Seminars galore at Glasgow event

The educational content for ScotlandWorks is varied and plentiful. If you’re planning to attend the event, here’s a taster of what’s on offer to help you plan your day

British Safety Council Conference Theatre

Wednesday 3rd May

9:45 – 10:45 – Mock Trial Part 1

Speakers from Pinsent Masons

11:25 – 12:25 – Mock Trial Part 2

Speakers from Pinsent Masons

13:05 – 14:05 – Building an exemplary culture for an Iconic Project

Andy Forbes, director of health and safety – Babcock Rosyth

14:45 – 15:45  ISO 45001 – A New International Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems

Dave Parr, head of audit & technical – British Safety Council

Thursday 4th May

9:45 – 10:45 – Impact of the Health & Safety sentencing guidelines in Scotland

Malcolm Gunnyeon, partner, Maclay Murray & Spens LLP

11:25 – 12:25 – How to Bullet Proof your performance, mental health and resilience

Mark Davies, Director, 7Futures

14:45 – 15:45 – A toolkit for Wellbeing

Tim Marsh, director, Healthy Work Company

Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre

Wednesday 3rd May​

10:00 – 10:20 – Warehouse safety barriers

A-Safe

10:35 – 10:55 – The Truth Behind Fork Lift Safety

Peter Harvey, CEO, The Fork Lift Truck Association, with Stuart Taylor, MD of Mentor Training 

11:10 – 11:30 – Importance of correct FLT pre-use inspections

Gavin Hutchinson, Auditor & Examiner, RTITB

11:45 – 12:45 – Panel debate: Forklift Safety

Thursday 4th May

10:00 – 10:20 – Raising awareness of safety on the road

Glen Davies, Transport & Logistics Safety Forum, CILT

10:35 – 10:55 – Warehouse safety barriers

A-Safe

11:10 – 11:30 – Taking a proactive approach to safety

Gavin Hutchinson, auditor & examiner, RTITB

11:45 – 12:45

Panel debate: Proactive Safety

Facilities Scotland Conference Theatre

Wednesday 3rd May

10:10 – 10:45 – Changing the cycle: The future of Workplace Training

Chris Wood, CEO, Develop Training (DTL)

10:45 – 11:30 – Panel debate: What will Brexit mean for Scottish FMs

11:30 – 12:15 – An update on standards in facilities management 

Stan Mitchell, CEO, Key FM

12:15 – 13:00 – Panel debate: Is the private rented sector the next PFI for the facilities management sector in Scotland?

13:00 – 13:45 – Innovation in FM in Scotland

Jonathan Mackie, sales & marketing director, Cordant Service

13:45 – 14:30 – Entrepreneurial FM

Sandy Kennedy, CE, Entrepreneurial Scotland

Thursday 4th May

10:00 – 10:45 – Adding value through transforming culture in FM

Preston Gan, head of quality and performance at NHS Grampian’s Facilities and Estates

10:45 – 11:30 – An overview of public sector infrastructure and investment in Scotland

Colin Proctor, Scottish Futures Trust (TBC)

11:30 – 12:15 – Keynote speaker from The Centre for Engineering Education and Development 

13:00 – 13:45 – Case Study of the National Blood Transfusion Service

Aidan Robertson, sales director, Business Moves Group

Meet the speakers

Preston Gan

Preston Gan is the head of quality and performance, a senior facilities manager, for the Facilities and Estates Directorate at NHS Grampian.

David Baglee

David Baglee is a Reader in Advanced Maintenance at the University of Sunderland UK, a Visiting Professor of Operations and Maintenance at the University of Lulea Sweden and a Visiting Associate Research Professor at the University of Maryland USA.

Dean Whittle

Electrical / mechanical engineer trained, Dean Whittle used to be UK district manager for a world-leading supplier of Reliability-Based and Condition-Based Maintenance products and services and progressed into a Senior Reliability Engineering role. In 1999, he became the managing director and founder of Reliability Maintenance Solutions.

For full details of seminars and speakers visit www.scotlandworks.com.

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