COSHH

BREAKFAST SEMINARWednesday 25�� March 2015

Northern IrelandSafety Group

Organised by

Sponsored by

Seminar highlights

● COSHH compliance

● Common misconceptions about COSHH

● Ensure your organisation is competent

● Occupational Hygiene/Monitoring

● Health Surveillance under COSHH

● Selecting, maintaining, assessingand managing your LEV Systems

Controlling airbornecontaminants at work

Supported by

EVERYBREATH

YOUTAKE

MANAGINGINDOORAIRQUALITY

Michelin Athletic Club

30, Woodside Road

Ballymena, BT42 4HX

Venue

Controlling airborne contaminants at work

There are many reasons why managing indoor air quality in organisations isinadequate, or missing completely. Most common are a lack of understanding ofthe risk of exposure, difficulties in working out what's causingexposure, up to inappropriate design of systems.

However, you have a duty of care to manage air quality.Your challenge is knowing:-

● How gases, vapours, dusts and mists arise.

● The key properties of airborne contaminants and how theymove with the surrounding air.

● The workplace processes which may be sources of airborne contaminants.

● The operator’s needs when working near a source.

● How to ensure your LEV is fit for purpose and offers protection to yourexposed employees?

● How to monitor, maintain and check your equipment.

This seminar will assist you to understand your responsibilities and show youhow to identify and implement control measures.

DELEGATE COSTS BOOKINGSafety Group

MemberNon Safety

Group MemberComplete the application form forthe Conference by clicking on the

following link to the bookingform:-

http://www.nisg.org.uk/AirQuality Seminar

Or emailinfo@nisg.org.uk to obtain a pdf

copy application form.

Payment Methods:-

PO Number/Cheque/Credit Card(indicate which on booking form)

£50.00 per person £55.00 perperson

*EARLY BIRDOFFER 20%

discountBook and pay for your places

before 6th MARCH and receive20% discount

£40.00 £44.00per person per person

COSHH

PROGRAMME

8.00 a.m. - Registration and breakfast9.00 a.m. - Welcome and housekeeping9.10 a.m. - Seminar opening Dr. Bryan Monson,

Deputy CEO, HSENI9.15 a.m. - COSHH Compliance

The legal position. What is expected in terms ofcompliance and what HSENI consider as goodpractice. Common and less common hazards andwhere to look for sources of assistance.

Anne Boylan,Principal Inspector,HSENI

9.45 a.m. - COSHH A personal experienceCommon misconceptions about COSHH, Keypeople and their duties, the dos and don'ts, gettingrisk assessment right and how to ensure yourorganisation is competent.

Ian Kellie, ChiefExaminer, BOHS

10.35 a.m. - Tea/coffee break10.55 a.m. - Occupational hygiene, personal exposure

monitoring and health surveillanceThe role occupational hygiene plays in dailyroutines, techniques used, what to monitor for andongoing health surveillance.

Omar Khalid,Chartered Safety andHealth Practitioner

11.45 a.m. - Managing your LEV SystemsThe principles of good design, procurementconsiderations, retrofit modifications, inspection,testing, maintenance and examples of good andbad practice.

Ross Ramsay,Chartered Engineer

12.35 p.m. - Finish

This seminar will be beneficial to those working in thefollowing sectors

Woodworking Clean roomsStone masonry Paint spraying

Welding Mechanical workshopsAerospace Engineering

Food & Drink Kitchen manufacturersSchools/labs Building Engineering

Property maintenance Catering/CleaningConstruction

COSHH

PRESENTER BIOS

Anne Boylan Principal Inspector, HSENICurrently Anne is a Principal Inspector with HSENI’s MajorInvestigation Team. Prior to this she worked in the ScientificServices Group within the organisation which includedOccupational Hygiene investigations. Anne has a strong interestin occupational health and hygiene.

Ian Kellie Chief Examiner, British OccupationalHygiene Society

Ian is a Chartered Occupational Hygienist and Chartered Fellowof the BOHS Faculty of Occupational Hygiene. He became theChief Examiner, BOHS in 2014 following 7 years as assistantexaminer. Starting his career in the British Steel Corporation Ianthen moved to HSE as a Chemical Inspector. For the last 25 yearshe has practiced as an occupational hygiene consultant.

Omar Khalid Chartered Safety and Health PractitionerA Chartered menber of IOSH Omar holds a Msc in Energy andEnvironmental Systems as well as being a Licentiate Member ofthe Faculty of Occupational Hygiene. He has been inEnvironmental Consultancy since the mid ‘90s and joinedMabbett in 2008.Ross Ramsay Chartered EngineerRoss manages Mabbett’s Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringTeam with a focus on LEV design, construction andmanagement. He has a BEng(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering.Ross joined Mabbett in 2006 as an engineer and has worked hisway up the organisation to his current post.

● A broad understanding of COSHH● How to make occupational hygiene

interventions● A solid understanding of what/how to

monitor● The principles of effective LEV●

Seminar takeaways ContactFor further information contactErnie Spence 028 9336 8928/07938 049270or emailinfo@nisg.org.uk

Seminar Organised by Supported by sponsored by

Northern IrelandSafety Group

Promoting Occupational Safety & Health