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Watch all of the Annual Conference sessions below:

Day 1: Tuesday 20 October

Welcome and Opening Address

  • Paul Fakley, British Safety Council & Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council
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Panel Discussion

Is silica the new asbestos? The risks of cutting engineered stone and silicosis

  • Chair: Ian Cooke, British Safety Council
  • Kevin Bampton, BOHS
  • Emily Agyeman, National Federation of Builders
  • Ian Cooke, British Safety Council
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Panel Discussion

How clean is the air we breathe? Exploring the reality of indoor and outdoor air quality

  • Chair: Matthew Winn, British Safety Council
  • Aurélie Faugier, Global Cooksafe Coalition
  • Graham Petersen, TUCAN
  • Livi Elsmore, Healthy Air Coalition
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Living with the consequences of asbestos exposure

  • Richard Blunt, Mesothelioma UK
  • Charlotte Walshe, British Safety Council
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The Cost of Always-On: Exposing the psychosocial Hazards Hiding in Plain Sight

  • Dr. Audrey Fleming, British Safety Council
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AI-Driven Engagement: Leading the Charge to Build Smarter, Safer Organisations

  • Julian Taylor, ecoPortal
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Day 2: Wednesday 21 October

Hidden Hazards Keynote Address

Prof. Neil Greenberg, SOM
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Panel Discussion

What policy changes are needed to truly deal with hidden hazards?

  • Chair: Charlotte Walshe, British Safety Council
  • Charles Pickles, Airtight on Asbestos
  • John Pares, IIRSM
  • Sarah Sleet, CEO of Asthma & Lung UK
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How can employers drive real change? The role of technology, leadership and data

  • Ian Cooke, British Safety Council
  • Steven Naylor, HSE
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Case Study

Best practice examples and success stories

  • Andrew Gordon, London Borough of Merton
  • Emma Willey, ACS Risk
  • Karen Fiander, MECLEC
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Meet our speakers

Peter McGettrick

Peter McGettrick

Chair of the Board of Trustees, 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 Airtight on Asbestos

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

Neil Greenberg

Neil Greenberg

Professor of Defence Mental Health and President of the Society of Occupational Medicine

Andrew Gordon

Andrew Gordon

Pan-London NRMM Project

Sarah Sleet

Sarah Sleet

CEO of Asthma + Lung UK

Richard Blunt

Richard Blunt

Mesothelioma UK Ambassador and Public Affairs Consultant

Karen Fiander

Karen Fiander

Compliance Manager at MECLEC

Steven Naylor

Steven Naylor

Data and Digital Research Portfolio Lead at Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Emily Agyeman

Emily Agyeman

Policy Team at National Federation of Builders