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1 Free Working Well Together Event 23 November 2017 EVERY WEEK ONE OF US DIES To be held at: The Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley. DY1 4SQ.

Introduction This is one of a series of free partnership events run by the industry for the industry, as part of the UK-wide Working Well Together (WWT) Campaign.

The aims of this event are to raise awareness of construction related health problems and to give practical advice on how to control and avoid the risks.

HSE Support This event will provide you with the opportunity to obtain advice and to see practical solutions on how to reduce risks to health.

2 Introduction This is one of a series of free partnership events run by the industry for the industry, as part of the UK-wide Working Well Together (WWT) Campaign. The WWT Group, supported by the Health & Safety Executive, is holding a FREE half day event aimed at managers, supervisors and operatives. The aims of this event are to raise awareness of construction related health problems and to give practical advice on how to control and avoid the risks. Topics covered will include respiratory risks from construction dust, hand arm vibration syndrome, noise, manual handling and stress. HSE Support This event will provide you with the opportunity to obtain advice and to see practical solutions on how to reduce risks to health. If you are a self-employed person or someone working for a business employing less than 50 employees, in the construction industry (operatives, site supervisors and site managers) then this FREE half day event is a must for you. Practical Solutions New Equipment BOOK NOW! As places are limited For further information call Christine Pullinger on: or Christine.Pullinger@hse.gov.uk

3 Programme 08:00-08:30 REGISTRATION, DRINK AND BREAKFAST BUTTY 08:30-08:40 WELCOME, Housekeeping & Introduction Neil Boon, BHSEA Construction & WWT Chair 08:40-08:50 Setting the Scene: Health in Construction Tony Mitchell, HM Principal Inspector, Construction, HSE Birmingham / Tony Leach, Keepmoat 08:50-09:15 Respiratory Protective Equipment Trevor Craven, JSP 09:15-09:40 Controlling Dust at Source / Cleaning the Air Richard Archer, Makita 09:40-10:05 Manual Handling Three Steps to Success Adam Snowden, Pristine Condition 10 minutes COMFORT BREAK 10:15-10:40 Stress and Construction Mark Ashby, HSE 10:40-11:05 Occupational Health s Role and Remit for Construction Mat Gilliver, Express Medicals 11:05-11:30 Noise / Hearing Trevor Craven, JSP Hand Arm Vibration Richard Archer, Makita 11:55-12:20 Hand Protection Karl Moyle, TraffiGlove 12:20-12:25 De-Brief / Questions / Evaluation Neil Boon BHSEA & CLOSE Liz Prophett, BHSEA All delegates will receive an attendance certificate.

4 How to find us Black Country Living Museum Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ By road The Black Country Living Museum is situated in the heart of the Black Country on the A4037 between Dudley and Tipton. The Museum is well signposted from the M5 and M6. M5 Junction 2: Follow the A4123 northwest toward Wolverhampton / Dudley. After three miles, turn left onto the A4037 Tipton Road heading south. The entrance is 150 yards on your right. Note: these directions are from the M5 junction 2. Please be aware that the Black Country i (information) signs at junctions 1 and 3 do not direct the to Museum. M6 Junction 10: Follow the A454 (A463) Black Country Route toward Wolverhampton and Dudley for 4.4 miles. Turn left onto the A4123 Birmingham New Road toward Dudley heading southeast for 2.4 miles. Turn right onto the A4037 Tipton Road heading south. The entrance is 150 yards on your right. Car parking: There is ample car parking available at the museum and the parking will be free of charge on the day (you will be given a token to use at registration). By rail: We are just one mile from Tipton railway station, which is on the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line. For information on the Working Well Together campaign go to: wwt.uk.com

5 Order form Health in Construction 23 November BCLM Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so book early to ensure your place. Please complete all details clearly. I would like place(s) Name(s) attending Company/Business name Address Postcode Telephone Delegate(s) (s) Dietary requirements Fax Register your booking using the methods below by 21 November 2017 Tel: Fax: Other: Christine.Pullinger@hse.gov.uk Post to: 2nd Floor, Advantage House Quinton Business Park 19 Ridgeway, Quinton B32 1AL Please tick size of company: (number of people) WWT may retain your details in a computer record for accounting purposes, evaluation of the seminar and to advise you of other seminars and publications which may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive further information please tick the box. WWT may pass basic details of companies attending this event to exhibitors. If you would prefer your contact details not to be passed on, please tick the box.

6 Supported by For information on the Working Well Together campaign: wwt.uk.com Tel:

Temporary Works in Construction and Refurbishment National Metalforming Centre, 47 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich B70 6PY

Temporary Works in Construction and Refurbishment National Metalforming Centre, 47 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich B70 6PY National Metalforming Centre, 47 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich B70 6PY EVERY WEEK ONE OF US DIES Help for the industry - from the industry 1st May 2014 08:30 am This is one of a series of free partnership