CoreSkills+: seminar schedule

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BT will take you on the journey of its approach to mental health and wellbeing, and will demonstrate the individual and organisational benefits of building employee resilience. You’ll explore the components of a resilience-building programme and examine the results of a pilot programme for BT people managers.

Dr Catherine Kilfedder, BT Group Wellbeing Adviser, BT
 

This session will share the work — undertaken with support from an IOSH Development Grant — addressing the building of fire safety cultures to prevent fires in the garment industry in South Asia. The programme has already achieved a very positive result in building national capacity and demonstrates how the Fund can have a positive impact on the world of work.

Dr David Gold, Founder and Managing Director, Gold-Knecht Associates

Discover how Accenture created an effective health and wellbeing programme to deliver high performance and a return on investment.

€ﾢ Study brief — what Accenture was looking for: increased productivity, and decreased absenteeism and presenteeism
€ﾢ How Accenture approached the physical, chemical and emotional components — the ‘On-site wellbeing clinic’ model

Andrew P Hatch, CEO and Clinical Operations, Global Wellness
 

After sharing the results of a survey on knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in relation to sun safety, part of a project funded by IOSH, the workshop leader will chair a discussion on the role of enforcement agencies and employers in the promotion of sun safety in the UK.

Jonathan Houdmont, Lecturer in Occupational Health Psychology, University of Nottingham
Paul Madgwick, PhD student in Applied Psychology, University of Nottingham and Construction Health and Safety Manager and CDM Co-ordinator at an NHS Trust

Men’s health is of key relevance to public, private and not-for-profit organisations. Learn more effective ways of engaging men, designing better interventions and how to shape services so that men are more likely to use them.

Professor Alan White, Centre for Men’s Health, Leeds Metropolitan University

This workshop will demonstrate how, through thought leadership, a need was identified and a concept was developed into an international guidance document that serves the occupational safety and health community. You’ll learn how to identify threats and hazards, and how to set up integrated security policies as well as risk and emergency management systems.

Dr David Gold, Founder and Managing Director, Gold-Knecht Associates
Dr Janet Asherson, Adviser Environment, Health and Safety, International Organisation of Employers
Dr Mike Causer, Medical Director Occupational Health Northern Europe, International SOS
Laurent Fourier, Regional Managing Director CEMA (Continental Europe, Maghreb, Africa), International SOS
Tim Willis, Regional Security Manager, International SOS and Control Risks

The introduction of fit notes is generally viewed as a positive step, with the shift in emphasis away from ‘sickness’ and being ‘unfit’ for work. However, there are a number of potential difficulties with the new system. This workshop will lead you through:
€ﾢ the fit note — its uses and drawbacks
€ﾢ getting the most from your staff’s GP or hospital doctor
€ﾢ myth busting.

Alastair Leckie, Director, OHSS
 

Your view that you already know enough about inclusive and safe access will be challenged in this workshop. You will:
€ﾢ review the potential for conflict between different strands of compliance: accessibility and safety
€ﾢ look at how to balance reasonable adjustments and take a proactive approach to enhancing access while addressing concerns over increased risk
€ﾢ consider wider user needs, such as an ageing society.

Jean Hewitt, Inclusive Design Specialist, Jean Hewitt Consulting Ltd
 

This informative and practical session offers you the opportunity to discover what the Equality Act means for health and safety. This session will cover:
€ﾢ the business case for diversity
€ﾢ managing gender health risks
€ﾢ communicating with a non-English-speaking workforce
€ﾢ workplaces for an ageing population
€ﾢ developing accessible health and safety policies and procedures.

Christine Critchley, Principal Consultant, System Concepts Ltd
 

Clear and effective communication enhances the role of all professionals and can aid the elevation of the profile of health and safety in the overall business agenda. This session will provide you with positive communication tools, techniques and approaches for application at all levels in your organisation, from ground floor to board level:
€ﾢ verbal and non-verbal personal and professional communication
€ﾢ insight into your own ‘language of leadership’ style
€ﾢ how and when to incorporate other styles.

Kate Beaven-Marks, Director of Studies, Alterjective Institute
 

Shell International will share its journey to change health professionals’ mindsets and behaviours at a multinational company. Based on the concept of thriving individuals, Shell delivered a paradigm shift in healthcare and health risk management strategies. Case studies will be used to illustrate the approach and data on effectiveness will be provided. The session will end with a Q&A session.

Dr Karen Niven, Global Health Risk and Governance Manager, Shell International

Chair of Occupational health workshops: Steve Perkins, Chief Executive, BOHS

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) has many definitions, but perhaps one of the simplest is ‘how to be the best you that you can be€ﾦ or you on a really good day’.

