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Webinar Archive 2010

Webinar Archive 2010

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The Lord Young Report - Ramifications for Regulatory Framework - November 2010

With litigation on the increase, a culture of extreme compliance could said to have ensued. The new coalition government has styled itself as taking a more pragmatic view, with Lord Young outlining a new agenda for health and safety. This webinar analyses the implications of the Report on the Health and Safety Sector.

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Construction, Design and Management: health and safety perspective - October 2010

This Barbour CPD webinar focuses on the impact of the CDM regulations 2007, and how these changes made practical differences. It also looks into the ongoing review into CDM and the future of the regulations in 2010 and beyond. Topics covered included:

  • Summary of the main changes following the CDM Regulations in 2007
  • How were these changes implemented (in practical terms)?
  • What sorts of prosecutions/enforcements have followed?
  • What is the current situation?
  • What is happening in the future in CDM (upcoming regulations changes)?
  • Looking at the current CDM review, what would we like to see in the future?

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Training Needs Analysis: Cost Effective ways of Fulfilling Training - September 2010

Within most of the health and safety legislation there is a requirement to inform, instruct and train staff. This session explores the meanings of these three terms and how organisations should comply with their requirements.

Stephen Hendrey has over 30 years experience in health and safety both from an enforcement aspect as an Environmental Health Officer and for the last 20 years as a consultant. Up until November 2009 Stephen was the MD of the Compliance Division in Bureau Veritas. Stephen is now  the Head of Barbour Consultancy Services.

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Fire Safety Strategy - August 2010

Over the last 12 months there have been a number of serious fires resulting in both fatalities and prosecutions. This session will look at some of the recent incidents and consider the lessons to be learnt. It will also look at the regulatory agenda in relation to fire safety issues.

Speaker: Tony Morris served for 30 Years in the Fire Service, his career culminating in senior divisional fire protection officer, with 20 staff plus administration. Having retired from the fire service he set up his own fire safety consultancy which he ran for a number of years prior to selling the business to Chubb.

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Local Exhaust Ventilation: the steps to adequate control - July 2010

The last 12 months has seen significant focus on Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) by the HSE. This webinar is intended to give an insight into what a person responsible for LEV has to do.

The webinar was presented by Gareth Ison. He has over 20 years experience in Occupational Hygiene, working as an in-house Occupational Hygienist and as a consultant in the last 12 years. Gareth has worked in many industries and has considerable experience of LEV design, examination and testing. You can download the presentation slides, view the video files and questions answered below:

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Maximising Resources: getting best value from your health and safety spend - June 2010

In the current climate all organisations have to review their spending to ensure that they are getting value for money. This session explores the relationship between need, cost, risk and benefit, and sets out an approach. This webinar was presented by Stephen Hendrey, Head of Barbour Consultancy Services.

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Persuading Directors: Creating Business Cases for Health and Safety - May 2010

This webinar explores the various levers at the disposal of the Professional in persuading Directors to take health and safety seriously. This webinar is presented by Ian Clements, MD, Quadriga Health and Safety.

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Barbour EHS is a trading division and trading name of UBM Plc.  These event have been organised in order to provide some insight into specific issues: the circumstances will not allow panel members to make fully considered statements specific to an attendee's particular situation, and no such comment should be taken as professional advice; attendees should not rely on any statement but should obtain professional advice.  UBM Plc does not accept, and expressly excludes, any duty of care in connection with any such statements or any liability for any loss or damage resulting from any reliance on them. No statements by any panel member should be taken as representing the views of UBM Plc.

 

 
     
 
 
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