Health & Safety ’10 North kicks o

The third in the 2010 regional health & safety series
takes place at The Reebok Stadium in Bolton on the
13th and 14th October.Offering a free seminar
programme, free exhibition and free parking,Health &
Safety ’10 – North enables people at all levels to find
the latest in health & safety information, products,
services and consultancy all under one roof

One of the main attractions for
visitors to the event is the free
conference and seminar
programme which includes sessions
organised by the event’s official
educational partner, the British Safety
Council (BSC). The seminar topics
included have been specifically chosen
by BSC to provide maximum benefit to
the visitor and, at Health & Safety ’10 –
North for example, this includes a new
seminar presented by Kevin Bridges and
Zoe Betts from Pinsent Masons LLP
giving a health and safety law update
entitled: The significance of setting the
right tone at the top.

The seminar aims to provide the
audience with an insight into new risks
facing businesses due to developments in
health and safety law in recent years,
including Corporate Manslaughter (new
sentencing guidelines, personal liability of
directors and senior management)
emphasising the significance of setting
the right tone at the top of the
organisation and giving some simple legal
preventative measures organisations can
take as part of an incident response
protocol.

Indepth look at slips and trips
In addition, Mark Thomas, policy
advisor of the Health and Safety
Executive’s (HSE) Slips, Trips and Falls
Team will give a presentation on: Slips
and Trips: Can the problem be solved?
Some success stories. It will cover how to
tackle slips and trips in the workplace,
outline key issues that contribute to these
accidents, describe HSE action in these
areas and detail available guidance. It will
also give some case studies from a variety
of sectors that have had success in
reducing the number of these accidents.

Addressing the issue of stress
Stress, depression, and anxiety in the
workplace are now commonplace in
many organisations and are a major issue
both for employers and employees alike.

Statistics from the Health and Safety
Executive show that around 11,420
working days were lost during 2008/09
due to these illnesses, causing a great deal
of cost to employers and to the health of
employees.

Wellbeing at work: where to
begin
Knowing where to begin to encourage the
health and wellbeing of employees is
difficult as it is an extremely complex
issue; however, Health and Safety ’10 –
North, can help to provide you and your
company with a benchmark for corporate
wellness.

As winners of the European Best
Practice Award for corporate wellness and
the Sword of Honour, the physical and
emotional wellbeing of adidas staff is
always paramount. Through the seminar
The Benchmark for Corporate Wellness…,
head of health & safety at adidas, Barry
O’Connor will explain how the company
strives to deliver five-star standards, not just
through policies and procedures, but also
by engaging their staff through an
enlightened approach to health and fitness
and workforce participation.

A full programme of seminars and the
list of companies supporting the
exhibition can be found at:
www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk.

Each year the Health & Safety Events
work in partnership with the UK’s top
safety product and service providers, as
well as the leading safety industry
organisations to provide an exhibition
and conference programme that is
relevant to today’s health and safety
professional or indeed anyone with a
responsibility for safety in the workplace,
be that in an office, a factory or on a
building site.

All of these elements combine to ensure
that visitors to the show are offered a truly
valuable experience in terms of knowledge
gained, the opportunity to network with
other professionals in health and safety
and meet the industry’s most respected
organisations.

Free parking is provided at the event
and registering for the exhibition and
seminars are also free. You can register
online via:
www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk or by
calling the event helpline on the number
below.