Don't miss the must-go event for senior construction H&S professionals who believe site health is just as important as site safety.
6th March 2024
08.00 - Networking Buffet Breakfast
Catch up with your fellow attendees, grab a tea or coffee and tuck into a tasty breakfast buffet.
09.00 - Event Open and Welcome
Your host RVT Group will welcome you and pass over to your presenter for the day Robert Bradford.
09.10 - Worker Health, Economic Inactivity and Retention in Work
Robert Atkinson speaks about the economic inactivity in Scotland, its impact on individuals and business and why businesses should be concerned. He will also look at the main causes of economic activity in the working age population, with a focus on MSDs and mental health, as well as the case for prevention and retention at work and available support.
09.30 - HSE’s Expectations for the Control of Noise on Construction Sites
How do you know if you have a workplace noise problem? How do you know your hearing protection works? How do you reduce the noise? Chris Steel outlines the HSE's expectations of noise control and how you can protect the hearing health of those on site.
09.50 - Scotland’s Workplace Ill-Health Crisis
Professor Kevin Bampton outlines the latest BOHS report on Scotland’s workplace ill-health crisis. This includes highlighting the importance of adequate government reporting on the statistics of poor site health and its consequences, calling for education around worker health protection to be strengthened and how Scottish businesses can work to save lives in construction.
10.10 - QuizMaster; Construction Edition
Grab your smart device and get ready to go head to head against your fellow attendees in a construction themed quiz fresh for 2024. Will YOU achieve first place and win the prize?
10.30 - Networking and Exhibition Break
Help yourself to refreshments, engage in conversation with your fellow industry-leaders and see innovative health hazard solutions from RVT Group on display.
11.00 - Supporting Mental Health on Site at Balfour Beatty
In 2023, Balfour Beatty were awarded the ‘best overall workplace mental health programme’ at the Mates in Mind Awards. As such, Michael FitzGibbons speaks on the company’s approach in tackling mental health, demonstrating a wider commitment to improve mental wellbeing across the sector and lived experiences of protecting mental health on site.
11.20 - Health at BAM; Everyone Safe and Well Every Day
Robert Bradford and Lauren Miller offer their perspectives of health on site at BAM in the Civils and Construction sectors respectively, outlining how best practice is implemented on site and how worker health is protected and prioritised.
12.00 - Hazard Control Solutions; Putting Site Health First
Whenever there is a risk of hazard exposure on site, health must come first; therefore, effective hazard control methods must be employed to ensure those on site are kept safe and healthy. Kevin Dupont will present multiple real life case studies covering a range of hazards on site, and the control solutions available which will protect health and achieve best practice.
12.20 - Action Planning! A Collaborative Session
It’s time to put what you’ve learnt into practice! You will discuss what has been learnt from the presentations and networking sessions with your fellow attendees, in order to identify the key actions that you will be taking when you return to the workplace. Delegates will be encouraged to share their actions with the room where highlights and trends will be identified and discussed by Robert Bradford.
13.00 - 14.00 - Networking Buffet Lunch and Event Close
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