Jul212017

HSL: Taming Tigers: Safety Excellence in Engineering – in partnership with The University of Manchester – 13-14 Sept 2017,

HSE
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HSL is to run a 2 day course on Taming Tigers: Safety Excellence in Engineering – in partnership with The University of Manchester.

13 – 14 September 2017

Why big cats and engineering?

If we think of traditional health and safety risks as lions (dangerous but we can see them and take action) then process safety hazards are tigers.  Latent failures lurking in the jungle, not easily visible until they pounce with potentially catastrophic consequences. Learning to tame these tigers helps industry avoid catastrophe and improve performance.

Manchester UniHSE

Why Big Cats and Engineering?

If we think of traditional health and safety risks as lions (dangerous but we can see them and take action) then major accidents are tigers. Latent failures lurking in the jungle, not visible until they pounce with catastrophic consequences. By taming tigers industry can avoid catastrophe and improve performance.

Tiger

One of the biggest challenges facing the engineering leadership community in high-risk industries is delivering value to the business. Whilst traditional safety management courses tend to focus upon technical risk assessment methods and their application, this master class has been designed to take a holistic view across technical, operational and organisational dimensions.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the challenges and Technical Risk Management solutions for low probability, high impact consequences.

  • Understand the value of mindful thinking in Technical Risk Management.

  • Understand how to receive, identify and act upon precursors to major accidents.

  • Understand the importance of organisational culture to Technical Risk Management.

Delivery Method

In this master class we aim to outline concepts and principles based on engineering and project management good practice. In addition to the subject matter experts from HSE and The University of Manchester, there will be other high profile speakers: Taf Powell – Managing Partner, Corporate Integrity Partnership; and David Warriner – Head of Primary Components Operations Improvement Programme, Rolls-Royce. These interactive guest speaker sessions are a great opportunity for delegates to learn from invaluable project and operations experience. A short pre-work will aim to identify delegate challenges in HSSE. During the master class, subject matter experts and delegates will work together to consider sustainable solutions to the main challenges identified.

A short pre-work will aim to identify delegate challenges in HSE. During the master class, subject matter experts and delegates will work together to consider sustainable solutionsto the main challenges identified.

Overview Programme

Highlights of Day 1

  • Optional Guided Tour of HSL’s Unique Forensic Engineering Facilities & Outdoor Large Scale Rigs
  • ‘(Not) learning the lessons of 40 years of major accidents’ – Taf Powell (CIP)
  • Your Greatest Challenge – Dr Moray Kidd (UoM)
  • Personal Mindfulness – Rosemary Whitbread (HSE)
  • Technical Risk Management for Low Probability & High Consequence Events Part 1 – Matt Clay (HSE)
  • Evening Meal followed by Keynote: ‘Applied Technology Readiness’ – David Warriner (Rolls-Royce)

 

Highlights of Day 2

 

  • Technical Risk Management for Low Probability & High Consequence Events Part 2 – Matt Clay (HSE)
  • Anatomy of Culture – Prof Andrew Gale (UoM)
  • Risk Communication – Rosemary Whitbread (HSE) & Dr Moray Kidd (UoM)

Who should attend

Senior professionals in the science and engineering community who face the challenge of balancing technical risk management with other business priorities.

 

Comments & Feedback

‘Very topical. Good differentiation between occupational risk/safety versus technical risk/safety. Very useful and informative.’ P Odendaal, Britannia Refined Metals Ltd

“I found ‘How to avoid Project Wreckages’ and ‘Mindful Leadership in Technical Safety’ thought provoking and relevant to my organisation. I have been made aware of a number of new tools that I can read up on and digest and apply as I see appropriate. I liked the recommended reading suggestions.” ‘A Gibbs, Solvay

 

 

Venue

The Masterclass will be run at the Health & Safety Laboratory in the spa town of Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links to mainline train stations and Manchester International Airport.

Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitbuxton.co.uk

Cost

£1350 per person, includes an evening meal on first night.

This Master Class is run in partnership with The University of Manchester

Book Course

For further information email: training@hsl.gsi.gov.uk or contact the Training & Conferences Unit at HSL directly on +44 (0)1298 218806.

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Jul212017

Official Statistics: Northern Ireland greenhouse gas inventory: 1990 to 2015

DEFRA

This statistical bulletin presents the latest estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for Northern Ireland. The estimates are expressed in terms of global warming potentials defined on a 100-year horizon. The estimates and the global warming potentials are consistent with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change reporting guidelines and based on the latest UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Each year the greenhouse gas inventory is extended and updated. The whole historical data series is revised to incorporate methodological improvements and new data. The previous version becomes redundant and cannot be used for comparison purposes.

Jul212017

Have your say on a new small business rates relief scheme for Wales

Welsh Government

In 2017-18, the Welsh Government is providing more than £110 million of rates relief for small businesses. The new permanent scheme will maintain this level of investment.  

A consultation opens today looking at whether the scheme could provide more support to the small businesses that need it the most.

This could involve redirecting relief from certain businesses, such as national chains which occupy multiple small premises across Wales, to support businesses which are more likely to benefit.  

Funding would then be reinvested in making the scheme more generous for small businesses like local shops, cafes and restaurants which might only operate from one or two premises.

In considering how the scheme could be made more generous, the consultation also looks at whether the different thresholds for relief could be increased, how much this would cost and whether, as a result, more businesses would benefit.

The consultation also looks at whether any additional types of businesses should be excepted from the scheme. Current exceptions include non-domestic properties like car parks and phone masts, as well as those occupied by councils, police and crime commissioners or the Crown.

In addition to the above, the consultation asks how the permanent scheme could be used to support certain industries or sectors, such as childcare , should there be a robust evidence base to do so.

The Welsh Government is also asking for any other views from ratepayers about how the permanent SBRR scheme could continue to be developed in the future to ensure it is responsive to business needs. Questions include whether support should be permanent or time-limited and whether it should be focused on businesses that are in line with Welsh Government priorities – whether social, economic or environmental.

Launching the consultation today, Mark Drakeford said:

“We want to provide as much certainty and security for small businesses as we possibly can. One of the best ways we can do this is by confirming that we will be introducing a £110m permanent SBRR scheme in 2018 and, in doing so, extending a tax cut that will help boost long-term economic growth for Wales.

“Today marks the start of an extensive consultation with ratepayers, business representatives, other taxpayers and local authorities. Their views are absolutely essential to making this scheme a success and we want to work with them closely, constructively and attentively. I urge everyone to have their say before the consultation closes on Friday 13th October.”

Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive of National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) said: 

“We wholly welcome this consultation. Relief on Business Rates would make a huge difference to a childcare sector beset by underfunding and rising costs. Nurseries are so important to the economy, employing many thousands of people and allowing parents to work. Business Rates have been increasing at a time when settings just cannot afford to pay more, impacting on fees to parents and relief would help to balance nursery books and keep costs to families affordable.”