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BWEA Health & Safety 2010
 BWEA's 6th annual Health and Safety (H&S) conference took place on Tuesday 26th January 2010 at the Hilton Hotel Deansgate, Manchester. BWEA is grateful to PMSS, Core Sponsors of the event, along with other sponsors BST, The Crown Estate and Latchways. Over 350 H&S professionals attended to hear the latest developments and important updates. BWEA is committed to ensuring that H&S is top priority in the wind, wave & tidal industry and that best practice is applied to ensure the good reputation of renewable generation is maintained. Once again, BWEA was able to offer the event at no charge to members of the Association, thanks to the generous support of sponsors and exhibitors.
Conference programme and presentations (click PDF logos to view presentations)
| 08.30-09.15 |
Registration and coffee |
| 09.15-10.45 |
Opening Session
Chaired by David Farrier, BWEA Board Director and Chair of the BWEA Health & Safety Steering Group
- Welcome and introduction, David Farrier, BWEA Board Director and Chair of the BWEA Health & Safety Steering Group
- Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, BWEA: Lessons Learnt – Looking Forward
- Alan Chivers, Chief Executive, PMSS: Core Sponsor Address
Legal & Policy Overview
- Taf Powel, Director, Emerging Energy Technologies, Health & Safety Executive
- Hilary Ross, Bond Pearce Solicitors: Challenges of Regulation in the New Energy Economy
- Questions to all speakers
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| 10.45-11.15 |
Coffee, exhibition & networking |
| 11.15-12.30 |
Safe Access & Emergency Preparedness
- Chris Ware, Training Supervisor, National Access and Rescue Centre: Rescue Planning 'A Multi Agency Response'
- Keith Harsham, SHEQ Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power: Safety Case – friend or foe?
- James Brown, Senior Consultant, Det Norske Veritas (DNV): Access to Offshore Wind Facilities - What can we learn from other industries
- Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety, BWEA: Lift Safety & Machinery Directive
- Questions to all speakers
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| 12.30-14.00 |
Lunch, exhibition & networking |
| 14.00-15.15 |
Leadership, Training & Communication
Chaired by Lynne Scott, Partner, Construction and Special Projects, Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
- Guy Boyd, Regional General Manager, EMEA, BST: Global Culture and Leadership - Metrics to enhance safety
- Lisa Mallon, EHS Training Manager, GE Energy (UK) Limited: Importance of Training Standards to our Industry
- Charlie Field, The SeaRoc Group: Moving Offshore
- Garry Bradford, Safety & Health Manager, E.ON Climate and Renewables & Jeremy Carnell, Senior Health & Safety Consultant, PMSS: “Finding a Rapport” - Communication Language, Culture and Understanding
- Questions to all speakers
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| 15.15-15.45 |
Coffee, exhibition & networking |
| 15.45-17.00 |
Case studies & Best Practice
Chaired by Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety, BWEA
- Suzanne Knights, Principal Consultant, ERM: Risk Management for the Offshore Wind Power Sector: Lessons learnt from the Oil, Gas and Process Industry
- Samantha Henshaw, Marine Safety Consultant & Jeremy Carnell, Senior Health and Safety Consultant, PMSS: Marine & Vessel Safety in Offshore Wind
- Callum Douglas, Senior Engineer, Risktec Solutions (Glasgow) Ltd: Developing Brownfield Land: The Challenge of Securing Sites for Future Wind Power
- Nick Baldock, Offshore Engineer, Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd: Understanding Logistical Constraints During Offshore Wind Project Construction - spatial management of contractors and CDM considerations
- Questions to all speakers
Final summary and close – Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety, BWEA |
Exhibition
A number of companies exhibited to display their products and services to this key audience.
| AAT Tradewinds |
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Mullion |
| Bronto Skylift |
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NARC WIND (National Access and Rescue Centre) |
| BST |
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PMSS |
| BWEA |
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RPS Energy |
| GL Garrad Hassan |
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Safety Technology Ltd |
| The Koru Foundation |
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Royal Air Force SAR Force (Search and Rescue) |
| Latchways |
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Tag Ltd |
| Limpet Technology Ltd |
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Uniline Safety Systems Ltd |
View exhibition plan
Sponsorship
BWEA would like to express thanks to all sponsors of the event, particularly PMSS, Core Sponsor.
Core Sponsor |
Additional sponsors |
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Learning the Lessons from Health and Safety Incidents and near-Events
- A workshop organised by the BWEA H&S Lessons Learnt Database Group |
A pre-conference workshop was to held to help BWEA members learn the lessons from incidents and near-events by:
- assisting the improvement in their understanding of incident investigation
- understanding the benefit this brings to their own business
- encourage more consistent and comprehensive reporting helping the BWEA lessons learnt database to guide concerted action on safety across the industry
The workshop comprised of two group exercises to demonstrate the benefits of meaningful narratives; effective incident investigation; compilation of the incident notification form and understanding of potential impact. A final session was aimed at an inward look at the industry methods for learning from incidents, common underlying causes and potential improvements to the BWEA lessons learnt outputs.
Contacts
Conference: Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety
Tel. +44 (0)20 7901 3017 or email c.streatfeild@renewable-uk.com
Exhibition: Veronika Sucha, Events Manager
Tel. +44 (0)20 7901 3015 or email v.sucha@renewable-uk.com
Sponsorship: Helen Jones, Director of Events & Marketing
Tel: +44 (0)20 7901 3014 or email: h.jones@renewable-uk.com
Media: Nick Medic, Head of Communications
Tel: +44 (0)20 7901 3013 or email: n.medic@renewable-uk.com
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