Experts from around the world will be speaking at IOSH 2014, it has been announced.
The conference, which takes place 17-18 June at the ExCeL London, will host more than 60 expert speakers from across the globe including health and safety leaders, government figures and representatives from law and academia.
The two-day event, with over 30 conference session and 40 workshops will offer strategic global insights, influential case studies and best practice guidance to implement in the workplace.
CEO of IOSH, Jan Chmiel, will open the event with an address on inspiring leadership. The opening day will also include a speech by the eminent Professor Sidney Dekker, bestselling author on human factors and safety, who will be travelling from Griffith University in Australia for the conference.
Mr Chmiel said: “This year’s conference is about enabling insightful, future-orientated decision making in an ever-changing world of work. The demands on leaders are great so we are responding with a high-calibre speaker programme.”
The conference is intended to provide a platform for leaders to map the complexities of today’s changing world.
The programme will focus on:
€ﾢ The impact of leadership and culture in rapidly changing environments
€ﾢ Risk management strategies to take your business forward
€ﾢ Beyond compliance — regulatory and legal requirements to improve performance.
Other leading industry specialists addressing the conference include:
€ﾢ Steve Hails, health and safety director at Crossrail;
€ﾢ Neil Budworth, vice president HSSSEQ Clean Energy Europe at AMEC;
€ﾢ Dr Dominic Cooper, CEO at B-Safe Management Solutions;
€ﾢ Lawrence Waterman, head of health and safety for Battersea Power Station development;
€ﾢ Kevin Furniss, vice president HSSE APM Terminals; and
€ﾢ Danny Martland, director safety, health and environment for Military Air and Information BAE Systems.
Additionally, representatives from government, transport, healthcare, energy, law, construction, insurance, shipping, urban regeneration, defence, manufacturing, psychology and social scientists will all be presenting.
CoreSkills+ workshops will also be running alongside the conference, with the aim of providing practical and technical solutions to critical health and safety issues, including crisis management, mobile lone workers and the true financial impact of claims.
Heather Beach, brand director for OSH global said: “The IOSH conference is now in it’s 66th year. Industry heads converge for the conference and we are providing unparalleled networking opportunities. It is a must attend for industry management.”
For the first time the conference will coincide with the Safety and Health Expo.
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