Health and Safety Law - Annual Update 2025
Overview
Now in its 34th year - the longest running Health & Safety Law Update. A day packed with practical and informative advice and guidance on key changes and issues of current concern for Health, Safety and related professionals. I ts success is clear in that a large number of delegates regularly re-attend and many have attended for a number of years.
The range of legislation and related issues affecting the field of Health & Safety is complex and ever changing. Within this climate it is essential that all Health & Safety professionals keep up-to-date with current changes and future legislative developments affecting the work environment.
Changes to current legislation, new regulations and related issues, will undoubtedly have a wide ranging impact on every organisation. The day is intended to save health & safety professionals from trawling through the huge amounts of reference literature and regulatory information each year, which needs to be consumed and understood by anyone with safety responsibilities in the workplace. The seminar provides in one day all the critical and relevant information necessary to understand the implications of key changes over the year.
Who Should Attend?
All those with responsibility for ensuring health and safety compliance within their business and those who are seeking to improve their understanding of current and recently emerging Health & Safety Law and best practice. Any Manager with responsibility for Health, Safety or Environment issues will find this an invaluable one-day update.
Testimonials
Another excellent day and presentation by two of the best presenters in the business. This is my 3rd time at this event and I will be back next year. Well done EBIS!
- EMCOR UK
Good helpful course, I have been attending for 10-15 years and is always enjoyable and useful.
- Pets Choice Ltd
Excellent programme & speakers (as always)!
- NSK Europe Ltd
First time attending, thoroughly enjoyed the day and look forward to future events.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Technologies)
Very good as always. I always pick up something useful.
- Godolphin
Excellent presenters once again.
- IDOM Merebrook Ltd
Great first time at the event, thank you! Very informative and eye opening.
- Fexco Group
Very informative and helpful as usual.
- 4 Rail
Thanks for an excellent day with plenty of thought-provoking items for me to take back to work.
- London City Mission
Informative as always.
- British Pipeline
Great update as always, thank you!
- ACCO Brands
Thank you, found the day useful. See you next year.
- Connells Group
Great course, just like the previous few years.
- Mott MacDonald Ltd
I find this event very informative & thought-provoking, Thank you.
- Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Enjoyed the course and the content. Very high standard of speakers.
- Riverside Group
Excellent clear delivery throughout.
- Hobbycraft
Presenters were approachable and knowledgeable.
- St Monica Trust
Great learning forum.
- Schneider Electric
Really enjoyed the update, thank you to both presenters.
- Hanson
Very informative and well presented.
- Changing Lives
Very good day, interesting & informative.
- Newcastle City Council
Another excellent day and presentation by two of the best presenters in the business. This is my 3rd time at this event and I will be back next year. Well done EBIS!
- EMCOR UK
Good helpful course, I have been attending for 10-15 years and is always enjoyable and useful.
- Pets Choice Ltd
Excellent programme & speakers (as always)!
- NSK Europe Ltd
First time attending, thoroughly enjoyed the day and look forward to future events.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Technologies)
Very good as always. I always pick up something useful.
- Godolphin
Excellent presenters once again.
- IDOM Merebrook Ltd
Great first time at the event, thank you! Very informative and eye opening.
- Fexco Group
Very informative and helpful as usual.
- 4 Rail
Thanks for an excellent day with plenty of thought-provoking items for me to take back to work.
- London City Mission
Informative as always.
- British Pipeline
Great update as always, thank you!
- ACCO Brands
Thank you, found the day useful. See you next year.
- Connells Group
Great course, just like the previous few years.
- Mott MacDonald Ltd
I find this event very informative & thought-provoking, Thank you.
- Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Enjoyed the course and the content. Very high standard of speakers.
- Riverside Group
Excellent clear delivery throughout.
- Hobbycraft
Presenters were approachable and knowledgeable.
- St Monica Trust
Great learning forum.
- Schneider Electric
Really enjoyed the update, thank you to both presenters.
- Hanson
Very informative and well presented.
- Changing Lives
Very good day, interesting & informative.
- Newcastle City Council
Course Programme:
2025 Programme
9.00-9.30 | Registration and coffee
9.30 | Introduction
• Aims and objectives, outline of the day
• How to submit questions
| HSE Priorities and Enforcement Action – What’s Coming in 2025?
• A review of the HSE’s Annual Business Plan and progress on their 10-year strategy
• Key statistics: what injury, health, notice and FFI trends reveal
• What’s likely to bring an inspector to your door this year?
• Insight into recent HSE approaches and strategic enforcement
| Managing Legal Liability in Segregation Failures and Risk of Harm
• An in-depth analysis of recent HSE pre-emptive prosecutions to identify lessons learned
• The implications of enforcement notices
• How failure to act on risk assessments can escalate legal liability
• Lessons for demonstrating proactive safety leadership
| Latest Update on the Building Safety Act 2022 – Not Just for High-Risk Buildings
• Examining the wider implications of the Act for all sectors
• Responsibilities for duty holders in ‘lower risk’ buildings
• Cultural changes needed to make BSA effective
10.50 | Coffee Break
11.15 | Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill– The Next Big Challenge
• Understanding the Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill
• Legal and practical expectations for sale, use, storage, and disposal
• Incident trends and emerging case law around lithium-ion fires and explosions
| Protecting Premises, Protecting People – Where Are We with ‘Martyn’s Law’?
• What is the status of the legislation?
• What it means for different types of premises
• Practical considerations for EHS professionals protecting people by protecting premises (whether the law applies or not)
| Legal Update on Stress Prevention – An EHS Active Duty of Care
• HSE’s growing expectations for organisations to prevent, not just manage stress
• Integrating proactive psychosocial risk controls into your management systems
• Spotlight on the most common enforcement and tribunal issues
12.35 | Lunch Break
13.35 | Your Questions Answered
• If you submit a question during the morning that we haven’t answered yet, we will try to answer it during this session or at the end of the day.
| Corporate Manslaughter is Back – Recent Major Cases and Lessons
• Analysing major 2025 corporate and gross negligence manslaughter prosecutions: What went wrong?
• Common themes: maintenance failures, competence, supervision
• What these cases mean for your organisation’s corporate risk profile
| Legal Update on Occupational Health Surveillance – Your Last Line of Defence
• When health surveillance goes wrong – a case study
• Why health surveillance is the last resort – the problem of vibration exposure
• What good surveillance looks like: what the latest HSE research tells us
14.35 | Tea Break
15.00 | Legal Issues with Lone Working – Avoiding Repeat Tragedies
• Examining two recent major prosecutions will illustrate where organisations go wrong
• Understanding risk control and communication requirements
• How lone working connects to stress, violence, and fatigue risks
| Employment Rights Bill and Harassment – The OSH-HR Crossover
• How the Employment Rights Bill and Equality Act intersect with OSH
• Using risk assessments to prevent workplace harassment and discrimination
• How OSH can support HR teams more effectively
| Legal Defense in Maintaining Aging Equipment – The Human Cost of Delays
• What two recent HSE prosecutions reveal about condition-based maintenance
• How to document safety decisions and prioritise investment in older assets
• Creating a legally defensible equipment maintenance strategy
15.50-16.00 | Closing Summary and Last Chance to Answer Questions
