Staff Protection & Wellbeing 09:
The Commonsense Approach to Health & Safety in the Public Sector.
Staff Protection & Wellbeing 09 will take place at QEII Conference Centre, London, 19 October on the first day of the 2009 European Health and Safety Week. The event will bring together public-sector organisations to share good practice, common health and safety concerns, aims and objectives.
Event overview
The event will feature a variety of sessions, including:
- Risk assessment;
- Countering health and safety myths;
- Stress: new perspectives on a perennial health and safety issue;
- Conflict management competencies;
- Protecting frontline and lone workers;
- Technology as a health and safety tool;
- Driver training – reducing occupational road risk;
- Legal health and safety developments – corporate responsibility; and
- The benefits of addressing the long-term health and wellbeing of workers.
There will also be a range of exhibition stands and Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of HSE will also be present.

