Health & Safety in the Workplace 2022
Online Event 28 July 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair's Welcome Address
Katherine Garzonis, Director, Thassit Lab (they/them) (Morning Co-Chair)
9:40am
Keynote Address: Implementing Suitable Health And Safety Standards In The Workplace
- Examining the new pandemic-driven changes to health and safety legislation, identifying recent updates, key priorities, and emerging regulations
- Looking at the current UK guidelines and the requirements for providing information, training, facilities, reporting and consultations
- Clarifying how organisations can commit to making health and safety improvements and take responsibility for their implementation
- Securing rights for workers by introducing and enforcing regulation on non-compliance, avoiding all workplace exposure
Emma Austen, Deputy Director, Health and Safety, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
10:00am
Case Study: Working With Cancer: An Overview of the Challenges and Best Practice
Barbara Wilson, Founder & Director, Working With Cancer (she/her)
10:20am
Keynote Address: Can Workers Be Safe And Healthy If Employers Do Not Take A Holistic Approach To Wellbeing?
- What is a holistic approach to organisational wellbeing?
- Health, safety and wellbeing – are they inextricably linked?
- Why traditional approaches to wellbeing often fail
- The benefits of an integrated approach to health, safety and wellbeing
- Managing wellbeing – a systematic approach (“Organised Wellbeing: Proven and Practical Lessons from Safety Excellence")
Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, British Safety Council and Trustee, Mates in Mind
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:35am
Case Study: Incorporating Mental Health Into Workplace Safety – Practical Tools and Guidance For Success
Dr Sabrina Robinson, Wellbeing Lead, Organisation Development and People and Service Transformation Function, Essex County Council
11:55am
Keynote Address: Digital Transformation In Health And Safety (From What To What, And Why?)
- Determining if ‘digital transformation’ will improve health and safety performance
- Understanding the scope of health and safety information that might fall within the ‘transformation’ agenda
- Using a recognised approach to create a ‘digital transformation’ improvement plan
Steve Granger, Past President, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (he/him)
12:15pm
Keynote Address: Catch The Wave: How Safety And Health At Work Delivers Future Resilience Through Social Sustainability
- How to use the language of social sustainability to communicate the value that good OSH can deliver for your business
- How the principles and practices of good OSH can contribute to and improve your businesses brand value
Lawrence Webb, President Elect, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) (he/him)
12:35pm
Questions and Answers Session
12:55pm
Lunch And Networking
1:50pm
Chair's Welcome Back
Steve Granger, Past President, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (he/him) (Afternoon Co-Chair)
1:50pm
Keynote Address: Health and Safety – Protecting People And Places
- Health and safety in the workplace post pandemic
- HSE's future strategy/direction
- How HSE is encouraging employers to tackle mental health at work
Rick Brunt, Director of Engagement & Policy, Health & Safety Executive
2:00pm
Case Study: Building Sustainable Workplace Environments By Learning From Best Practices
- Taking precautionary measures to ensure workplace safety remains consistently at a top standard
- Enhancing management strategies to strengthen employee health and wellbeing
- Setting standards for healthy work environments by taking a long-term view of workplace health
- Supporting compliance through improving training in both large and small organisations
Sarah McIntosh, Director of Client Delivery, Mental Health First Aid England (she/her)
2:20pm
Keynote Address: Taking A Whole Person Approach To Workplace Health And Safety
- Building a common skills-led organisational safety culture that recognises the impact of work-related stress and efficiently eliminates workplace risks
- Developing stronger practices through addressing the home-workplace balance
- Examining the impact of long-term injuries and illness, fatigue, and chronic health on managing workplace health
- Looking at the current and future world of work, and how organisations can adapt to fit the new workplace needs of employees
Karen McDonnell, Head of RoSPA Scotland and Occupational Health and Safety Policy Adviser, RoSPA (she/her)
2:40pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:00pm
Chair’s Summary And Close