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USHA CONFERENCE 2008
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Day 1            
 
Monday 28th April 2008
 
 09:00- 12:00
 Arrival and book into hotel
 Conference desk: Hotel lobby
 09:30             
Meeting of the Executive
 Green zone: Room 7
 12:00             
Reception and collection of delegate packs  

 Lobby conference desk

 13:30             
Opening of Conference by the Chair of USHA
Green zone: Room 1
Mike Salmon, University of Cardiff
 13:45             

Session 1: Behavioural Safety in Building & Construction

Questions & answers session

 Tim Marsh, Ryder Marsh Ltd
 15:30             
Break & Visit sponsor stands
 Green zone : Room 7
 16:00
Annual General Meeting of USHA
 
 17:30
Close of first day’s proceedings
 
 19:00             
Dinner
 To be confirmed
 
Day 2 
 
Tuesday 29th April 2008
 
 09:00             
Reception and collection of delegate packs
 Ocean Foyer
 09:15           

Start of main proceedings Chaired by: Clive Parkinson, UCEA Health & Safety Adviser.

 Ocean Suite
 09: 30
Session 2: CDM Regulations a year later - lessons to be learned.
 Louise Brearey, Head of Sector, HSE Construction Division
 10:00           

Session 3: The Health & Safety Brand: the attacks upon it.

Questions for sessions 2&3

 Hugh Robertson, TUC
 11:00
Break & Visit sponsor stands
 Ocean Foyer
 11:30            
Session 4:  Radon in Buildings
 Tracy Gooding, HPA Radon Group
 12:00             

Session 5: DDA and Emergency Evacuation

Questions for sessions 4&5

 Rosemary Jones, Invicta Surveyors
 13:00            
Lunch
 Marketplace
 13:30     
Sponsor session in Ocean room 
 Complywise
 14:00             
Afternoon session chaired by: Vincent King, Middlesex University
 
 14:15             
Session 6: Managing Contractors & Approved Supplier Lists"
 Iain Watson, H & S Forum, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
 14:45             

Session 7: Occupational Health Standards for the Construction Industry

Questions for sessions 6&7

 Michelle Aldous, Chief Executive, Construction Better Health
 15:30             
Break  & Visit sponsor stands
 Ocean Foyer
 16:00             
Session 8: tbc
 Duncan Boddy, Director, PFB Construction Management Services.
 16:45       

Session 9: Health & Safety in Constructing for London 2012

Questions for sessions 8&9

 Lawrence Waterman, Head of Health & Safety, Olympic Delivery Authority
 17:30         
Close of Day 1 by Chair of USHA
 
 19:30          
VIP drinks reception
Ocean Foyer
 20:00
Gala Dinner – Black Tie with entertainment.
Ocean Suite
 
Day 3
 
Wednesday 30th April
 
 09:00             
Reception and collection of delegate packs
 Blue zone: Room 2
 09:45           
Start of final day chaired by: Andrew Rankine, University of Glasgow
 Blue zone: Room 3&4
 10.00
Session 10: Security Standards in Laboratories
 Guy Coller, NaCTSO
 10.45
Session 11: Planning the Construction of Academic Laboratories
 Duncan Leach, CUH2A
 11.15

Session 12: Emergency Planning in Higher Education Institutions

Questions for sessions 10-12

 Lucy Payne & Bernadette Duncan, Association of University Security Officers HEFCE Project
 12:15             
Close of conference by Chair of USHA
 Alan Cowen, University of Brighton
 13:00             
Main conference proceedings end
 
 14:00
Optional trip
 London Eye