Occupational-health risk management will be the focus of this year’s IOSH Ireland conference, at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa in Galway on Wednesday 23 June.

National and international health and safety professionals will be there to share their expertise in occupational-health risk management, helping delegates develop clear views on how to implement best practice in their own business.

“As health and safety practitioners, we’re constantly striving to build on the successes we’ve already achieved and reach higher standards of health and safety management,” said Norita Robinson, IOSH Ireland development manager.

“With today’s challenging economic climate affecting businesses in all sectors, it’s now more important than ever to maintain the standards already achieved and continue to develop better health risk-management strategies and programmes.”

The speakers at this year’s conference have a wide range of employment backgrounds and disciplines. Each will provide a unique insight into health risk management in a particular field of business, as well as the strategic research and development work that continues to set new standards and targets.

Speakers include:

• Bruce Phillips, chair, IOSH Ireland branch;
• Dara Calleary, minister for labour affairs;   
• Ray Agius, professor of occupational and environmental medicine, University of Manchester;
• Bernadette Jackson, vice-president, Federation of Occupational Health Nurses in Europe;
• David John Evans, managing director, LINK Associates International;
• Ros Seal, health and safety advisor, Olympic Delivery Authority; and
• Dr Leonard O’Sullivan, lecturer in ergonomics, University of Limerick.

At the end of each session, the speakers will take questions from delegates, led by experienced chairs Mary Darlington CFIOSH and Frank Kelly, honorary chairman of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Ireland.

“Delegates will gain an understanding of the actions that others – from a wide range of national and international backgrounds – have taken to set and achieve high standards of occupational health risk management in their own areas of practice,” said Norita. “The different backgrounds of the speakers, and their extensive health and safety management experience, should generate considerable debate and questions from the floor.”

For more information please contact the Ireland development manager Norita Robinson at norita.robinson@iosh.co.uk