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Hidden Hazards - From Awareness to Action

20–21 October 2026 | FREE Virtual Event | Two sessions

Across two sessions, experts and industry leaders will share insight, experience and practical approaches to help turn awareness into meaningful action – supporting safer, healthier workplaces.

The conference will build on our Hidden Hazards campaign, exploring key challenges facing workplaces today and how employers, leaders and safety professionals can take action to protect people from both immediate and long-term harm.

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Why join us?

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Expert insight

Hear from leading voices across health and safety, with real-world perspectives on the hidden risks affecting today’s workplaces.

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Practical takeaways

Explore practical approaches, thought-provoking discussions and fresh ideas you can take back to your organisation and use to turn awareness into action.

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Who should attend?

Designed for anyone with a role in creating safer, healthier workplaces, including health and safety professionals, occupational health and wellbeing teams, HR and people leaders, senior managers, and risk and compliance professionals.

Agenda Day 1

09:00 AM
Welcome Chair
Paul Fakley, British Safety Council
09:05 AM
Welcome
Mike Robinson, British Safety Council
9:10 AM
Panel Discussion
Is silica the new asbestos? The risks of cutting engineered stone and silicosis
TBC
9:55 AM
Panel Discussion
How clean is the air we breathe? Exploring the reality of indoor and outdoor air quality
Aurélie Faugier, Global Cooksafe Coalition; Graham Petersen, TUCAN; Livi Elsmore, Healthy Air Coalition
10:40 AM
Break
10:55 AM
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Living with the consequences of asbestos exposure
Richard Blunt
11:40 AM
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Can we really just keep calm and carry on? Identifying and managing workplace stressors; Examining violence and aggression toward staff and post-incident support
Dr. Audrey Fleming, British Safety Council

Agenda Day 2

9:00 AM
Recap and Welcome
Paul Fakley, British Safety Council
9:10 AM
Keynote
Hidden Hazards Keynote Address
TBC
9:55 AM
Panel Discussion
What policy changes are needed to truly deal with hidden hazards?
TBC
10:40 AM
Break
10:55 AM
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How can employers drive real change? The role of technology, leadership and data
Ian Cooke, British Safety Council
11:40 AM
Case Study
Best practice examples and success stories
TBC
12:25 PM
Closing
Paul Fakley, British Safety Council

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Meet our speakers

Mike Robinson

Mike Robinson

Chief Executive Officer, British Safety Council

Audrey Fleming

Audrey Fleming

Head of Culture Change and Psychosocial Safety, British Safety Council

Ian Cooke

Ian Cooke

Audit, Consultancy and Culture Change Director, British Safety Council

Graham Petersen

Graham Petersen

Founding Member of the Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN)

Livi Elsmore

Livi Elsmore

Senior Campaign Manager at Healthy Air Coalition

Aurélie Faugier

Aurélie Faugier

France & UK Lead at the Global Cooksafe Coalition

Charles Pickles

Charles Pickles

Founding Member of the Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN)

John Pares

John Pares

Co-President of IIRSM, FIIRSM, MCIPD

Kevin Bampton

Kevin Bampton

Chief Executive Officer of the British Occupational Hygiene Society

Paul Fakley

Paul Fakley

Marketing & Engagement Director, British Safety Council

Ready to uncover the risks?

Some of the most serious risks to worker health aren’t always the most visible. At our 2026 Annual Conference, Hidden Hazards: From Awareness to Action, we’ll explore how organisations can better recognise, understand and act on the health risks that may be overlooked in everyday working environments.

Register your free place today