Partnership for Success

Karl Carter

Technology Director

British Sugar plc

Three unrelated fatalities in British Sugar's UK factories started the journey of cultural change that has transformed the way British Sugar manages safety in its business.  The presentation also covers the way British Sugar worked with the Health and Safety Executive to develop the change plan and move to a position where the Company is able to demonstrate it is in control of safety on its operating sites and continues to drive further improvement

Subash Ludhra

President Elect

IOSH

Leadership and professionalism are two essential elements required to be an effective manager.  Subash will try and define the terms and provide managers tips on how to be better leaders and professional when dealing with aspects of management but in particular the management of health and safety

Frank Sykes

HSE Inspector

Health and Safety Executive

This will be a joint presentation by Frank Sykes & Paul Verrico

Frank will cover the protocol the HSE operate under with the police and it will cover:

• Why fatal accidents are different from other investigations
• Investigation objectives and the Role of the Senior Investigating Officer (SOI)
• Possible offences and who does what
• Determining suspects/lines of enquiry - the legal rules.  What is a suspect and why they are important.  What are their rights
• The decision making process - CPS/HSE
• Likely outcomes

Paul Verrico

Solicitor-Advocate

Eversheds

Paul's presentation will cover the following:

• The Client Perspective - Panic!
• Clear Lines of Communications and Document Control - why both are so important
• Possible defences and how to set them out from the start
• Privilege and the Internal Investigation - the legal rules
• Legal Conflicts of Interest and alternative representation
• Influencing the Decision Making Process?  Corporate Interviews
• Preparing for the worst and managing expectations in the new sentencing world

Richard Haddon

Chief Executive Fountains Group

& Chairman of Haddon Consultants Ltd

A challenging and thought provoking interactive session drawn from Richard's personal experiences

Tim Bannerman

Director

AKT Productions Ltd

These sessions will look at Accountability and Leadership in the context of Process Safety and Corporate Safety Culture following revelations of the Baker Report and investigative evidence accumulated after the disaster at Texas City on 2005.

The audience will see what happened on the day of the incident and then trace back the cultural and systematic causes that led to the death of 15 people and the beginning of the collapse of BP's global reputation.