This informal and intimate session follows the keynote talk focussing on selecting the right occupational health support. It will give attendees the opportunity to ask HSE specialist(s) questions rela …

This informal and intimate session follows the keynote talk focussing on risk assessing work-related stress. It will give attendees the opportunity to ask HSE specialist(s) questions relating to the t …

Learn how the recently released Accident and Near-miss Tool helps organisations reduce the burden of managing incident records while ensuring compliance with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Danger …

Learn how the HSE Stress Indicator Tool enables organisations to measure work-related stress levels so they can make data driven decisions to best support their workers. We will also be showcasing the …

Slips, trips and falls are the leading cause of major injuries in the workplace. These injuries can be devastating for the individual involved and they generate a huge financial burden on industry. Th …

Poor safety culture has contributed to many major incidents and personal injuries. Phoebe will highlight how to make improvements by adopting a holistic approach to health and safety cultural improvem …

As a key component in ensuring that workers are competent to perform their roles in a healthy and safe way, its vital that training is appropriate and effective. During this session, Chris will discus …

There is significant responsibility on both those providing and purchasing new machinery, to ensure that it is safe for use at work. This informative sessions gives an overview of the regulations cove …

Learn how to complete and analyse musculoskeletal disorder risk assessments using HSE’s digital tools: • Manual Handling Assessments Charts (MAC) tool • Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling (RAPP) t …

Learn how the award-winning HSE Safety Climate Tool enables organisations to measure their safety climate so they can make data driven decisions to best support their workers. We will also be showcasi …

A live and practical session showing how different AI tools can be used across real health and safety scenarios. Rather than focusing on theory or hype, this session will demonstrate how a range of pl …

Digitalisation is moving faster than ever – and businesses that ignore its human impact risk falling behind. IOSH’s white paper, The digitalisation dilemma, reveals critical gaps in worker safety, hea …

A live and practical session showing how different AI tools can be used across real health and safety scenarios. Rather than focusing on theory or hype, this session will demonstrate how a range of pl …

As awareness of mental health in the workplace continues to grow, so too do the legal expectations placed on employers. But many organisations are still unclear on where their responsibilities begin a …

Human factors focus on understanding how people interact with systems, environments, and processes in the workplace. By considering human capabilities, limitations, behaviours, and decision-making, or …

Gen Z is now firmly embedded in the workforce, yet many health and safety frameworks were designed for a very different generation of worker. Drawing on insights from the Youth Voice Census, this sess …

Digitalisation is moving faster than ever – and businesses that ignore its human impact risk falling behind. IOSH’s white paper, The digitalisation dilemma, reveals critical gaps in worker safety, hea …

Digitalisation is moving faster than ever – and businesses that ignore its human impact risk falling behind. IOSH’s white paper, The digitalisation dilemma, reveals critical gaps in worker safety, hea …

Gen Z is now firmly embedded in the workforce, yet many health and safety frameworks were designed for a very different generation of worker. Drawing on insights from the Youth Voice Census, this sess …

As awareness of mental health in the workplace continues to grow, so too do the legal expectations placed on employers. But many organisations are still unclear on where their responsibilities begin a …

Human factors focus on understanding how people interact with systems, environments, and processes in the workplace. By considering human capabilities, limitations, behaviours, and decision-making, or …

This session, led by an HSE Inspector, will help you assess whether your occupational health provision is appropriate, effective, and compliant with legal requirements. You’ll be guided through key co …

This session challenges the industry’s current approach and explores why investment in health and wellbeing is not translating into better outcomes. It sets out a more effective, prevention led model …

BSI will deliver one keynote session in the morning slot on Day 1. The final topic is still to be chosen between ISO 45001 Revision – What’s Changing and What It Means for You, or Suicide Awareness in …

As organisations become increasingly data‑rich, many are also becoming insight‑poor, mistaking volume of information for genuine cultural assurance. Low accident rates, positive survey results and reassuring dashboards can all suggest that culture is “in a good place”. Yet these same indicators can mask deeper issues creating a false sense of confidence and, ultimately, increasing organisational risk.

A forward-looking session exploring how safety training must evolve in response to AI, changing workforce expectations and the need for practical competence.

Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. In this workshop session, Phoebe will guide you through the essential steps of a work-re …

A session bringing together experts who will explore how trust, communication and core human skills work alongside technical safety to become that expert adviser and drive excellence within your organ …

A construction-focused keynote challenging whether “safety first” has become too narrow, exploring occupational health risks including fatigue, MSDs and psychosocial harm.

This panel discussion builds on Changing the Safety Conversation earlier in the day, bringing together the expert practitioners to share real‑world examples, answer audience questions and offer practi …

Jennie Armstrong is developing a construction-focused keynote around wellbeing delivered through the safety function.

A session bringing together experts who will explore how trust, communication and core human skills work alongside technical safety to become that expert adviser and drive excellence within your organ …

BSI will deliver one keynote session in the morning slot on Day 1. The final topic is still to be chosen between ISO 45001 Revision – What’s Changing and What It Means for You, or Suicide Awareness in …

A construction-focused keynote challenging whether “safety first” has become too narrow, exploring occupational health risks including fatigue, MSDs and psychosocial harm.

This panel discussion builds on Changing the Safety Conversation earlier in the day, bringing together the expert practitioners to share real‑world examples, answer audience questions and offer practi …

As organisations become increasingly data‑rich, many are also becoming insight‑poor, mistaking volume of information for genuine cultural assurance. Low accident rates, positive survey results and reassuring dashboards can all suggest that culture is “in a good place”. Yet these same indicators can mask deeper issues creating a false sense of confidence and, ultimately, increasing organisational risk.

A forward-looking session exploring how safety training must evolve in response to AI, changing workforce expectations and the need for practical competence.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing how organisations identify risk, monitor compliance and improve safety performance - but what does this mean in practice for OSH professionals?

In our efforts to comply with regulations, are we missing the essential reason for assessing risk? And is there a better way to ensure our risk assessments are ‘suitable and sufficient’ beyond just reviewing them periodically? Drawing on previous research and his work in a variety of industries, David England will examine the relationship between assessing risk and managing risk. He will also demonstrate how the control measures we develop can be made more resilient to real world pressures via a simple process of examination.

• We’re not using old maps, we’re pretending the terrain hasn’t changed.
• It’s not fear of change, it’s fear of exposure.
• The workplace isn’t a system to fix, it’s a story to lead.
• Leadership is the operating system; everything else is just interface.
• People don’t want to work from home or the office, they want to feel alive, trusted and connected.
• Workplace strategy now sits in people’s wallets, not just in boardrooms.
• The magic was never in the office.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing how organisations identify risk, monitor compliance and improve safety performance - but what does this mean in practice for OSH professionals?

In a fast‑moving VUCA world, our profession is being reshaped by rapid shifts in technology, trust, and talent. This session explores key opportunities—AI augmentation, smarter insight, and more cross-disciplinary ways of working—alongside emerging threats such as regulatory complexity and new psychosocial and environmental risks. The panel will discuss why continual learning is now essential and how professionals can move beyond tick-box compliance to build a genuine culture of care—one that empowers judgement, strengthens wellbeing, and drives better outcomes for people and organisations.

In this interactive session, Dr Nick Bell introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI): a practical, evidence‑based approach to influencing decisions through better conversations. You’ll explore why people sometimes push back against change — even when it is clearly sensible. The session shows how asking different questions, and listening differently, can strengthen motivation for change and improve the quality of safety conversations at every level.

In our efforts to comply with regulations, are we missing the essential reason for assessing risk? And is there a better way to ensure our risk assessments are ‘suitable and sufficient’ beyond just reviewing them periodically? Drawing on previous research and his work in a variety of industries, David England will examine the relationship between assessing risk and managing risk. He will also demonstrate how the control measures we develop can be made more resilient to real world pressures via a simple process of examination.

• We’re not using old maps, we’re pretending the terrain hasn’t changed.
• It’s not fear of change, it’s fear of exposure.
• The workplace isn’t a system to fix, it’s a story to lead.
• Leadership is the operating system; everything else is just interface.
• People don’t want to work from home or the office, they want to feel alive, trusted and connected.
• Workplace strategy now sits in people’s wallets, not just in boardrooms.
• The magic was never in the office.

