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CIEH Health and Safety Conference
About this conference
Join leading specialists, regulators and experienced practitioners for a practical, up-to-date look at the key health and safety issues shaping the work of Environmental Health and local authority teams today.
This CIEH Health and Safety Conference will explore major legislative developments, emerging risks and evolving enforcement expectations, and what they mean in practice for inspection, investigation, partnership working and local action.
From updates on Martyn’s Law – The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, to work-related stress as a growing occupational health crisis, asbestos control, event safety, and safeguarding concerns linked to rough sleepers seeking shelter in bins, the day will focus on real-world challenges and practical solutions for Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and their teams.
Delegates will hear directly from regulators, industry bodies and local authorities, sharing guidance, consultation responses, case studies and examples of best practice from across the sector.
Why attend?
This CIEH Health and Safety Conference provides an essential opportunity to understand the fast-changing risk landscape and the role Environmental Health plays in protecting workers, the public and vulnerable communities.
Benefits for attendees include:
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An authoritative update from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) on Martyn’s Law – The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, including scope, duties and what local authorities need to prepare for
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A focused session on the Control of Asbestos Regulations, including the Select Committee's recommendations of the report and HSE's response
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A panel discussion with key industry organisations examining the increasing issue of work-related stress as a “silent killer”, including legal duties, stress risk assessment requirements and enforcement approaches to support EHOs in their roles
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Insight from the Healthy Work Company on the new British Standard on work-related suicide, and how it may influence employer responsibilities and preventative practice
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Exploration of the emerging issue of rough sleepers seeking shelter in bins, why this presents a critical health and safety risk, and how it should prompt action across services
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The latest updates to the The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events and what they mean for event planning, licensing and enforcement
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Real-world case studies from local authorities demonstrating best practice, innovative approaches and how teams have managed complex health and safety cases
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Opportunities to put questions directly to regulators, industry representatives and practitioners through dedicated Q&A and panel sessions
Explore the full programme here!
CPD: 4 hours
Annmarie Staunton, Senior Policy Advisor, HSE.Annmarie is a senior policy officer with more than twenty‑five years of experience in health and safety regulation. She began her career in local government as an environmental health officer, where she developed extensive expertise as a health and safety inspector. Over the past five years, she has worked in the civil service, combining operational insight with strategic policy and guidance development to help shape the regulatory landscape. In her current role at the Health and Safety Executive, she is part of the team responsible for leading the local authority co‑regulatory partnership. Annmarie also provides technical support and industry stakeholder engagement for the leisure, entertainment, fairgrounds, and commercial services policy areas.
Calvin Hanks, Msc PgC CMIOSH FIIRSM MCIEH TechIOA MIFSM AIFireE, Principal Consultant, Calvin Hanks Safety Services. Calvin is a very experienced event health and safety advisor who has worked in live event safety for over 20 years. A Chartered Safety and Health Professional, he additionally holds an MSc in Environmental health and brings real life experience to understanding risk on live events, TV productions and festivals. Alongside this he is Institute of Acoustics qualified in Noise at Work and Environmental Noise Monitoring and a registered Fire Risk Assessor, and brings all this into understanding safety on live events.
Paul Spurrier, Head of the HSE's Local Authority Team. Paul is part of the Technical Support and Engagement Group in HSE’s Engagement and Policy Division. His team has the strategic and policy lead for the coregulatory partnership between Local Authorities and HSE as well as portfolio lead for the entertainments, customer and consumer services, leisure and fairgrounds sectors. Paul has been with HSE for 37 years, in a variety of roles including, front line regulation of health and safety legislation in a range of different sectors, operational research, HR and development roles, frontline operational management and policy development roles. He has worked in several of HSE’s Divisions including Field Operations, Human Resources, Major Hazards, Chemicals Regulation Division and Engagement and Policy Division.
Date
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Online (BigMarker)
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Price
CIEH member: £75
CIEH affiliate member: £175
Non-member: £175
CIEH Student member: FOC
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