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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