IOSH - JUDGEMENT DAY FOR HEALTH & SAFETY

Date: 13 March 2012
Location: Ramada Hotel - Shaw's Bridge Belfast

This event is a "must attend" date for all managing directors, directors and health & safety professionals.

The Conference will be opened by a senior member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Senior Inspectors from the Northern Ireland Health & Safety Executive will begin proceedings by delivering presentations on the HSE(NI) strategy for criminal prosecutions and will then go on to discuss a number of recent landmark court cases.

The morning session will culminate in a mock criminal courtroom scenario which will provide the delegates with an insight into what can happen when you get it wrong in the world of Health & Safety.

This session will work through an incident and will incorporate police interviews and a court room scene involving a Health & Safety Manager and a Director. The verdict will be delivered by a retired High Court Judge and a Q&A session will follow.

The afternoon session will focus on civil court proceedings beginning with the Northern Ireland Managing Director of global giant Willis Group delivering a presentation entitled 'Insurance and Compensation - A Help or a Hindrance'.

This will be followed by a mock civil courtroom scenario. The aim of the hearing is to enable delegates to view and participate in the preparation and running of a court case focusing on a relevant health and safety issue. This is an opportunity to experience the emotional, practical and organisational issues arising from a civil court case.

Delegates will watch common errors unfold and see the actual consequences in a simulated hearing. Two practicing barristers will conduct this training exercise and will demonstrate how a civil action progresses providing delegates with guidance on the right and wrong way to present yourself and your evidence.

The compensation award will be delivered by a retired High Court Judge and this will be followed by a Q&A session where the delegates will have the opportunity to question the participants in the days events.

Each Q&A session will be chaired by the current national President of IOSH Subash Ludhra who is also a qualified Magistrate.

Considering the high quality of the presenters involved in this conference it is expected that places will fill quickly so please book early. This event attracts 2CPD points.

PROGRAMME

8.45-9.00	Arrival & Registration
9.00-9.15	Welcome by National IOSH President Subash Ludhra & Introduction by Senior Official from the N Ireland Assembly
9.15 - 9.45	Louis Burns HSE(NI) - HSE(NI) Prosecution Strategies
9.45-10.15	Ken Logan HSE(NI) - HSE(NI) Recent & Significant NI Legal Cases
10.15 - 10.45	Break, networking and exhibition
10.45-12.00	Criminal Courtroom Scenario, Laura Cameron, McGrigors Solicitors
12.00 -12.15	Verdict
12.15-12.30	Panel Q&A Session and discussion
12.30-1.30	Lunch, networking and exhibition
1.30 - 2.00	David Workman MD Willis NI - Insurance & Compensation - a Help or Hindrance
2.00 - 3.15	Civil Courtroom Scenario, Siobhan Donnelly, SRT Donnelly & Associates
3.00 - 3.15	Break, networking and exhibition
3.15 - 3.30	Verdict
3.30 - 4.00	Panel Q&A Session and discussion