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Conference Programme

Tuesday 31 January 2012

RenewableUK Project and Subgroup Update

This workshop will take place at 14.00 - 18.00 on Tuesday 31st January. To register a place, please tick the workshop box option when you are registering for your conference pass. The workshop programme is subject to change.

• New Industry KPI’s and Benchmarking Initiative: Dr John Hobson, Risktec Solutions
• New Offshore H&S Guidance: David Malcolm, Sgurr Energy Ltd
• Offshore Wind & Marine Health & Safety Accord - Update: Chris Streatfeild, RenewableUK
• Training & Approvals – UK & International Harmonisation: Rhys Jones, RenewableUK
• Occupational Health & First Aid: Louis Smith, Fred Olsen Renewables

Wednesday 1 February 2012

Conference Programme

Looking for Excellence - Learning from Experience
08.30-09.15	Registration & Coffee
09.15-10.15	Opening Session • Chair and Welcome: Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, RenewableUK • Core Sponsor Address: Alastair Dutton, The Crown Estate • Keynote Address: Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive
10.15-11.00	Coffee, exhibition & networking
11.00-12.15	A1: Design & Project Management • Chair: Julian Hubbard, Group HSQE Manager, RES • Dr Chris Robinson, Principal Consultant, MMI Engineering Ltd: A Risk Assessment Methodology for Onshore Wind Turbines Developed for the UK HSE • Donald Brown, Senior Principal Engineer, Cleaner Energy and Utilities UK, DNV: Managing Safety Through Effective Design - Review of Emerging Good Practice • Jeremy Carnell, Principal Consultant, PMSS: CDM in Design – A Helping Hand Or Compliance Burden?	B1: Safety & Emergency Response in Offshore Wind • Chair: David Farrier, Head of Business Improvement, E.ON Climate and Renewables • Peter Owen Lloyd, Head of EHS Strategy within Siemens Service Renewables, Siemens Wind Power A/S: Update on REFF • Matthew Sharp, Managing Director, M & CM Ltd: Beyond Evacuation: When Reality Replaces Reporting • Dave Nicholls, Safety Manager, Step Change in Safety: Helicopter Safety in Oil & Gas: Experience & Update on Issues Arising Recent Offshore Helicopter Incidents in the UK
12.15-13.45	Lunch, exhibition & networking
13.45-15.00	A2: Regulation & Compliance - What Does It Mean? • Chair: Simon Joyston-Bechal, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP • Rob Elvin, European Head of Safety, Health and Environment, Squire Sanders: Health and Safety Legal Update: Is Compliance Getting Any Easier? • Thomas Herd, Lawyer, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP: Interfacing with Third Parties • Ann Metherall, Partner, Burges Salmon LLP: The Future of CDM • Jonathan Berman, Director, Greenstreet Berman Ltd: Earning Compliance – How Do We Encourage The Right Behaviours?	B2: Leadership & Engagement • Chair: Michael Lewis, Managing Director Europe, E.ON Climate & Renewables • Dave Nicholls, Safety Manager, Step Change in Safety: Workforce Engagement – Experiences From The Oil and Gas Industry • Peter Hodgetts, Marine Health & Safety Champion, The Crown Estate: Leadership in Health & Safety • Mathew Holder, Head of Campaigns and Engagement, British Safety Council: Leadership With New and Young Workers • Robin Stowell, Partner, Converconsulting: Managing Incompetence
15.00-15.30	Coffee, exhibition & networking
15.30-16.45	A3: Beyond Compliance - Case Studies & Best Practice • Chair: Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety, RenewableUK • Dirk Schreiber, QHSE Manager, Hochtief Solutions AG - Civil Engineering and Marine Works: Project Horn Sea Met Mast - Building A Project Related HSE Culture Within A Multinational Environment • Nigel Shaw, HSSE Advisor, Gardline: Offshore Lifting Operations • Alistair Mackinnon, Operations Manager Wind Energy, NEL: Testing and Certification of Small Wind Turbines – Some Lessons Learned • Dr Coleen Butler, Human Factors Specialist, Health and Safety Laboratory: Ageing Workers - Lessons for Renewables	B3: Looking Ahead - What Next for Renewables? • Chair: TBC • Sam Dorling, Information Systems (IS) Manager, BMT Defence Services Ltd: Safety Performance Monitoring – Knowledge Transfer from the UK Defence • Breanne Gellatly, Offshore Wind Accelerator Delivery Manager, The Carbon Trust: Update on The Carbon Trust's Accelerator – New & Novel Access Solutions • John Reynolds, Director and Fellow, SAMI Consulting: The Use of Scenarios to Evaluate Future Health and Safety Issues for Wind Energy
16.45-17.00	Closing Address - Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health & Safety, RenewableUK

View the 2011 conference programme.

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