Webinar Archive 2011

Lessons from an HSE Prosecution: How enforcement agencies work together with Matthew Lee, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) 

November 2011

Breaches in Health and Safety law can have serious consequences both for the safety of employees, contractors and the general public, and also for the economic sustainability of an organisation.

The webinar covered:
The Enforcement Management Model: What is it and how does it work? Case study: What happened? Which law was breached and how? How did HSE reach the decision to prosecute?

The Impact of Prosecution: Business implications; Level of fines; Reputational damage
How to Avoid Prosecution: Who can be prosecuted for H&S breaches?
Can a business influence the decision to prosecute? The role of a Consultant in helping businesses stay out of Court?

An introduction to EHS Management System Standards and the benefits of Certification

September 2011

This webinar focuses on two International Standards; BS OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and aims to explore the benefits of both implementing the standards, and going on to achieve 3rd party certification.

• ISO 14001: Overview, features and benefits of implementation
• BS OHSAS 18001: Overview, features and benefits of implementation
• Why certify? The benefits you can achieve from certification, over and above complying to the standards alone
• The route to achieving third party certification

• Listen to the webinar and download free resources:  An introduction to EHS Management System Standards and the benefits of Certification

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An overview of two key topics:  Carbon Management & BS EN 16001 Energy Management

May 2011

During this Barbour EHS webinar two guest speakers introduce the key points and answer some of your questions on two important areas of Environmental and Energy Management:

Carbon Management: What is it? What does it mean? How do you tackle it? How can it be implemented into your business?

BS EN 16001 Energy Management: What is the EnMs framework for systematic management of energy?  How can it help you cut costs and reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions?

• Listen to the webinar and download free resources:  An overview of two key topics: Carbon Management & BS EN 16001 Energy Management

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International Trends in EHS regulation and how companies manage
compliance in different ways

March 2011

This webinar draws on the outcomes of Enhesa’s 2010 regulatory trends forecast and a study of how companies seek to ensure regulatory compliance.

• The Enhesa 2010 Forecast project reviewed over 40,000 regulatory developments to identify the emerging EHS trends that companies will face in the coming years.
• A parallel informal study was also carried out into how some clients meet the challenge of ensuring they stay up to date and in compliance with ever-changing EHS laws around the world.

•  Listen to the insight from this survey in this webinar: International Trends in EHS regulation

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Behavioural Safety: An overview of key theory and practice

January 2011

This webinar provides you with an overview of the key behavioural safety theory and practice that will enable you to identify or tailor an approach best suited to the needs of your organisation, or enhance your existing programmes to contribute to successful safety leadership.

 The guest speaker is the author of Europe's best ever selling safety book, Dr Tim Marsh who was one of the team leaders of the original UK research into behavioural safety (in construction) in the early 1990s, and is an internationally renowned speaker and world authority on the subjects of behavioural safety and safety leadership.

• Listen to Dr Tim Marsh and download free Barbour EHS resources at the webinar auditorium: Behaviour Safety: An overview of Key Theory and Practice
  

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Improving the Energy Efficiency of your Building: Air Conditioning Inspections

January 2011

This webinar provides participants with an overview of their air conditioning inspection obligations and provides tips on choosing an inspection body and preparing for an inspectio.  Tom Whelan from E-Advantage also provides an insight into how an air conditioning inspection can fit into your overall Energy Action Plan, as part of your organisations energy management strategy.

• Listen to the webinar to learn more:  Air Conditioning Inspections Webinar
  

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