This fun and interactive session, exploring aspects of NLP, involves audience participation to look at the different ways that we can learn about ourselves and others, in order to improve our relationships with ourselves and others, and therefore improve the safety culture.

Quentin Emery, Principal Consultant, Ryder Marsh Safety Ltd
 

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This workshop will help you to determine who owns the health and safety responsibility in contractor—subcontractor relationships and how to manage risk without control. We will cover specifi c issues within the CDM Regulations 2007, including best practice methods on the procurement, selection and management of contractors and their management and supervision, through to  performance monitoring and the supervision of contractors to ensure full compliance.

Stephen Coppin, Principal Consultant, Parsons Brinkerhoff
 

€ﾢ The relevance of a business school education for health and safety practitioners
€ﾢ How to integrate health and safety solutions with wider business considerations
€ﾢ The importance of interpersonal skills in influencing change
€ﾢ Contributing to decision-making in the workplace with increased confi dence
€ﾢ Creating a competitive advantage in the health and safety job market

Rob Cooling, Risk Services Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff
 

We all know that part of an effective moccupational safety and health (OSH) management system is demonstrating legislative compliance — however, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. Internal auditing of OSH legislative compliance, if planned and conducted properly, is an effective way to demonstrate compliance levels and help identify areas of non-compliance.

This workshop will outline an approach to internal auditing that can help you improve both compliance and your auditing skills.

Tim Sparey, Tutor Delivery Manager, BSI Group

Many organisations look at behavioural safety as a tool to drive safety culture change. But the link between safety, quality and performance is one that is often missed or misunderstood.

By looking at this link we can affect the whole culture of an organisation. At this workshop, you’ll look at behavioural safety, not just as a tool that can have a positive impact on safety, but as a driver for improvements in all aspects of your organisation.

Tony Roscoe, Principal Consultant, Ryder Marsh Safety Ltd

Measuring and benchmarking contractor performance is a key driver of continual health and safety improvement efforts in the workplace. Our presentation will show the key leading and lagging (historical) performance indicators used in industry and how the data can be used for benchmarking and driving continual improvement.

Richard Cerenzio, Director, ISNetworld
David Bibby, Senior Group Supervisor, ISNetworld
 

Working in consultation with the HSE, and in partnership with the Hire Association Europe (HAE) and RoSPA, PASMA has launched a new campaign championing EN1004.

With falls from height still the biggest cause of deaths in the workplace, this latest initiative from PASMA focuses on how to specify, buy or hire the right tower equipment, and how to use it safely.

Don Aers, Technical Director, PASMA

With the police taking the lead in corporate manslaughter investigations, are you as prepared as you could be if you were on the
receiving end of the full force of the law? The workshop will cover:
€ﾢ police powers of entry and seizure
€ﾢ interviewing suspects and witnesses, and detention
€ﾢ how police powers compare to HSE powers.

Make sure you know your rights!

Laura Cameron, Head of Regulatory, Pinsent Masons LLP

Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are one of the safest means of working at height. However, using MEWPs can introduce hazards that managers need to be aware of and manage appropriately. IPAF accident data confirm that the majority of accidents involving MEWPs could be avoided through improved management processes.

The IPAF presentation will discuss the core skills and essential knowledge needed, highlighting relevant guidance and possible solutions available to ensure the safe and effective use of MEWPs.

Chris Wraith, Technical Officer, IPAF

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales is developing sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences, with full public consultation on draft guidelines in autumn 2014. This interactive session will provide an update on developments in sentencing regulatory offences and corporate offenders, a preview of the Council’s emerging proposals on sentencing health and safety offences, and an opportunity to feed into the development of these proposals.

Michelle Crotty, Head of the Office of the Sentencing Council
Sentencing Council member to be confirmed
 

In this workshop, Don Aers from the Ladder Association will examine and evaluate the implications of the HSE’s revised and simplified guidance for working at height, in particular INDG455: Safe use of ladders and stepladders — a brief guide.

How, if at all, will the new guidance impact on the use of ladders in the workplace?

Don Aers, Technical Manager, Ladder Association

This workshop will consider the impact of the changes under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 regarding the approach to inquests.
€ﾢ Extending the scope of inquests
€ﾢ Coping with the requirement to conclude inquests within six months of opening
€ﾢ How to respond to a Schedule 5 report
€ﾢ Ongoing implications and the risk to your organisation of publication of the inquest proceedings

Darren Smith, Solicitor, Hill Hofstetter
Kevin McLoughlin, Barrister, Temple Garden Chambers

The Access Industry Forum (AIF) is the forum for the leading trade associations and federations involved in working at height.

Using a series of case studies, the Forum will examine and explain how, in each case, the work was properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent people, with a particular emphasis on the decision-making process for selecting the most appropriate equipment for the job.        

The Access Industry Forum (AIF) Team