IOSH 2012 announced for March 6-7 next year

Next year's IOSH Conference will be held across March 6-7th in Manchester with the theme being Health and safety: Changing perceptions.

During the conference there will be 30 sessions, 50 speakers, and 5 key tracks including:

• perception versus reality in relation to health and safety
• strengthening practitioners’ understanding of legislation and enforcement issues
• working smarter to keep health and safety on track
• shaping safety culture and behaviour
• improving workforce health and wellbeing
• investigating work-related accidents effectively

The speakers making presentations during the two days include:

• Professor Ragnar Löfstedt, Director, King’s Centre for Risk Management, Department of Geography, King’s College London and Chair, The Löfstedt Review
• Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive, Health and Safety Executive
• Graham Dalton, Chief Executive, Highways Agency
• Hugh Robertson, Senior Policy Officer for Health and Safety, TUC
• Mike Wagland, Global Head of Health & Safety, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd
• Richard Perry, Head of Safety Policy and Compliance, BBC

IOSH is also promising some new additions to the conference such as a live and interactive prosecution under the Health and Safety at Work Act, examining a work-related accident investigation, and an experts panel discussing recent events in the news.

If you book your place before December 9th then you can save £80 on the price of entry. Visit the IOSH 2012 website for more details and to register.