Our Alec Blackburn Seminar Wednesday 19th June 2024 .NAVIGATING SAFETY CHALLENGES PRACTICAL INSIGHTS AND STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT .

The seminar runs from 9.30am until 3.30pm and the cost of attending is £85 per delegate for members of the South and West Wales Safety Group and £100 for non-members (which includes membership of the group for 2023). The stadium has plenty of free parking and lunch and refreshments are included.

SWANSEA.COM (formally LIBERTY) STADIUM, Swansea SA1 2FA

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Programme

1. Health and Safety Legislation – who needs it?

Introduction highlighting:

• the unregulated asbestos use, the consequences and the later attempts at control
• the Lakenal Fire – the Coroner’s report – subsequent inaction
• The Grenfell disaster

2. Asbestos

• Real risk, perceived risk, effects on contracts; The mesothelioma cycle and Regulation 4
• Asbestos surveys, types and contractor requirements
• Conflicts of interest
• Control

3. Legionella

• the disease, symptoms, high risk groups
• control mechanisms
• Legionella Management, roles & responsibilities
• System failures: void properties, remediation work, the Barrow in Furness Case

4. Fire

• The fire triangle
• Fire safety management
• Fire safety risk assessments
• System failures: fire doors, inspections
• Remediation works; fire stopping

5. Wellbeing

• The changing landscape of Health and Safety in the U.K.
• Changing work environments, working practices, and the effect on future legislation
• ‘New’ Health and Safety issues to be addressed
  • Muscular skeletal issues
  • Mental health
  • Stress in the workplace
  • HSE current on-site welfare campaign
  • Change management

The main speakers during the day are:

Professor Roger Willey and Emma Willey. Roger is an expert on asbestos, hazardous materials and health, safety & environmental issues with over 45 years of industry experience. He was born in the Rhondda and educated at Swansea University. Since 1998, Roger has headed the ACS Group of Companies and continues to work and lecture world-wide.

Emma is the managing director and focuses on the strategic planning for the group and delivers lectures for the group 

For more information e mail

mail@swwsafetygroup.co.uk