IIRSM at Health & Safety Event

IIRSM, the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, will ensure that the topics to be addressed in the conference cover the latest risk and safety issues and that the presenters are recognised experts, able to deliver insight and relevant experience across a wide range of industries. Commenting on behalf of the event organiser, Western Business Exhibitions, event director Tim Else said: "The involvement of the IIRSM in our NEC event complements the conference content which the British Safety Council provides at our Scotland and North events. By expanding the breadth of organisations involved in contributing to our conferences we are ensuring that visitors will gain easy access to the leading minds in the sector and ensure that the topics covered remain fresh and pertinent.”

Greg Brown, deputy chief executive of IIRSM said: "We deliver many educational opportunities, such as forums and our annual conference and our involvement in this event is a natural extension of that work. Similarly, it’s a great opportunity to showcase the expertise of our members as they contribute to the development and delivery of the educational content.  Our role will ensure that visitors are hearing from highly skilled and experienced people who understand the key topics of the day.”

As well as its role in the conference both the IIRSM and the BOHS will take leading roles in the other  educational activities taking place at the event, including providing panellists for the ‘Safety Dialogue’ discussions. ‘Safety Dialogue’ is a round table discussion involving a live panel during which experts discuss the latest issues and open up the floor to questions from the audience. 

Steve Perkins, Chief Executive of BOHS commented, "BOHS is delighted to support The Health and Safety Event at the NEC.  The single most important issue for BOHS is to tackle the huge occupational disease burden faced in the UK, which causes an estimated 13,000 deaths annually. To this end, we are keen to work in partnership with others to raise awareness of the issue and what can be done to protect workers. 

"This event provides an excellent opportunity for BOHS to work together with IIRSM and the other partners and supporters. We will enlighten visitors about what the main health risks in their workplaces may be, and about how these can be accurately assessed and effectively controlled through good occupational hygiene practice.” 

Other free educational activities that take place include practical seminars and the newly introduced ‘Safer Logistics Theatre’, sponsored by Toyota.

Appealing to time pressured visitors from across a range of industry sectors The Health and Safety Event is taking place at the same time and in the same location as Maintec, Facilities Management 2015 and Cleaning Expo 2015. This co-location of events ensures that any visitor will maximise the time they spend attending the NEC.