Galway Seminar: 20 April, Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, Galway

Nifast is organizing seminars aimed at Managing Directors, Human Resource Managers, safety and health professionals, combined with detailed analysis of law and practice.

Part 1 of the seminars sees Ray Byrne, one of Ireland's leading experts in safety and health law, give a comprehensive presentation on the latest developments, including a full updating of his recent book on safety and health law.

Part 2 involves presentations from Nifast's safety and health consultants, explaining the practical steps needed by employers to implement recent and planned changes.

The aim of the seminars is to clarify employers' responsibilities and help to maintain standards in the challenging year ahead. The government is also planning a 25% reduction of "red tape" in health and safety. These seminars should give employers a good start on that road.

Part 1: a full update on the law
In Part 1, Ray Byrne gives a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in safety and health law. This includes explaining:
• How the new Occupational Safety and Health Management Standard SR EN OHSAS 18001: 2007 can help to meet the legal standards in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
• Why fines of €2.2 million were imposed for safety and health offences in the Meath Bus Crash case last year
• What managers and directors need to do: how the courts have explained the meaning of "director's neglect" in section 80 of the 2005 Act
• Why Positive Mental Health Policies are even more legally important in the current recession to prevent compensation claims for stress-related illness
• What the Government means by its plan to reduce "red tape" in safety and health by 25%: the recent British experience is likely to show the way
• What's new for 2009 and the coming years
 
Part 2: Safety and Health in practice
In Part 2, Guest Speakers will discuss and explain how employers can, in practice, implement the recent and planned changes. This includes:
• Review how the Safety and Health Management Standard SR EN OHSAS 18001: 2007 can work in practice, plus other appropriate health and safety matters.
 
This seminar is delivered in a practical way, and will answer any questions you might have with the current health and safety law and guidance

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