In a fast‑moving VUCA world, our profession is being reshaped by rapid shifts in technology, trust, and talent. This session explores key opportunities—AI augmentation, smarter insight, and more cross-disciplinary ways of working—alongside emerging threats such as regulatory complexity and new psychosocial and environmental risks. The panel will discuss why continual learning is now essential and how professionals can move beyond tick-box compliance to build a genuine culture of care—one that empowers judgement, strengthens wellbeing, and drives better outcomes for people and organisations.

• We’re not using old maps, we’re pretending the terrain hasn’t changed.
• It’s not fear of change, it’s fear of exposure.
• The workplace isn’t a system to fix, it’s a story to lead.
• Leadership is the operating system; everything else is just interface.
• People don’t want to work from home or the office, they want to feel alive, trusted and connected.
• Workplace strategy now sits in people’s wallets, not just in boardrooms.
• The magic was never in the office.

In this interactive session, Dr Nick Bell introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI): a practical, evidence‑based approach to influencing decisions through better conversations. You’ll explore why people sometimes push back against change — even when it is clearly sensible. The session shows how asking different questions, and listening differently, can strengthen motivation for change and improve the quality of safety conversations at every level.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing how organisations identify risk, monitor compliance and improve safety performance - but what does this mean in practice for OSH professionals?

In a fast‑moving VUCA world, our profession is being reshaped by rapid shifts in technology, trust, and talent. This session explores key opportunities—AI augmentation, smarter insight, and more cross-disciplinary ways of working—alongside emerging threats such as regulatory complexity and new psychosocial and environmental risks. The panel will discuss why continual learning is now essential and how professionals can move beyond tick-box compliance to build a genuine culture of care—one that empowers judgement, strengthens wellbeing, and drives better outcomes for people and organisations.

In this interactive session, Dr Nick Bell introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI): a practical, evidence‑based approach to influencing decisions through better conversations. You’ll explore why people sometimes push back against change — even when it is clearly sensible. The session shows how asking different questions, and listening differently, can strengthen motivation for change and improve the quality of safety conversations at every level.

In our efforts to comply with regulations, are we missing the essential reason for assessing risk? And is there a better way to ensure our risk assessments are ‘suitable and sufficient’ beyond just reviewing them periodically? Drawing on previous research and his work in a variety of industries, David England will examine the relationship between assessing risk and managing risk. He will also demonstrate how the control measures we develop can be made more resilient to real world pressures via a simple process of examination.

Dedicated RPE placeholder covering selection and suitability, fit testing, programme management and how respiratory protection should be integrated into wider exposure control strategies.

Product Standards may change with little or no support for the product users to understand what has changed. With fewer users participating in technical Standards committees, this panel will look to bridge the knowledge gap to achieve greater transparency in the supply chain, and processes required to specify, verify and risk assess PPE items.

The panel will consist of those involved in the development of the Standard and those pushing for legislative change. As well as exploring gaps in information needed by industry, and offering academic perspective on challenges for inclusive PPE, it will touch on some of the other considerations for facilitating inclusive practices and cultural change

Drawing on lessons learned in public and private sector procurement, the key criteria required for building robust PPE tender processes will be considered, with real-life examples of best practice. The discussion will include the development of award criteria - from evaluating cost over life, sustainability and social value elements, through to sample evaluation and trials.

Guidance will include strategies for workforce engagement, specifying inclusive PPE in procurement processes, and future procurement requirements for public sector buyers.  The panel will discuss how the fit for form principle can be implemented and how manufacturers are reviewing and redesigning the products to accommodate more inclusive workforces

With live demonstrations of latest technical innovations, this panel will discuss how Smart PPE is set to shape the future of PPE. Highlighting key areas where technical innovations are driving more e …

This panel will explore the importance of product specifications for PPE Procurement, and how to align these with evaluation of the supply chain, including what documentation can, and should, be requested from suppliers to ensure product compliance during the tender evaluation and throughout the contract life.

This panel will review innovations in sustainable PPE and discuss how Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements are set to transform supply chain transparency. DPP is driving more transparent, susta …

Hearing protection is widely used to manage noise risk, yet its effectiveness in practice is often limited. Based on real-world site experience across a range of industries, this session explores how …

Closing Day 1 PPE Forum session placeholder focused on innovation, emerging materials and the near-future direction of PPE and workwear, framed in a way that is educational rather than overtly commerc …