Safety show makes Scottish debut

The Health & Safety ’10 series of regional events crosses the border for the first time this September taking place at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on the 15th and 16th September.HSM summarises what the event has to offer

With event partners 3M, Ansell,
Arco and DuPont, Health &
Safety ’10 – Scotland offers a
free seminar programme, free exhibition
and free parking. The event enables
people at all levels to find the latest in
health and safety information, products,
services and consultancy all under one
roof and is officially endorsed by the
International Institute of Risk and Safety
Management (IIRSM).

Free conference and seminar
programme
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. Some of the foremost authorities
on safety in Scotland will be speaking;
such as Dr. Paul Stollard, Director, Health
and Safety Executive (HSE), Scotland who
will be giving an overview of the Health
and Safety challenges facing Scotland on
the first day of the event.

According to Dr. Paul Stollard, the
health and safety of workers in Scotland
has improved significantly since the
Health and Safety at Work Act was
introduced over thirty years ago; however,
too many Scottish workers are still being
injured, in some cases fatally, or having
their health damaged by work. Key
industries where the HSE continues to
seek significant improvements are
construction, agriculture and waste and
recycling. The HSE also continues to play
a vital role in maintaining the safety of
such major risks as the nuclear industry
and the off-shore and on-shore oil and
gas industries. A new challenge is working
alongside those developing large scale
renewables projects.

Wide relevance
The seminar programme encompasses the
diverse range of working environments in
Scotland from the offshore industry to
construction while Andrew Sharman,
divisional manager, Safety, Health and
Wellbeing for the Royal Bank of Scotland
addresses the office working environment
and how to manage health and safety
communication during time of corporate
change.

The seminar will present a selection of
sophisticated communication techniques
and principles in a straightforward,
practical and understandable way.

Specifically, it will consider health and
safety communication during times of
corporate change, improving safety
connectivity following a global downturn,
developing capability or raising awareness
and the new rules of employee
engagement.

Focus on legislative trends
Also of appeal to those who work in any
sector will be the seminar giving an
update on health and safety law in
Scotland. Delivered by Laura Cameron of
McGrigors LLP this seminar will discuss
the latest legislative trends and focuses.

Looking forward to what she may cover
on the day Laura said, “There is a general
rush on enforcement just now and with
the creation of the specialist prosecution
division recently I expect this to have had
some impact by September. Also, the HSE
is looking more closely at individuals in
companies, directors and managers, when
it comes to prosecution and I’ll probably
look at this area too.”

Demonstration zone launch
The all new HSM Demonstration Zone
feature for the Health and Safety ’10
events will also premiere at Health and
Safety ’10 – Scotland. The Demonstration
Zone, which is sponsored by market
leading machinery safety company the
Laidler Group, is a dedicated area that will
run five live presentations daily and
provide a comprehensive range of
practical safety advice that is relevant to
many industries.

Highlights include a presentation from
the Health and Safety Executive’s Dr. Bob
Rajan OBE in conjunction with the
British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)
on the topic of ‘Clean Air? Take Care?’ –
which follows the successful launch of the
BSIF’s campaign of the same name at the
beginning of the year.

Laidler Associates, part of the Laidler
Group, will give a presentation on
‘Practical Machinery Safety, Including
Guarding Issues’. In addition, the
Scottish Centre for Healthy Working
Lives – which is now officially supporting
the Health and Safety events – will be
giving a live presentation entitled ‘Health
risks at work – do you know yours?’ and
leading Respiratory and Hearing
Protection company, Moldex, will present
on ‘Revisions to the respiratory standard,
EN 149’.

Local advice
Until now, it has been difficult to gain
direct access to the highest quality of
independent safety information, health
and safety product manufacturers and
service providers. Now, with the launch of
this event there is no longer a need for
people to travel outside of Scotland to
fulfil all their safety-related sourcing
needs.

Tim Else, event director, says of the
events: “Scotland has, in the past, been
poorly served in the ways it can access the
latest in health and safety, with those
people who need this information
required to travel great distances. Our aim
is to deliver a high quality event at a
logistically convenient location, free at the
point of access for the visitor. ”
In addition to the seminar programme,
there are also some of the biggest names
in health and safety exhibiting at the
event. Major equipment providers,
service providers and distributors from all
areas of health and safety are well
represented.

Health and Safety ’10 – Scotland, is
free to enter, has free parking and it is
highly recommend that visitors register in
advance for entry tickets and especially for
seminar places as these are extremely
popular. With the outstanding
combination of the seminar programme
and the quality of the exhibitors, it makes
this an event you don’t want to miss.

Quick and easy registration
To register, and for more information on
exhibitors and the seminar programme,
visit the website:
www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk or for
those without internet access registration
can be completed by calling the event
helpline on: 0870 4866816.