11 January

Annual General Meeting and Presentation of the HSE's Progress Report and Future Plans

Representitve from the HSE

Read last year's progress report here

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

8 February

BS 9999 The new code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings

Mick Leadbetter, Birmingham City Council

After 10 years in development, BSI British Standards has published BS 9999:2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. BS 9999 gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve acceptable levels of fire safety for all people in and around buildings. It also provides guidance on the ongoing management of fire safety in a building throughout the entire life cycle of the building, including guidance for designers to ensure that the overall design of a building assists and enhances the management of fire safety. It can be used as a tool for assessing existing buildings, although fundamental change in line with the guidelines might well be limited or not practicable.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

8 March

The Selection of Elevated Work Platforms

Gerry Mullholland, Laing O'Rourke

Gerry's company recently carried out a detailed review of procedures for the selection of MEWPS and presented a paper on the findings to an international conference in Milan.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

12 April

Effective Incident Investigation Explained

Ed Friend, BHSEA Chairman

After a long career in the HSE, Ed is well placed to tell us how to learn from effective accident investigation.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

10 May

Rehabilitation after Injury or Ill Health

Beverley Harrison, Occupational Health Nurse, Greggs the Bakers

Beverley will speak on the importance of having an effective to help employees back to work.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

14 June

Management of Asbestos

Wayne Wiliams, Director, DMW Environmental Safety

Wayne is a leading UK expert in the management of asbestos and will update us on the latest management metthods and practices for surveying on site.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

13 September

The New CHIP Regulations

Hamish Robertson, Principle Consultant, Sypol Ltd

There are significant new parts to the regulations and new approaches to controlling substances safely in the workplace.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

29 September

The 'Safety Made Easy' Seminar

Various speakers

A full day event giving delegates simple, practical guidance on how to use the HSE's new strategy to make busines more profitable.

Time:  TBC
Venue:  Motor Cycle Museum
There will be a charge for this event.

11 October

Getting to Grips with Vibration

Stuart McGregor, HM Principle Inspector

Stuart will give us a briefing on the use of the HSE tools for vibration risk assessmentand also demonstrate a cost effective instrument to simplify exposure monitoring.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

8 November

Driver Training Competence Requirements

Gary Thomas, Lloyd Morgan Group
Added regulatory emphasis is being places on company drivers who are in control of lethal machines, which could result in manslaughter charges.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

13 December

IT Solutions for Workplace Safety

John Hardman, Expolink Europe
The presentation will focus on a proactive duty of care and saving of administration time by using mobile devices for workplace assessments.

Time:  Complimentary lunch 1.15pm, Meeting Starts 2pm
Venue:  The Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3AF

Extracts from the presentations