Improving Health and Safety in the Plastics Industry 2021

2nd November 2021 | Royal Leamington Spa

The 2021 BPF Health and Safety Seminar will provide attendees with an opportunity to network with their plastic industry
peers and to listen to insightful presentations. 

This is your opportunity to learn more about topics including manual handling, compliance and the impact of the covid
pandemic.

Who should attend: This seminar is aimed at senior and middle managers from companies in the plastics industry who are responsible for health and safety within their organisation.

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Seminar Programme

10:00 Registration and Refreshment

10:25 Chairpersons Introduction - Kris Ramsey, Polypipe

10:30 Lessons learned from the Coronavirus Pandemic, and the implications for H&S matters
          HSE Speaker

          During this event the HSE speaker will explore lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and consequential
           issues around well being and stress. The speaker will look at how covid has affected the dynamic in the work
          place and how the workforce sees the public health concerns and returning to some kind of normality

11:00 Manual Handling in the Plastics Industry
          Pristine Condition Speaker

11:45 Mental Health First Aid
          Speaker TBC

          Our Mental Health First Aid Speaker will provide an introduction to MHFA, looking at how MHFA
          can be introduced into organisations and how it can help companies effectively care for the mental 
          health of their employees.

12:15 Working from Height
          Speaker TBC

12:45 Networking Lunch

13.45   Session TBC

14:15  Compliance Calendar
           Hugh Maxwell, Director, Business Development EMEA, Chubb Global Risk Advisors 

           Our speaker Hugh Maxwell will provide a detailed assessment of how Health and Safety 
           professionals can use EHS compliance calendars to help them in their health and
           safety work.

14:45  Slips, Trips and Falls and Operation Clean Sweep
           Adela Putinelu, Sustainability Issues Executive, British Plastics Federation

           A large percentage of slips, trips and falls in the plastics industry are caused by loose
           pellets in factories. Industry expert Adela Putinelu will explore the Operation Clean
           Sweep campaign that is aiming to reduce pellet loss.

15:15 Afternoon Break and Close

Prices

• SIMPL Members £129 + VAT
• BPF Members £159 + VAT
• Affiliate Members £189 + VAT
• Non BPF Members £219 + VAT