A national style show comes to the regions

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 5, 2007

Health and Safety '07, 20th/21st February, Sandown Park, Surrey.

Don't let your workforce become a statistic.

The Health and Safety Commission recently published the latest Health and Safety Statistics for 2005/2006, on work related ill health, workplace injury and enforcement in Great Britain.

This report highlighted some pertinent findings.

* 30 million days were lost overall during 2005/06: 24 million due to work-related ill health and 6 million due to workplace injury.

* 2 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.

* 523,000 of these were new cases in the last 12 months.

* 212 workers were killed at work.

Health and safety is regulated through the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSW) 1974 which states that employers have a duty to secure the health, safety and welfare of people at work, and also to protect the public from risks arising out of work activity.

This Act requires employers with five or more employees to prepare a written statement of their policy, organisation and arrangements for health and safety at work.

Again, the Health and Safety Statistics reported that 1,012 offences were prosecuted by HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and 332 offences were prosecuted by local authorities (2004/05).

Why Visit HandS'07.

There is a perception that there are now more health and safety regulations and red tape than ever.

Although this is not strictly the case - in fact there were twice as many regulations and laws 35 years ago - it is still a daunting undertaking for any small business.

Health and Safety '07 is a brand new, dedicated regional event - a national style show taken to the regions.

The aim is to make life as simple as possible for health and safety personnel; they can access the best products and services locally and more easily through the exhibition; network with other local organisations whilst keeping up to date with new regulations through the seminar programme.

And all this is accessible within a working day! WBE, the organiser of Health and Safety '07, is proud to have teamed up with key industry organisations resulting in two unique seminar programmes: one in collaboration with the London Metropolitan Branch of IOSH, the other put together by the show's title sponsor, DuPont, and the Event Partners: Aearo, Gore, Ansell and Principal People .

The seminar programme will prove essential to all decision makers who share a responsibility to protect their workforce.

This has been planned carefully and constructively so that it is easy for delegates to mix and match appropriate subject matters to create their own tailor made agenda.

Topics to be covered include common workplace risks; new regulations eg.

noise, fire and asbestos; sourcing the correct Personal Protection garments; controlling contractors etc.

The exhibition and seminars are both free to enter, but seminar places are restricted so it is recommended that visitors pre-register.