Health and safety– looking back tothe future? The way forward for a new generation

Tyne and Wear Branch and Sports Ground and Events Group

joint networking event Discovery Museum, Blandford Square,

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4JA18–19 March 2013

Health and safety – lookingback to the future?

2012 was a monumental year for the UK. Olympic competition and thehumanity it showcased inspired not just the nation but the wholeworld. In 2013 times remain tough, with greater austerity demandsbeing placed on governments, businesses and ultimately households.

How can the UK attract and build newbusiness, while keeping existingcompanies in business? Can health andsafety play any role in these ‘newshoots’ of enterprise?

At this seminar heavyweights fromaround the world will discuss real-lifeexamples of recent business success andhow health and safety can save lives aswell as money – even when times are attheir toughest!

You will hear professionals discussingexamples, ranging from the OlympicOpening Ceremony to the GlastonburyFestival. They will be complemented byinternational leaders in safety,showcasing new thoughts on how toaddress perceptions of the health andsafety industry.

All this will be further supported by theciting of the latest social media thatyour business may dismiss at its peril!

These concepts and case studies will betransferable to your industry or businessand your roles or those of yourmanagers, teams and colleagues.

Who should attend?Business managers, directors, teamleaders of all business categories, healthand safety practitioners, event industryprofessionals, business and marketingstudents, IOSH Branch and Groupmembers, and non-members.

Why should you attend?- Gain insights into the latest thinking

on health and safety and their futurein your business and industry

- Learn what political paths areavailable to you to gain support andchange for your business

- Learn how the Olympic Games wasthe ‘greatest show on earth’ last yearand how it was done

- Learn about the latest forms of socialmedia and how you can use these toyour benefit – even with health andsafety!

- Join your peers to debate health andsafety – the future for officers? HR –recruitment and retention – skillsanalysis – do you need sales peopleinstead of engineers?

- Get important legal updates: hasanything changed since the LordYoung and Löfstedt reviews? A legalreality check with today’s agenda andyour future actions

Programme

19 March

09.00 Registration and refreshments

09.30 Changing perceptions Richard JonesHead of Policy and Public Affairs, IOSH

10.05 Health and safety – keeping businesses in business – a new approachSubash LudhraManaging DirectorAnntara Management LtdIOSH Immediate Past President

10.45 Refreshments

11.05 Using social media to improve safety performanceIan SmartHead of Communications, IOSH

11.50 Why politicians should do morePhil MistEvent Industry Forum Member, Secretary of All Party Parliamentary Group for Events

12.30 Lunch

13.30 The Olympic Stadium 2012 – bringing it together safely towards the Opening EventsNeville SheldrickHealth and Safety Co-ordinator, Olympic Opening Ceremony

14.10 New Horizons: health, safety and major events post-2012Tim RobertsHead of Health and Safety for Glastonbury Festival

14.50 Refreshments

15.10 All smoke and mirrors?James ThompsonPartner, Simpson Marwick Solicitors

15.40 Dragons’ Den Q&A panel Speakers from the day

16.30 Close of event

18 March Pre-event reception

Please join us at the pre-event drinksreception at 19.00–21.00 on 18March.

19.00 Welcome Jeff FowlerChair, Tyne and Wear Branch

19.15 A history of health and safety on the Tyne – a ‘needs-led’ developmentCarl HagemannVice Chair, IOSH Sports Grounds and Events Group

Note: The programme details may besubject to change

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18–19 March 2013Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4JA

FeesIOSH members: £35 + VAT (£7) = £42Non-members: £55 + VAT (£11) = £66

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IOSH is the Chartered body for health and safetyprofessionals. With 42,000 members in morethan 100 countries, we’re the world’s largestprofessional health and safety organisation.

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