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March 6, 2015

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Educational conference to take place in Scotland

A free educational conference organised by the British Safety Council is taking place from the 22-23 April.

The free-to-attend exhibition will give Scottish businesses the opportunity to learn more about how to protect their employees from the risks of being injured or made ill at work.

As the official education partner for the event, the British Safety Council has arranged for expert speakers from the health, safety and legal worlds to provide advice to employers on some of the most effective ways of managing risks to people’s health and safety at work.

The presentations will cover topics such as recent and forthcoming changes to UK health and safety legislation; creating a positive safety culture at work; and ensuring the safe activities of a company’s contractors.

Neal Stone, acting chief executive of the British Safety council, who will be chairing both days of the conference, said: “The seminars will shine a light on some of the critical health and safety challenges facing businesses, the public and third sectors in Scotland today and seek to improve employers’ understanding of how to prevent workplace injury and ill health, which is estimated to cost the UK £14.2bn each year.”

On the first day of the conference there will be a presentation on how to ensure competence, commitment and leadership in heath and safety.

Dr Rosemary Campbell, an experienced health, safety and environmental consultant based in Scotland, will argue that far too many UK businesses, basic and often inexpensive health and safety controls are lacking, and a dangerous “It’ll never happen here” attitude persists towards workplace injuries and ill health.

Dr Campbell will explain the benefits of ensuring that all employees are committed to working safety and will explain ways of challenging the “complacency that can arise from nothing very serious happening, yet”.

The second day will feature an interactive mock criminal health and safety trial hosted by lawyers from international law firm Pinsent Masons LLP.

To register for free entry to the Health & Safety Scotland exhibition and conference, go to www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk

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