The national food and drink manufacturing conference 2012
Overview
This year's conference takes place at the Harrogate
Majestic Hotel on 09 -10 October and will explore fresh ways
of addressing the most pressing health and safety issues that
affect the food and drink manufacturing industry.
It is staged by the IOSH Food and Drink Group, with support from
the HSE and the Food and Drink Manufacture Health and Safety
Forum.
The programme will look at solutions to practical challenges on
the first day and will focus on the importance of good management
and leadership on day two.
Programme
The conference will cover:
- worker involvement
- behavioural safety
- leadership
- communication
- slips, trips and falls
- manual handling
- falls from height
- confined spaces
- machinery safety
- transport safety.
Speakers include:
- John Shropshire, G's Fresh
Limited
- Subash Ludhra, IOSH
- Nick Ratty, Health and Safety
Executive
- Andy Melachrino, Dairy Crest
Ltd
- Simon Bardon, Mind Safety
- Richard Byrne, Network Rail
- Victoria Bennett / Jane Hopkinson, Health
and Safety Laboratory
- Helen Devery, BLM Manchester
- Nigel Bryson, BRYSON
Consulting
- Andy Bagworth, Anglian Water Services
Ltd
- Sean Cusack, Wincanton Ltd
- Colin Wright, Brtannia Safety and
Training
- Dr Celine McKeown, Link
Ergonomics
- Warren Spiers, Spiers Engineering Safety
(Spiers Ltd)
- Neil Catton, IOSH Food and Drink
Group.
The brochure with full programme is nearly ready and will be
posted on this page shortly.
Register your interest
Register your interest in the event by contacting the
Events team on +44(0)116 257 3378
and we'll send you a copy of the brochure as soon as it's
available.
We'll start taking bookings when the brochure is ready.
National Food and Drink Health and Safety Awards
2012
The awards, sponsored by the IOSH Food and Drink
Group, recognise innovative projects that have produced a
practical solution to, and made a positive impact on, a health and
safety problem in the sector. They are open to anyone working in
the food or drink manufacturing industries.
For more information about the awards, please contact
Julie Littlejohns,
Networks Officer on +44 (0)116 257 3248.
Sponsorship
Please download the sponsorship
document to find out what sponsorship and exhibition packages
are available.
For more information, please contact Charlotte Siviter, Events
Co-ordinator, on +44 (0)116 257 3209.
Event partners
The national food and drink manufacturing conference continues
to be organised by the IOSH Food and Drink Group, with support from
the HSE's Agriculture and Food Sector and the Food and Drink
Manufacture Health and Safety Forum.
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Images from 2011
Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of
Health and Safety Executive speaking on day one:
Opportunities to network and
visit exhibition stands:
Delegates in main conference
room:
Gala dinner and awards:
