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occupational health challenges. With her seminar Gayle aims to help organisations understand and put in place different types of interventions in order to tackle these arising issues.
On a more practical footing, there has been a lot of talk recently about diesel exhaust risks within the workplace and the potential harm they can cause to a worker’s health. It is believed there are approximately 500,000 people in Britain who are exposed to diesel engine exhaust particulate at work. Whether a professional works around diesel engines or drives a diesel car, they will instantly be able to smell the exhaust and so it is immediately apparent when they are exposed to these high concentrations.
operational risks. “It’s about being concerned with the range of risks,” says Emma, “for example, consider the IT infrastructure of a business and how open it might be to a cyber- attack. It’s about thinking laterally. Risk management is a large umbrella which covers a multitude of subjects, not just health and safety.”
Dr Gayle Brewer, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, will deliver a seminar entitled ‘An Introduction to Psychosocial Risks’. Gayle brings huge experience to the event with a wealth of peer reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters published. Her research has addressed a range of important psychosocial issues such as bullying, social support, boredom, and stress.
Dr Brewer’s seminar will look at psychosocial risks (stress, bullying and harassment) that are slowly becoming recognised as key
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Although the exhaust emissions disperse into the surrounding air and sometimes are not easily detected, this doesn’t necessarily mean that there is no risk to the worker; low levels of diesel engine exhaust can still increase the risk of cancer and other serious diseases. Duncan Spencer, the Safety Manager of John Lewis Partnership, hopes to raise awareness of this new hot topic by exploring what this could mean for companies in his seminar entitled ‘Diesel Exhaust Risks’.
The IIRSM and the BOHS will take leading roles in the other educational activities taking place at the event, including providing panellists for the ‘Safety Dialogue’ discussions. ‘Safety Dialogue’ is a round table discussion involving a live panel during which experts discuss the latest issues and open up the floor to questions from the audience.
There will also be practical seminars from the event’s partners and the newly introduced ‘Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre’ and ‘Feature Area’, which promise visitors a wealth of advice on tackling safety hot spots in warehousing and logistics. The aim of the ‘Safer Logistics Theatre’ is to encourage managers in the supply chain to take a proactive approach to safety. This is an easy thing to say, but difficult to put into practice and sustain. It can only be achieved when management takes the initiative. In this theatre, managers will be encouraged to reach out to partners that can help them improve the safety of their operations.
The ‘Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre’ and ‘Feature Area’ are sponsored by Toyota, and supported by partners such as Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), and the Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF), which together will bring their commitment to work safety and breadth of expertise to the exhibition.
As well as the educational content of the event, there will be a substantial exhibition showcasing the biggest names in health and safety. Major equipment vendors, service providers and distributors all have experts available to answer direct queries regarding applications.
Core areas are well covered at the exhibition with Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) represented by such well-known names as 3M - a leading manufacturer and knowledge base in the safety market offering an extensive portfolio of PPE - and Bollé Safety, a leader in the design and manufacture of protective eyewear, who will be launching a range of new products at the exhibition.
The event is free to enter but the organisers highly recommend that visitors register in advance for tickets, especially for seminar places as these are particularly popular.
To register online visit
www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk or call the event hotline on 0870 4866816.
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