Highlights of the IOSH Conference 2013

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Posted on February 28, 2013 by aregal

The IOSH conference and exhibition is an annual event for health and safety professionals. This year there was an opportunity for attendees to explore new products, attend sessions, join debates and network with peers. Each year is better than the last and 2013 was no exception.

It’s official. #ioshconf13 is the most successful IOSH conference and exhibition ever in terms of visitor numbers. Well done Events Team!

— IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 27, 2013

Held on the 26th-27th of February at the ExCel, London, the IOSH conference 2013 focused on four critical issues faced by the health and safety industry:

• Occupational Health and Enhancing Wellbeing

• Influencing and Implementing Legislation

• Strengthening Health and Safety Culture

• Practitioner of the Future

Day 1 – 26th February 2013

9.35 – IOSH President, Gerard Hand, introduces the IOSH conference 2013

IOSH President Gerard Hand opens #ioshconf13 @ London ExCel, inviting OSH professionals to get ‘fit for the future’ — IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 26, 2013

9.55 - László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission delivers an International Keynote Address

Couldn’t agree more! RT @safety_un#ioshconf13 HS an admin burden? Not according to Laszlo Andor -EU Commissioner

— Rivo Software (@RivoSoftware) February 26, 2013

Listen to an interview with László Andor after his address:

10.20 – Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Shadow Minister for Employment, Keynote Address

Stephen Timms MP “good hs is vital for well-being of employees and for success of business…” #ioshconf13

— IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 26, 2013

Shadow Employment Minister Stephen Timms MP commends the hs industry’s commitment to saving lives #ioshconf13 buff.ly/XD5tJw — IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 26, 2013

10.45 - Health and safety in 2012 and beyond – perception versus reality

Key health and safety leaders, alongside senior directors from global organisations, discussed what action is needed over the coming 12 months to make health and safety a bigger priority across all industries.

11.30 – Refreshments

We met lots of lovely people at our stand, D50.

The photographer for Safety Health Practitioner Magazine captured our technical experts Dr Alex Hills, Mike Taylor and Mark Rowe advising people at our stand.

Great to see @surreycouncil at #ioshconf13 completing our survey. Thanks for your positive feedback on our services.

— Santia Consulting (@santia_ltd) February 26, 2013

12.15 – 15.30 – Highlights from the four tracks

Track A – Occupational Health and Enhancing Wellbeing

Our technical expert, Dr Alex Hills attended ‘Prioritising Efforts in Preventing Occupational Cancers’. The feedback was: Very interesting. Good to see how occupational hygiene can help control causes.

At #ioshconf13. Interesting insight on #occhealth track: #wellbeing, overcoming #workplace #stress. – ow.ly/hZ6Ux

— Santia Consulting (@santia_ltd) February 26, 2013

Lesley rushton @iosh_tweets fantastic presentation on occ cancer — Philip spark (@spark2307) February 26, 2013

Pleased “Overcoming stress in the workplace prioritising mental wellbeing” is on the agenda @iosh_tweets conference ow.ly/hT6FW — EDA (@The_EDA) February 21, 2013

Track B – Influencing and Implementing Legislation

Hugh Robertson from TUC: ‘health safety shouldn’t be seen as a burden. It’s not’ #IOSH #healthsafety

— Penny Sims (@pennysims) February 26, 2013

HSE director of field operations David Ashton talks about the new cost-recovery scheme at #ioshconf13 twitter.com/SHPOnline/stat… — SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 26, 2013

#ioshconf13 Margaret Aspinall, inspirational! — Jacqui Kent (@Jacqui_Kent) February 26, 2013

Track C – Strengthening Health and Safety Culture

Presentation from Colm Murphy of Diago was refreshing. Organisations wishing toimplement a good safety programme should follow their lead. — Masseria Mimosa (@MasseriaMimosa) February 26, 2013

Panel debate are currently talking about differences in health and safety culture in US, UK, AUS, and Canada #ioshconf13 — SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 26, 2013

Really good talk on ‘Making a strong imprint on middle management’ today at #ioshconf13 — Richard Pickles (@retractedspace) February 26, 2013

#ioshconf13 Subash Ludhra ‘managers need to see that what you are doing is benefitting the business’ good stuff. #IOSH — PJ Roddis MBA CMIOSH (@activesafetyorg) February 26, 2013

#ioshconf13 great presentation by Subash Ludhra. Thought provoking and challenging — Safety_UniNorthants (@Safety_UN) February 26, 2013

Track D – The Practitioner of the Future

#ioshconf13 listening to Duncan Spencer from @johnlewisretail making a lot of sense about ‘reasonablesness’ – interesting ideas. — Nicole Vazquez (@worthtraining) February 26, 2013

15.30 – Refreshments

Lovely to see John Brookes from @bromsschool at #ioshconf13. We appreciate your fantastic feedback on our services.

— Santia Consulting (@santia_ltd) February 26, 2013

Free chocolate was on offer at the IOSH stand:

If you’re off to the #ioshconf13 main stand, mention #timeout and you’ll get a chocolate bar along with your cup of tea… — IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 26, 2013

16.15 – The Changing Face of the Health and Safety Workplace

Presidents of key US, Canadian and Australian health and safety institutions presented hot health and safety topics for the year ahead.

16.45 – Compensation claim: live!

This year the IOSH conference focused on compensation claims in the civil courts. Attendees acted as the judge in a County Court action brought by a worker who claimed he sustained a back injury in the course of his work. Evidence is brought to light and as the situation unfolds attendees were asked to pass judgement on issues of liability, contributory negligence, causation and legal costs.

