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Occupational Health and Safety conference

09 December 2008 - 10 December 2008

Occupational Health & Safety
18000 Series Update on Standards, Strategy, Regulation and Best Practice
Manchester, England

Last year, 35 million working days were lost to injury and illness caused or made worse by work. Want to know how you can avoid your workers becoming another statistic?

Attend British Standard Institution's 2nd annual OH&S conference to hear the latest strategy from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and learn about new standards in Health & Safety.

Legislation and best practice updates will ensure your company is meeting legal requirements and minimising the risks to your employees.

The conference will:

• Brief you on the new HSE strategy and its implications for your strategy and activities
• Explain the new BS OHSAS 18002 and BS 18004 and their role in supporting OH&S management in organisations
• Update you on the likely effects of the Corporate Manslaughter Act
• Highlight best practice solutions to the current key OH&S issues including successful implementation of BS 18001
• Provide opportunities for networking with experts and peers to share experiences

Benefits of attending include:

• Being first to learn about BS OHSAS 18002 and BS 18004; from experts that authored the standards
  • guidance contained
  • benefits to your business
• Hearing the HSE's latest position, first hand
• Being briefed on relevant developments in legislation, including corporate manslaughter
• Benchmarking your BS OHSAS 18001 performance
• Improving understanding of how to gain certification to BS OHSAS 18001
• Hearing latest thinking on major problems faced by OH&S managers and how to find solutions
• Complimentary networking drinks reception and optional stadium tour

For speakers, programme details and to book, visit www.bsigroup.com/ohsconference.