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:
**Please Note: The 2025 programme is currently under development and as usual will cover all the latest key safety updates, we will circulate details once its available. In the meantime please see below for the 2024 programme to give an idea of the format and subjects covered last year.
9.-9.30 Registration and coffee
9.30 Introduction
- Aims and objectives, outline of the day. How to submit questions.
HSE Priorities and Current Enforcement Action
- a review of the HSE annual business plan, and progress on the 10-year strategy
- what statistics for injuries, health, notices and FFI reveal about the HSE priorities
- what is likely to bring HSE Inspectors to your premises this year?
- review of legislative changes in the safety field
Managing Safety in Procurement – The New Act
- analysing the implications for safety of the new procurement regulations
- how these changes will support a sustainable procurement process
- how this effects EHS practitioners and what they need to do
Case Law Update - Work at Height
Why are we still having so many accidents from falls from height?
- what the data tells us
- what the legal cases highlight
- what we need to (keep) doing
- what's new with fall protection anchor devices?
10.55Coffee Break
11.15 Navigating the PPE Minefield - Legally
- what are the latest legal requirements
- managing the complexities of inclusive PPE
- legal implications of the growing problem of non-compliant and potentially unsafe PPE
Young Workers - Managing the Risk
- what we learn from the latest legal cases
- what the law says
- some psychology for EHS professionals
- what we need to do
Beware inspection failures – recent legal cases
- ensuring the competence of external inspection services
- lessons learned in identifying and managing joint liability aspects.
Managing Asbestos - increased focus on legal duties
- what's not working with asbestos awareness?
- what are the HSE doing differently?
- what should we be doing to protect people from asbestos
- how do we apply what we know about managing asbestos to preventing disasters with RAAC?
12.40 Lunch Break
13.40 What's happening with OHS tech?
- Should I be looking at AI and robots?
- What are the latest tech-tools for OHS?
- What about the basics?
- What does good governance look like with tech?
Protective security - what’s happened to Martyn’s Law?
- updating security and crisis management arrangements
- the impacts on EHS professionals
Workplace Cancer Latest - no time to lose
- The stats, and why we can't rely on them
- What are the 'big four' we should be concerned about?
- What new carcinogens could be on the rise?
COSHH Legal update
- recent cases involving respiratory hazards –
- recent cases involving skin hazards.
14.50 Tea Break
15.10 Legal Update on Confined Space Issues
- "That's not a confined space" - oh yes it is. How we need to be more rigorous in identifying confined spaces.
- what happens when we get it wrong
- What is a confined space legally? With examples in office buildings as well as 'traditional' workplaces
- So it's a confined space. What next?
People versus vehicles - analysing latest cases and prosecutions
- the challenge of keeping pedestrians separated from moving vehicles
- recent cases
- using competent operators of mobile plant
Electric vehicles are a great idea - but what about the risk?
- Myth and reality of the fire risk
- Should I provide EV charging stations for staff or customers? If so, how?
Fire Safety Update
- rethinking the provisions for evacuation planning and testing
- refining personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs)
16.05-16.15 Closing summary and last chance to answer questions
