Register Now for Action on Site Health South 2023

Following four hugely successful Action on Site Health (AOSH) events, most recently held in Chester and Edinburgh, AOSH is back for the fifth time.

About the Event

Register your free place now for Action on Site Health South 2023. Taking place on the 12th July at BMA House in London, the agenda is tailored toward Site Managers and Senior Health & Safety professionals. Join us for a day of inspiring presentations, innovative discussions and invaluable networking opportunities.

As always, attendees will arrive to a delicious complimentary breakfast and enjoy a lively networking session before the event opens. Our fantastic speaker line up and interactive activities will then cover a variety of topics from both regulatory and contractor perspectives.

As with previous AOSH events, we are calling for action on “site health” because there are a huge range of health hazards which simultaneously endanger health on site. The necessity of working together to address site health as a whole is evidenced in the latest HSE statistics & Labour Force Survey:

• 1.8 million workers suffering from work-related ill health (new or long-standing) in 2021/22.
• 722,000 workers suffering from a new case of work-related ill health in 2021/22.
• 13,000 deaths each year are estimated to be linked to past exposure at work, primarily to chemicals or dust.
• 19,000 estimated new cases of breathing or lung problems caused or made worse by work annually over the last three years, according to self-reports from the Labour Force Survey.
• The HSE estimates that breathing metal fume at work leads to 40-50 welders each year being hospitalised.
• An estimated 11,000 workers were reported with work-related hearing problems, 2019/20 to 2021/22 (Labour Force Survey).
• An estimated 914,000 cases of work-related stress, depression, or anxiety were reported in 2021/22.

Without best practice hazard control measures in place, construction workers will continue to suffer from occupational ill-health. Together, let's take action on site health.

The Agenda

Download your agenda invite here.

8:00am – Breakfast - Arrive at BMA House and grab yourself a tea or coffee before tucking into a tasty buffet breakfast that will set you up for the day.

9:00am – Welcome - Settle down at your table as we open the event with a welcome from RVT Group. We will then pass over to your host for the day, Colin Nottage (Construction Dust Partnership, Interesting Health & Safety Podcast).

9.10 am - Alex Wilson - Health Risk Management; Getting It Right First Time - Alex, newly appointed BOHS president, offers a high-level strategic view as a Chartered Occupational Hygienist, of supporting a business during a project and getting health risk management right first time.

9.30 am - Bernardine Cooney - The Dust Kills Campaign; 2023 - It's time to talk about this year's nationwide "Dust Kills" inspection campaign (May to July). Bernardine will also discuss employers' duty of care, reveal hard-hitting statistics and ask why, in 2023, are campaigns like "Dust Kills" still necessary?

9.50 am - Jim Beestone - Asking the Hard Questions - The construction industry is harming workers' mental health. So, how do we change that? Jim, chair of the HCLG Mental Health subgroup reflects on the principles of client engagement, better reporting, and why proactive, positive intervention is more important than ever.

10:10am - Quiz Master; Construction Edition - Go head-to-head with your fellow attendees as Colin Nottage leads this fast-paced quiz on construction health. The top quizzer will win an exclusive RVT Group 30th anniversary gift box, including a gold parker pen, delicious chocolates and more!

10:30am - Networking & Exhibition Break - Grab yourself a coffee and a snack as you network with representatives from the HSE, HCLG, CDP and BOHS. See a selection of RVT Group’s innovative hazard control solutions on display and learn how they could assist on your projects.

11.00 am - Keynote Speech - Dr Jennifer Lunt - Health on Site; Changing the Way We Think - Dr Jennifer Lunt draws on her extensive research and experience with the HSE to offer a psychologist’s take on the under-prioritisation of health in relation to safety. Jennifer will also discuss how we motivate a behavioural change within the industry, and how we can then work to embed this within the culture on site.

11.40 am - Clive Johnson - Site Health; The Client's Perspective - Clive discusses site health from a client’s perspective and provides examples of implementing best practice on site through his work with the Duchy of Lancaster. He will also reiterate the importance of the site health message reaching rural-based construction companies.

12.00 pm - Ted Taylor - Health Hazard Control On Site; A Case Study Review - RVT's "Technical Ted" presents multiple real life case studies covering the control of a range of hazards on site. Ted will also introduce and explain RVT's innovative Capture Contain Control "3Cs"® methodology and the different methods of hazard control available based on current best practice.

12:20pm - What do YOU think? - Led by Colin Nottage, this session will see attendees given different topics to share ideas on together. After a period of discussion, individual tables will be encouraged to share their unique perspectives and innovative ideas with the room.

1:00 to 2:00pm - Networking Lunch & Close - As the event draws to a close, we invite you again to network with fellow attendees and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch before you leave. Pre-booked meetings will also be held during this time.

Don’t delay; there are only 200 spaces available, and these are already going fast! This event is free to attend, but you must register to save your space.