Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee
Eighth meeting from 8 - 9 July 2008

DAY 1 AIAC Meeting: Tuesday 8 July 2008
	10:00  – 10:15	Arrival – tea / coffee
1	10:30 – 10:45	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Chair
		Agree minutes of meeting held on 18 March 2008	Chair / Members
2	10:45 – 11:00	Matters arising	Chair
3	11:00 – 11:10	Introduction to HSE Board paper (HSE/08/24) on future plans for tackling health & safety in agriculture	Judith Donovan
3 (a)	11:10 – 11:45	Discussion on revised strategy for agriculture	Delegates
4	11:45 – 12:25	Report back from project Groups:	Project Group Leaders
4 (a)		AFAG	Alan Plom
4 (b)		Transport	Alan Plom
4 (c)		Casual, Temporary & Migrant Workers	Madge Moore
4 (d)		Child Safety Working Group	Andrew Clark
5	12:25 – 12:45	Update on VQs including reconvening a project group	Alastair Mitchell
	12:45 – 13:30	Lunch
6	13:30 – 14:00	Overview of day two including a brief background to G’s, their approach to heath & safety and managing overseas workers	Neil Catton
7	14:00 – 14:30	AIAC paper 080701 on older workers	Samantha Peace
8 (a)	14:30 – 15:20	Working near to Overhead Power Lines (AIAC paper 080702)	Alan Plom
8 (b)		SHAD programme update
9	15:20 – 15:45	AIAC paper 080703 on Safety at  Railway Level Crossings	Alan Plom
10	15:45 – 16:00	Reviewing Project Groups.	Chair
11	16:00 – 16:30	Other business and closing remarks	Chair
	16:00	Tea and depart	Chair

DAY 2 Health & Safety Day at G’s
1	09:45 – 10:00	Welcome & Introduction	Neil Catton & John Shropshire
2	10:00 – 10:20	HSE Priorities for Agriculture & Food	Alan Plom / Richard Morgan
3	10:20 -10:40	What to expect when an inspector calls	Eddie Scoggins
4	10:40 -11:30	Safety Leadership	Bernie Catterall
	11:30 – 11:50	Break
5	11:50	Members taken by coach to salad crop harvesting site
	TBC	LUNCH
6	AFTERNOON AND DURING MORNING	Practical demonstrations on: Road Safety (including safe driving/rescue from crashed vehicle, maintenance of transport and farm vehicles) Home safety Fire First aid (paramedics and air ambulance).
7	14:00 – 14:20	Road & Home Safety	Fire service
8	14:20– 14:40	Migrant Workers/Road Safety	Police
9	14:40 – 15:00	Road Safety & Vehicle Management	VOSA
	15:00	Break
	15:10	Wash up session and Depart

Note: Display stands running throughout the day but silent during Spotlight Speaking Sessions.

There will be toolbox talks on: working at height/access equipment; occupational health (smoking/alcohol, hygiene); selection of PPE, manual handling.

Other organisations attending include local training groups.

BBQ running from 11:30 to 13:30.

Catering/Coffee Bar running throughout the day.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS FROM MEETING
3.1	HSE agreed to gather intelligence and monitor accidents involving animal tagging.	HSE Secretariat
3.2	Sector to post the 2006/07 Agriculture Fatals report on website.	HSE Secretariat
4.5	Secretariat to arrange a workshop in April to discuss a refreshed plan for HSE’s boards consideration.	HSE Secretariat	Discharged
6.2	It was agreed that working near OHPL should be included as an agenda item in future discussion	HSE Secretariat	Agenda item 8
6.9	Unite to identify ways of distributing literature on migrant workers.	Unite
7.2	Madge Moore agreed to look into the guidance on funding for vocational qualifications and training.	Madge Moore
7.5	Alastair Mitchell to reconvene a project group, develop a funding strategy and explore funding from charities and other sponsors.	Alastair Mitchell	Agenda item 7
8.7	Alan Plom to produce a SHAD programme for 2008/09	Alan Plom
9.3	Graeme Walker to produce a paper on ‘older workers’ with supporting evidence for next meeting.	Graeme Walker	Agenda item
11.3	Members to publicise and encourage comments on Lantra’s consultation documents on ‘Sector Approved (Job) Profiles’ and Apprenticeships.  Comments to be sent direct to Lantra, or via their website	Members