Date: 8 June 2011, 1:00 - 12:00
Location: Crowne Plaza City, 70 Shudehill, Manchester M4 4AF
Email: conferences@rics.org
RICS Health and Safety seminars 2011
Date: 8 June 2011, 1:00 - 12:00
Location: Crowne Plaza City, 70 Shudehill, Manchester M4 4AF
Email: conferences@rics.org
The RICS Health & Safety guide has been used by the property industry to promote best practice for a decade. This summer the new RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note will be launched in June.
Make sure you are aware of your duties and responsibilities both as an individual and as a business, by attending the seminars. Speakers at the seminar will advise you how to ensure your workplace is safe, whether it is an office or a building site.
You will also hear the latest asbestos guidance from both RICS and HSE.
Find out the practicalities of working with asbestos and the changes to the Government regulations.
A complimentary copy of the RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note will be available to take with you.
RICS members can obtain 2 1/2 hours of RICS CPD hours by attending the half day seminar.
How to book
You can download the booking form or you can book your place online with a credit or debit card – see links to locations and dates below:
Who should attend?
Building Surveyors
Contractors
Those who work on building sites
Why should you attend?
Be the first to hear about the new RICS Surveying Safely Guidance Note
Ensure you are aware of your responsibilities
Learn about the changes to Asbestos guidance
Find out how non-compliance impacts your business
1300 Registration and refreshments
1330 Welcome and introduction
Ian Watson, Chair, RICS Health & Safety Advisory Group and Senior Project Director, Confluence Management Ltd
1340 Surveying Safely: in the office
Personal and corporate responsibility for property professionals
Legal considerations and duties
Assessing hazards and risks
Property professionals' places of work
Occupational health
Ian Watson, Chair, RICS Health & Safety Advisory Group and Senior Project Director, Confluence Management Ltd
1440 Networking refreshments
1455 RICS Asbestos guidance
What and where is asbestos?
How to manage, work with and remove asbestos
Speakers will include:
Paul Winstone, Director, Watts Group PLC
and other members of the RICS Asbestos Working Group
1520 HSE Asbestos guidance
Recent changes
New Government directives
Obligations and compliance requirements of the Asbestos at Work Regulations
Representative from Health & Safety Executive
1540 Surveying Safely: on site
Visiting premises and sites
Procurement and management of contractors and construction work
The costs of compliance and noncompliance with H & S regulations
Ian Watson, Chair, RICS Health & Safety Advisory Group and Senior Project Director, Confluence Management Ltd
1620 Summing up
Ian Watson, Chair, RICS Health & Safety Advisory Group and Senior Project Director, Confluence Management Ltd
1630 Close of seminar
Prices
Price |
VAT |
Total |
|
RICS members |
£150.00 |
£30.00 |
£180.00 |
Non RICS members |
£180.00 |
£36.00 |
£216.00 |
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