Leaders of Industry to Speak at IOSH Conference 2014

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The UK's flagship health and safety conference announces speaker
programme. The theme of this year's event is Inspiring Leadership.

This year's IOSH conference in London will welcome more than 60
expert speakers from across the globe including health & safety
leaders, government figures and representatives from law and
academia. The conference takes places June 17-18 at the London ExCel.

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The 2-day event, with over 30 conference sessions and 40
workshops, will offer strategic global insights, influential case
studies and best practice guidance to implement in the workplace.

Opening the event on Tuesday, June 17th, the Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Chief Executive, Jan Chmiel,
will be addressing the delegates on inspiring leadership. The opening
day also includes a speech by the eminent Professor Sidney Dekker,
best-selling author on human factors and safety, travelling from
Griffith University, Australia, for a special appearance.

IOSH Chief Executive, Jan Chmiel, said:

"This year's conference is about enabling insightful,
future-orientated decision making in an ever changing world of work.
The demands on leaders are great so we are responding with a
high-calibre speaker programme."

Leading industry specialists who will address the conference
include: Steve Hails, Director of Health and Safety, Crossrail; Neil
Budworth, Vice President, HSSEQ, AMEC Clean Energy Europe; Dr Dominic
Cooper, CEO, B-Safe Management Solutions; Lawrence Waterman, Head of
Health and Safety, Battersea Power Station Development; Kevin
Furniss, Vice President HSSE, AP Moller Maersk Terminals and Danny
Martland, Director Safety, Health and Environment, Military Air and
Information, BAE Systems.

Representatives from government, transport, healthcare, energy,
law, construction, insurance, shipping, urban regeneration, defence,
manufacturing and psychology as well as social scientists will all be
presenting at the meeting.

The IOSH 2014 Conference will provide an unparalleled platform for
leaders to map the complexity of today's changing world. The official
programme will focus on:

- The impact of leadership and culture in rapidly changing environments
- Risk management strategies to take your business forward
- Beyond compliance - regulatory and legal requirements to improve performance

In addition to conference sessions, there will be the CoreSkills+
workshops, providing practical and technical solutions to critical
health and safety issues. Issues that will be looked at include:
crisis management, mobile lone workers and the true financial impact
of claims.

Heather Beach, Brand Director, OSH Global said:

"The IOSH Conference is now in its 66th year. Industry heads
converge for the conference and we are providing unparalleled
networking opportunities. It is a must attend for industry
management."

This pioneering event will coincide for the very first time with
Safety & Health Expo, and the Protection and Management Series.

For the full speaker programme, visit the
http://www.ioshconference.co.uk

IOSH

IOSH is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals.
With more than 42,000 members in 100 countries, we're the world's
largest professional health and safety organisation.

We set standards, and support, develop and connect our members
with resources, guidance, events and training. We're the voice of the
profession, and campaign on issues that affect millions of working
people.

IOSH was founded in 1945 and is a registered charity with
international NGO status.

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