Somerset

Occupational

Health &

Safety

Association

Somerset Occupational Health & Safety Association
EVENT PROGRAMME - 2008

13 February  MBA Safety and Training, Wellington
Human Behaviour and Accident Investigation
Emily Hutchinson will look at a psychologists' understanding of human behaviour in relation to h&s and its role in accident investigation and how we can then make the right changes to work processes.

Afterwards there will be a short session on entering details on to the MYIOSH website for CPD points.

12 March Robert Wiseman Dairy, North Petherton, Bridgwater
Site Visit to New The Robert Wiseman Dairy
Marsha May will be giving us a tour of the new milk processing plant. (This may still be in the construction phase.) Please book your place with the Secretary.

9 April  Mini Conference Room, Clarks International, Street
Corporate Manslaughter
Well known speaker, Richard Bretton of Osborne Clarke Solicitors will speak to us about the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act and how this affects directors, senior managers and safety professionals.

14 May  Western Power Distribution, Venture Way, Priorswood, Taunton
Occupational Road Risk
An increasingly important area for the safety professional to deal with, so Sandra Pennyfather of Driving Ambition will speak to us about the need for and approach to the management of occupational road risk.

11 June Wyndham Room, A Block, Somerset County Council, Taunton
Environmental Responsibilities and Pollution Control in the Workplace
Two speakers this month. Firstly Sarah Gaplin from the Environment Agency will cover the main legislative requirements for business, then followed by Nic Mullen of Paulex Environmental who will show us practical examples of pollution control.

10 September Bristol International Airport
Behind the Scenes Tour of Bristol Airport
Ron Board gives us a tour of the site, showing us the health and safety challenges in the operational environment of this busy regional airport. Please book your place with the Secretary.

8 October  Relyon Group Ltd, Wellington
Occupational Health - A Consultants View
A specialist registrar from Somerset Occupational Health will speak about the legal requirements, health surveillance techniques, practices and the benefits that can be achieved.

12 November MBA Safety and Training, Wellington
Dynamic Risk Assessment in the Fire and Rescue Service
Don McLachlan from Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue will give us an insight into how the F&RS do their dynamic risk assessments for the operational environment.

 10 December  Swallowfields PLC, Wellington
Health and Safety in the Leisure Sector
When we go on holiday we get to switch off from health and safety but someone still looking out for us! Yvonne Crellin, from Butlins explains how health and safety is dealt with in a challenging public environment.

14 January 2008 Western Power Distribution, Venture Way, Priorswood, Taunton
HSE Update and AGM
Nigel Chambers from the Health and Safety Executive will update the Association on the proposed activities of the HSE in 2009. This will be followed by the AGM and election of new Officers.