1. Welcome and introductions - Hugh Robertson, HSE Board member and Chair of PHASS
"A business with a well-established approach to work-related ill health prevention"
2. Carolyn Quinn, Occuaptional health Adviser, BASF - The Chemical Company
"The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and the Scottish TUC on working together to prevent work-related ill health"
3. Robert Atkinson Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and Ian Tasker, STUC
"A Healthy Working Lives Adviser on where to go for advice and a tool to help with the basics"
4. Robert Atkinson
"A professional occupational health body – on a sensible approach to health surveillance"
5. Ian Waldram, CMIOSH, supported by Darrin Hawkes, Hawkes Associates
"The Health and Safety Executive on what Occupational Health Inspectors are looking for during their inspections"
6. Nicola Wilson, Occupational Health Inspector, HSE
7. Group discussions in cabaret groups facilitated by a PHASS member
8. Feedback to whole group
9. Thanks, please complete feedback sheets, and goodbye - Hugh
Five hundred and thirty four invitation letters were sent 2nd class to dutyholders in the Inverness area. Approximately 27 companies sent representation to the meeting. Over 40 delegates and guests attended the event.
Tewnty five feedback sheets were returned. All bar 3 included contact e-mail addresses which allowed HSE to issue further information afterwards. Two sheets were anonymous.
Seventeen attendees heard about the event through the HSE invite (68%); 1 attendee heard through the Local Authority (4%) ; 2 heard through the Scottish Centre for Working Lives (8%) 1 saw the event on the HSE Website (4%) ; 2 heard via IOSH (8%) ; 1 told by a colleague (4%) and one via the HSE eBulletin (4%)
The aims were to help businesses who want to learn more about controlling risks to health in the workplace and to share experience on: managing the prevention of occupational disease; implementing appropriate health surveillance; and selecting good occupational health services.
On a 5 box tick scale: 10 attendees (40%) thought the aims were fully met (the top score); the remainder thought the aims were partially met (middle) or better (2nd box). No-one ticked 'not met' or below 'partially met'. 1 attendee did not complete this section of the form.
A selection of comments received showed that attendees found the advice given to be relevant and beneficial. Other comments included: A request for longer discussion time in individual group sessions; too many facts and figures; copies of featured presentations; more time spent on case studies, highlighting good and bad occupational health practices.
The event was featured as a news item on HSE's website. It was also included on 2 HSE Scotland eBulletins issued on 26th January and 18th February
It was hoped that a free venue would be provided for the event. Unfortunately, there was nothing suitable for the given date.
| Postage | circa £133.50 |
| Room hire: | £185.00 |
| Buffet | £250.00 |
| Refreshments | £150.00 |
| Projector & screen | £75.00 |
| PA system | £110.00 |
| Total | £903.50 |
