated by Sally Swingewood, BSI, Committee Manager ISO/TC 283 and Martin Cottam, Chair, ISO Technical Committee 283, Occupational Health & Safety Management, alongside David Solomon, Executive Officer Technical Safety & Risk, Master Builders Association of New South Wales, Richard Jones, Chartered occupational safety and health (OSH) professional, Made Yenny Puspitarini, QHSE consultant,trainer,auditor, Indonesia, Bernard Fieremans, Senior Manager Quality, EPG-Service GmbH, Belgium

Agenda

06:00 - 06:10 Introduction of the panel

06:10 - 06:15 The importance of performance evaluation

06:15 - 06:20 Introduction to ISO 45004, a standard under development

06:20 - 06:55 Discussions including:

• What are the current challenges?
• How can organizations decide what to measure and monitor?
• What are some common problems that organizations encounter?
• How can organizations monitor the effectiveness of measures for psychosocial risk?

06:55 - 07:25 Q&A session

07:25 - 07:30 When the standard will be available for public consultation and likely publication

07:30 End of the webinar

Recorded: 11:00 - 12:30 UTC (12:00 - 13:30 UK time)

Facilitated by Sally Swingewood, BSI, Committee Manager ISO/TC 283 and Martin Cottam, Chair - ISO Technical Committee 283, Occupational Health & Safety Management, alongside Shaymaa’ Al Jabery, Middle East Representative, ISO - International Organization for Standardization, and Chemical Standardization Engineer, Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology, Philippe Lai Choo, Chair, Mauritius Standards Bureau PPE committee, José Domínguez, General Director, Plexus International, Mexico

Agenda

11:00 - 11:05 Introduction of the panel

11:05 - 11:15 Overview of the changing world of work and ISO TC/283’s exploration of emerging trends

11:15 - 11:55 discussions including:

• Key topics identified so far
• Familiar issues which are increasingly affecting OH&S (e.g. emerging technologies)
• Sustainability, climate crisis: how will this affect OH&S?
• Changing demography and needs and expectations of workers
• Research and other sources of information

11:55 - 12:25 Q&A session

12:25 - 12:30 How you can access the current TC 283 summary of emerging trends and how can get involved in this work

12:30 End of the webinar

Recorded: 16:00 - 17:30 UTC (17:00 - 18:30 UK time)

Facilitated by Sally Swingewood, BSI, Committee Manager ISO/TC 283 and Martin Cottam, Chair - ISO Technical Committee 283, Occupational Health & Safety Management, Troy Winters, Senior Health and Safety Officer, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Horacio Martirena, Director at M&A Consultores (Argentina), Vic Toy, President and Principal Consultant, Insyst OH&S, USA, Leanie Du Toit, Accreditation Specialist - Health and Safety, United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

Agenda

16:00 - 16:05 Introduction of the panel

16:05 - 16:15 Overview of ISO TC/283’s forthcoming standards

16:15 - 16:20 Preliminary work to prepare for a future revision of ISO 45001

16:20 - 16:55 discussions including:

• Why are we working on 45001 when the standard is not going to be revised yet?
• Why preventing and managing infectious diseases is going to be of ongoing importance
• What the committee is doing to make standards more useable and accessible
• Regional focus: why we want to hear about the challenges and needs in your part of the world
• The future of management system standards

16:55 - 17:25 Q&A session

17:25 - 17:30 How you can access TC 283 documents, contribute to their development and provide your inputs to discussions

17:30 End of the webinar

BSI is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with this webinar contributing to Goal 3 good health and well-being, Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth and Goal 10 reduced inequalities.