18.00 – Closing remarks and evening networking  
 
 
Day 2 – 27th February 2013

9.00 – IOSH President Elect, Timothy Briggs introduced day 2 of the conference

Starting day 2 at the #IOSHConf13 with President Elect Tim Briggs twitter.com/Meena_SM/statu… — Meena Bhaugeerutty (@Meena_SM) February 27, 2013

Excellent opening for day 2 @iosh_tweets: “Helping people learn and develop will be my focus” Tim Briggs, IOSH President Elect #ioshconf13 — Andrew Cooper (@safetyforge) February 27, 2013

9.15 – Jason Anker, a motivational safety speaker talks about his personal experiences

In 1993, when he was just 24, Jason fell off a ladder at a construction site and was paralysed from the waist down. His accident was avoidable and by telling his story he hopes that more people will take health and safety seriously and not just see it as a compulsory workplace briefing. Talking about his experiences Jason really affected his audience:

Incredibly moved by Jason Anker’s wake-up call about the true cost of an accident at #IOSHConf13 #safetymedia — Meena Bhaugeerutty (@Meena_SM) February 27, 2013

Listening to Jason Anker speak about his life after falling off a ladder was emotional. This is why we must CHOOSE #safety #IOSHConf13 — Sarah Piddington (@SafeWithSPC) February 27, 2013

9.45 – International question time Health and safety: a global forum delivering global solutions

Panel discussion at #ioshconf13 on International question time HS: a global forum delivering global solutions twitter.com/SHPOnline/stat… — SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 27, 2013

Packed auditorium for the panel discussion this morning @iosh_tweets What are the international challenges? twitter.com/Meena_SM/statu… — Meena Bhaugeerutty (@Meena_SM) February 27, 2013

Here Andrew Page, Director of Health and Safety, Tata Steel, and Craig Notman from Mines Rescue Service discuss international law and compliance in health and safety:

10.45 – Refreshments

11.30 – 13.30 – Highlights from the four tracks

Track A – Occupational Health and Enhancing Wellbeing

Track B – Influencing and Implementing Legislation

Full house for Clive Johnson of @landsecurities at #ioshconf13 for his insights on asbestos. — YellowJacket.net (@TeamYellow) February 27, 2013

Track C – Strengthening Health and Safety Culture

Road risk seminar is underway at Track C of the #ioshconf13 twitter.com/SHPOnline/stat… — SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 27, 2013

Astrid van der Bert, road risk manager, Kuehne and Nagel: “Drivers know what to do, so why don’t they always do what they know.” #ioshconf13 — IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 27, 2013

Track D – The Practitioner of the Future

#ioshconf13 Packed hall in track D for panel session on safety management systems. Good points being made by fellow panelists. — Gordon Scobbie (@DCCTayside) February 27, 2013

#ioshconf13 the profession has so much to learn from Tim Marshtalking about how training on its own is ineffective #IOSH — PJ Roddis MBA CMIOSH (@activesafetyorg) February 27, 2013

Really enjoyed track D this morning at my first IOSH conference – fantastic speakers @dcctayside @rydermarsh #ioshconf13 — Rebecca Bradshaw (@bradshaw5923) February 27, 2013

Tayside Police at #ioshconf13 talking about social media: leading the way in health and safety communication twitter.com/SHPOnline/stat… — SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 27, 2013

#ioshconf13 Gordon Scobbie – “social media is changing how we do business” – thought provoking excellent presentation. — PJ Roddis MBA CMIOSH (@activesafetyorg) February 27, 2013

13.30 – Lunch

14.30 – Pass it forward: lessons from London

Lawrence Waterman, Head of Health and Safety, Olympic Delivery Authority, John Hanley, Health and Safety Director, Mace Group and Allan Spence, Director of Safety Strategy, Network Rail delivered an interesting presentation on the lessons learnt from the 2012 Olympic Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the consequences of the 2011 summer riots.

#ioshconf13 lessons from London panel takes questions is passing on lessons relevant for all sizes of business twitter.com/SHPOnline/stat… — SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 27, 2013

IOSH 2013 – Learning the lessons from London 2012 bit.ly/13Xs5r1 #healthandsafety

— SHP Online (@SHPOnline) February 27, 2013

15.30 – Mark Ormrod, Former Royal Marine – Closing Keynote Address

Whilst on a foot patrol in Afghanistan Mark stepped on a buried landmine on Christmas Eve 2007. Both his legs were amputated above the knee and his right arm was amputated above the elbow. Mark was the first British triple amputee from the Afghanistan conflict. He could have let this defeat him but he didn’t, he decided to accept his situation and work on regaining his independence. Now, as a motivational speaker Mark uses his experiences to help others.

Moving talk by ex-Royal Marine and amputee Mark Ormrod here at #ioshconf13 — IOSH (@IOSH_tweets) February 27, 2013

Just spoke at @iosh_tweets 2013 conference met some great people, lots of ex military which is great, thank you @jlalive

— Mark Ormrod (@R4MM3R5) February 27, 2013

16.00 – Closing Remarks

It’s been an excellent #ioshconf13 with good discussions. Looking forward to #iosh/safety health event June 14. – ow.ly/hZ6UG

— Santia Consulting (@santia_ltd) February 27, 2013

Thanks for a great conference! @safetymedialtd #ioshconf13 @iosh_tweets @shponline

— Meena Bhaugeerutty (@Meena_SM) February 27, 2013

Hopefully you enjoyed the IOSH conference 2013 as much as we did. We look forward to seeing you next year!

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